Title

Design Efficiency Of 3188 Optical Designs

Keywords

Database analysis; Efficiency; Optical system design

Abstract

In this study, we take a data-driven approach to study the design efficiency of a variety of optical designs. Efficiency is defined to be the number of resolvable spots across the image per lens element. 3188 designs were selected from a commercially available lens database. Each design was imported into a raytrace code, briefly optimized, and the number of resolvable spots was computed. Examples of efficient designs within this dataset are shown. Four design efficiency groupings are created and discussed separately: 1) all-spherical, monochromatic designs, 2) monochromatic designs with some aspheres, 3) all-spherical, polychromatic designs, and 4) polychromatic designs with some aspheres. Zoom lens systems were excluded from the dataset. The results of the analysis are intended to answer the question of "how many elements does it take, as a minimum, to deliver a certain number of resolved spots?" © 2008 Copyright SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering.

Publication Date

12-1-2008

Publication Title

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volume

7060

Number of Pages

-

Document Type

Article; Proceedings Paper

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1117/12.794997

Socpus ID

71449115464 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/71449115464

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