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Optical apparatus, optical apparatus adjustment method, and storage medium recorded with a processing program that executes said adjustment method
Assignee: ITATANI TARO (12%)
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Filing: 2000-03-28
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Granted: 2004-08-24
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Expires: 2020-03-28
Abstract
Abstract An optical apparatus has an adjustment apparatus 5 and an optical unit 1 including a plurality of optical elements. The adjustment apparatus sequentially provides control signals that, according to a probabilistic search technique, change the parameters of a stipulated plurality of optical elements among the optical elements to become parameters that cause the functions of the optical apparatus to satisfy stipulated specifications. A method of adjusting the optical apparatus includes sequentially providing control signals that, according to a probabilistic search technique, change the parameters of the stipulated plurality of optical elements among the optical elements, and searching for optical values at which the functions of the optical apparatus the stipulated specification.
Inventors
- 👤 Yuji Kasai
- 👤 Masahiro Murakawa
- 👤 Taro Itatani
- 👤 Tetsuya Higuchi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-09 00:23
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02B; G02B7/00; G02B7/003; G02B7/005; G02B27/00; G02B27/62
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
133 words
An optical apparatus comprising: an optical unit comprising a plurality of optical elements; an adjustment apparatus configured to output control signals which, according to a genetic algorithm, make adjustment of parameters of a stipulated plurality of optical elements among said plurality of optical elements and which search for optimal parameter values at which functions of said optical apparatus satisfy stipulated specifications; a memory that stores a plurality of pairs of parameter values measured during the adjustment of the parameters by said control signals and observation values of output light obtained simultaneously with measurement of said pairs of parameter values; and means for selecting among said plurality of pairs a pair which has a largest evaluation value and replacing a solution candidate of the genetic algorithm with the parameter values of the selected pair.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
133 words
An optical apparatus comprising: an optical unit comprising a plurality of optical elements; an adjustment apparatus configured to output control signals which, according to a genetic algorithm, make adjustment of parameters of a stipulated plurality of optical elements among said plurality of optical elements and which search for optimal parameter values at which functions of said optical apparatus satisfy stipulated specifications; a memory that stores a plurality of pairs of parameter values measured during the adjustment of the parameters by said control signals and observation values of output light obtained simultaneously with measurement of said pairs of parameter values; and means for selecting among said plurality of pairs a pair which has a largest evaluation value and replacing a solution candidate of the genetic algorithm with the parameter values of the selected pair.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
36 words
The optical apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said adjustment apparatus uses an evaluation function that performs weighted sum of a plurality of evaluation results of a state of the functions of the optical apparatus.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
15 words
The optical apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the optical unit is a laser.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
The optical apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said stipulated plurality of optical elements comprise a deformable mirror.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
The optical apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the optical unit is a wave-front controller.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
15 words
The optical apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the optical unit is a telescope.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
132 words
A method of adjusting an optical apparatus that controls a plurality of optical elements constituting an optical unit, comprising the steps of: sequentially providing control signals that, according to a genetic algorithm, make adjustment of parameters of a stipulated plurality of optical elements among said plurality of optical elements; searching for optimal parameter values at which functions of said optical apparatus satisfy stipulated specifications; storing in a memory a plurality of pairs of parameter values measured during adjustment of the parameters by said control signals and observation values of output light obtained simultaneously with measurement of said pairs of parameter values; selecting among said plurality of pairs a pair which has a largest evaluation value; and replacing a solution candidate of the genetic algorithm with the parameter values of the selected pair.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
132 words
A method of adjusting an optical apparatus that controls a plurality of optical elements constituting an optical unit, comprising the steps of: sequentially providing control signals that, according to a genetic algorithm, make adjustment of parameters of a stipulated plurality of optical elements among said plurality of optical elements; searching for optimal parameter values at which functions of said optical apparatus satisfy stipulated specifications; storing in a memory a plurality of pairs of parameter values measured during adjustment of the parameters by said control signals and observation values of output light obtained simultaneously with measurement of said pairs of parameter values; selecting among said plurality of pairs a pair which has a largest evaluation value; and replacing a solution candidate of the genetic algorithm with the parameter values of the selected pair.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method according to claim 7 , wherein a function that performs weighted sum of a plurality of evaluation results of a state of the functions of the optical apparatus is used as an evaluation function.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method according to claim 7 , wherein the method adjusts parameters of the optical elements constituting the optical unit used as a laser.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method according to claim 7 , wherein the method adjusts the parameters of the stipulated plurality of optical elements comprising a deformable mirror.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method according to claim 10 , wherein the method adjusts parameters of the optical elements constituting the optical unit used as a wave-front controller.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method according to claim 10 , wherein the method adjusts parameters of the optical elements constituting the optical unit used as a telescope.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
29 words
An adjustment apparatus comprising an electronic computer and recording media which said electronic computer can read, wherein said adjustment apparatus performs adjustment by the method of claim 7 .
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
16 words
Recording media that store an adjustment program that performs the adjustment according to claim 7 .
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