METHOD AND COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN SYSTEM OF MANUFACTURING AN OPTICAL SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A method of manufacturing an optical system, the method comprising:
- defining at least one performance specification for an optical system;
defining at least one fabrication parameter of a component of the optical system;
fabricating the component according to the at least one fabrication parameter;
obtaining at least one fabrication error of the component during the fabrication process if a measured parameter of the fabricated component deviates from the at least one fabrication parameter;
predicting at least one operation performance value of the optical system by simulating fabrication with the at least one fabrication error;
determining whether the at least one operation performance value corresponds with the at least one performance specification; and
repeating fabricating the component by using at least one new parameter if the at least one operation performance value does not correspond with at least one the performance specification.
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Abstract
A method of manufacturing an optical system is described. The method comprises designing at least one performance specification for an optical system, defining at least one fabrication parameter of a component of the optical system, fabricating the component according to the at least one fabrication parameter, obtaining at least one fabrication error of the component during the fabrication process, predicting at least one operation performance of the optical system by simulating with the at least one fabrication error, determining whether the operation performance corresponds with the at least one performance specification, and repeating fabricating the component by using at least one new parameter if the operation performance does not correspond with the at least one performance specification.
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1. A method of manufacturing an optical system, the method comprising:
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defining at least one performance specification for an optical system; defining at least one fabrication parameter of a component of the optical system; fabricating the component according to the at least one fabrication parameter; obtaining at least one fabrication error of the component during the fabrication process if a measured parameter of the fabricated component deviates from the at least one fabrication parameter; predicting at least one operation performance value of the optical system by simulating fabrication with the at least one fabrication error; determining whether the at least one operation performance value corresponds with the at least one performance specification; and repeating fabricating the component by using at least one new parameter if the at least one operation performance value does not correspond with at least one the performance specification. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer-aided design system of manufacturing an optical system, the system comprising:
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an input unit configured to receive at least one performance specification and at least one fabrication parameter of a component of the optical system; a memory unit; a processing unit connected to the input unit and the memory unit and configured to store the at least one performance specification and the at least one fabrication parameter in the memory unit; a transmitting unit connected to the processing unit and configured to transmit the at least one fabrication parameter to a manufactory and receive at least one fabrication error of the component during the fabrication process from the manufactory if a measured parameter of the fabricated component deviates from the at least one fabrication parameter; and a simulation module connected to the processing unit and configured to simulate with the at least one fabrication error to predict an operation performance value of the optical system; wherein the processing unit is configured to determine whether the operation performance value corresponds with the at least one performance specification, and output an indicating signal to the manufactory via the transmitting unit. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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