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The Ascendency of Numerical Methods in Lens Design
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23 October 2018
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Abstract
Advancement in physics often results from analyzing numerical data and then creating a theoretical model that can explain and predict those data. In the field of lens design, the reverse is true: longstanding theoretical understanding is being overtaken by more powerful numerical methods.
Keywords:
lens design
; numerical methods
; DLS
; PSD III
; global optimization
; saddle-point method
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