Towards automatic freeform optics design: coarse and fine search of the three-mirror solution space

Benqi Zhang; Guofan Jin; Jun Zhu

doi:10.1038/s41377-021-00510-z

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Towards automatic freeform optics design: coarse and fine search of the three-mirror solution space

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- Towards automatic freeform optics design: coarse and fine search of the three-mirror solution space
- Light: Science & Applications Vol. 10, Issue 4, Pages: 660-670(2021)
- Affiliations：
  
  State Key Laboratory of Precision Measurement Technology and Instruments, Department of Precision Instrument, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
- Author bio：
  
  Jun Zhu (j_zhu@tsinghua.edu.cn)
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- DOI：10.1038/s41377-021-00510-z
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- Published：30 April 2021，
  
  Published Online：29 March 2021，
  
  Received：11 November 2020，
  
  Revised：04 March 2021，
  
  Accepted：10 March 2021
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Zhang, B. Q., Jin, G. F. & Zhu, J. Towards automatic freeform optics design: coarse and fine search of the three-mirror solution space. Light: Science & Applications, 10, 660-670 (2021).
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Zhang, B. Q., Jin, G. F. & Zhu, J. Towards automatic freeform optics design: coarse and fine search of the three-mirror solution space. Light: Science & Applications, 10, 660-670 (2021). DOI： 10.1038/s41377-021-00510-z.

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Abstract

Design of an optical system

whether classic or novel

in the past or the present

requires significant effort from the designer. In addition to design methods and theories

the designer's skills and experience in optical system design are particularly important

which may require years of practice to learn. The diversity and variety of results are limited because of the difficulty

time

and labor costs required. In this article

we propose an automatic design method for freeform optics that can achieve a diverse range of three-mirror designs. The optical specifications and the design constraints are the only inputs required

and a variety of results can be obtained automatically. The output results have various structures and various optical power distributions with high imaging qualities. By implementing the design method

designers can not only realize an overview of the solution space of the three-mirror freeform system

but can also focus on specific designs.

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