System and method for optimizing optical and digital system designs

Abstract

A system, method and software product to optimize optical and / or digital system designs. An optical model of the optical system design is generated. A digital model of the digital system design is generated. Simulated output of the optical and digital models is analyzed to produce a score. The score is processed to determine whether the simulated output achieves one or more goals. One or more properties of at least one of the optical model and the digital model is modified if the goals are not achieved. The analyzing, processing and modifying is repeated until the goals are achieved, and an optimized optical system design and optimized digital system design are generated from the optical and digital models.

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[0001] related application [0002] This application claims priority to US Provisional Application Serial No. 60 / 526,216, entitled "Design of an Optical Imaging System with Wavefront Encoding," filed December 1, 2003, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. Background technique [0003] Optoelectronic systems often contain a variety of optical, electronic, and mechanical components; these components sometimes form separate subsystems. For example, an optoelectronic system such as a digital cellular camera phone includes optical components (eg, lens elements) that make up an optical subsystem and electronic components (eg, a signal processor) that make up a digital subsystem. These subsystems cooperate to, for example, capture optical images and produce digital pictures. [0004] Designing an optoelectronic system to achieve one or more intended purposes can be a difficult task. To achieve design goals, the optoelectronic system is often over-designed, addi...

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The optoelectronic system is often over-designed to achieve design goals, adding cost and development time to the design process

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