Multi-element diffractive optical designs using evolutionary programming

David Renick Brown; Alan D. Kathman

doi:10.1117/12.207476

20 April 1995 Multielement diffractive optical designs using evolutionary programming

David Renick Brown, Alan D. Kathman

Proceedings Volume 2404, Diffractive and Holographic Optics Technology II; (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.207476
Event: Photonics West '95, 1995, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

This paper describes techniques developed for the design of diffractive beam shaping elements for use with lasers. These techniques have been applied to systems containing both single and multiple cascaded DOEs. Past work by the authors and others described the use of genetic algorithms (GAs) for optimization of diffractive gratings. By appropriate choice of variable encoding and evaluation kernel, we were able to develop a modified genetic algorithm to optimize single diffractive optics for laser beam shaping. Genetic algorithms are a subset of a large class of evolution-based optimization and search algorithms. By developing specific software modules, we are able to apply a variety of evolutionary programming optimization algorithms to a number of design problems.

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David Renick Brown and Alan D. Kathman "Multielement diffractive optical designs using evolutionary programming", Proc. SPIE 2404, Diffractive and Holographic Optics Technology II, (20 April 1995); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.207476

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