Automatic Method of Exploring the Landscape of Freeform Dioptric Optical Problems, Working in the Infrared Region

We present an automated method of finding different freeform dioptric starting systems, working in the infrared region, for further optimization in commercial optical design software. Our developed method couples the simultaneous multiple surface (SMS) method, introduced by Benítez and Miñano, with...

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Published inOptics Vol. 4; no. 3; pp. 482 - 499
Main Authors Mayeur, Thibaut, Volatier, Jean-Baptiste, Druart, Guillaume, Cau, Françoise, Tartas, Elodie, Durand, Alain
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Siegen MDPI AG 01.09.2023
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Subjects
Algorithms
Approximation
Automation
Deep learning
Design
Engineering Sciences
freeform optics
global optimization method
Hypotheses
Number systems
optical design
Optimization
Physics
simultaneous multiple surface method
Software
Symmetry
Teaching methods
Méthode d'optimisation globale
Optical design
Conception optique
Méthode simultanée de surfaces multiples
Global optimization method
Freeform optics
Simultaneous multiple surface method
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Summary:We present an automated method of finding different freeform dioptric starting systems, working in the infrared region, for further optimization in commercial optical design software. Our developed method couples the simultaneous multiple surface (SMS) method, introduced by Benítez and Miñano, with automatic optimization in Zemax OpticStudio. The method allows an optical designer to explore the merit function (MF) landscape of freeform optical problems. In this article, we apply our method to a size, weight, and power (SWaP) problem, and we compare our designed system with a system found in the literature that has the same aperture of F/1.2. Then, we increase the aperture of the system up to F/0.9, taking advantage of the use of freeform surfaces.
ISSN:2673-3269
2673-3269
DOI:10.3390/opt4030035