Using saddle points for challenging optical design tasks

Finding order in the optical design landscape

Instabilities and fractal basins of attraction in optical system optimization

Finding new local minima in lens design landscapes by constructing saddle points.

Nieuwe oplossingen in lensontwerp door het construeren van zadelpunten

Finding order in the design landscape of simple optical systems

Finding order in the optical design landscape

Finding order in an optimization landscape with multiple local minima. Example from optics

Are well-known optical design tools sometimes unpredictable?

Chaotic behavior in an algorithm to escape from poor local minima in lens design

A Systematic Analysis of the Optical Merit Function Landscape. Towards Improved Optimization Methods in Optical Design.

Looking for order in the optical design landscape .

Saddle points reveal essential properties of the merit-functions landscape

Predictability and unpredictability in optical system optimization

Practical guide to saddle-point construction in lens design.

Looking for order in the optical design landscape.

Is the Order in the Merit function Landscape of Optical Systems?

Looking for order in the optical design landscape.

Generating saddle points in the merit function landscape of optical systems

Saddle points in the merit function landscape of systems of thin lenses in contact