Automated mirror design using an evolution strategy

Optical Engineering

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 323-333

  Doyle, Steven ^a   Corcoran, David ^a   Connell, Jon ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^b Things That Swing Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolution strategies; Genetic algorithms; Mirrors; Optical design; Optimization; Reflectors

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000537750     PISSN: 00913286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.602091     Document Type: Article

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