Simulated Annealing: What Good Is It?

Scott W. Weller

doi:10.1117/12.978574

1 January 1987 Simulated Annealing: What Good Is It?

Scott W. Weller

Proceedings Volume 0818, Current Developments in Optical Engineering II; (1987) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.978574
Event: 31st Annual Technical Symposium on Optical and Optoelectronic Applied Sciences and Engineering, 1987, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

The method of Generalized Simulated Annealing is explained and its merits as applied to lens design are discussed. A lens design program using this method is described, its use on a monochromatic doublet and other lens systems is detailed, and improvements to the method are suggested.

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Scott W. Weller "Simulated Annealing: What Good Is It?", Proc. SPIE 0818, Current Developments in Optical Engineering II, (1 January 1987); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.978574

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Algorithms

Lens design

Optical engineering

Stochastic processes

Annealing

Glasses

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