Automatic design options

• The Refinement algorithm, Needle Optimization AUTO mode and default Gradual Evolution mode of OptiLayer enable the solution of the most complicated design problems even if you do not have special experience in the optical coating design.

• The choice of a starting design is not critical for the needle optimization design procedure. It is quite possible to start the procedure with an arbitrary starting design, for example, a single layer.
• It is possible to use random optimization or inhomogeneous refinement options to obtain a set of starting designs.

Designing of Hot Mirror using Gradual Evolution (in order to observe design process put mouse over the picture)

• The most important parameter is the overall thickness of a starting design. Accurate estimation of this thickness is also not important because Gradual Evolution automatically increases design thickness and generates a set of designs having increasing numbers of layers and decreasing merit function values. As a result, a set of designs can be obtained.
• Optical coating engineer can select the most manufacturable design.  OptiLayer provides simulation tools (BBM and monochromatic monitoring simulator) as well as statistical error analysis which help you to choose a production friendly design.

• Combining various design modes of the program may facilitate the solution of complicated design programs.

See the details in our publications.