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Automatic design method for miniature aspheric lens based on modified basin-hopping algorithm.

Fujian Dai, Huajun Feng, Zhihai Xu

    Optics Express
    |June 14, 2025

    View abstract on PubMed

    Summary
    This summary is machine-generated.

    A new modified basin-hopping algorithm automates the design of miniature camera lenses, including highly aspherical ones for mobile phones and advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS). This innovation speeds up development and improves imaging quality.

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    Area of Science:

    • Optical engineering
    • Computational optics
    • Materials science

    Background:

    • The miniature camera lens industry produces over 4 billion units annually, driving demand for advanced lens designs.
    • Traditional optical design is iterative and time-consuming, relying heavily on designer expertise.
    • Highly aspherical surfaces are critical for high-performance miniature lenses.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To develop a rapid and automatic design method for highly aspherical miniature camera lenses.
    • To reduce the reliance on manual intervention and trial-and-error in optical design.
    • To demonstrate the effectiveness of the modified basin-hopping (MBH) algorithm in lens design.

    Main Methods:

    • Implementation of a modified basin-hopping (MBH) algorithm for lens design automation.
  • Inputting design requirements into the program to generate multiple lens solutions.
  • Application of the MBH algorithm to design a 4P mobile phone lens and an ultra-wide-angle ADAS lens.

    • Main Results:

    • Successful automatic design of two distinct miniature aspheric camera lenses.
    • The designed lenses, including a 4P mobile phone lens and an ADAS lens, exhibit excellent imaging quality.
    • The MBH algorithm-based method significantly shortens the development-to-market cycle.

    Conclusions:

    • The MBH algorithm offers an innovative, effective, and practical solution for designing highly aspherical miniature camera lenses.
    • This automated approach reduces the engineering design threshold.
    • The method accelerates product development in the competitive miniature camera lens market.