Publications

Below is a list of publications by the original creator of SYNOPSYS™ Lens Design Software, Mr. Don Dilworth:

Invited paper: Expert systems in lens design

Donald C. Dilworth, Donald C. Dilworth, } “Invited paper: Expert systems in lens design”, Proc. SPIE 1354, 1990 Intl Lens Design Conf, (1 January 1991); doi: 10.1117/12.4790

SYNOPSYS–A Lens Design Computer Program Package

Donald C. Dilworth, Donald C. Dilworth, } “SYNOPSYS–a lens design computer program package”, Proc. SPIE 1354, 1990 Intl Lens Design Conf, (1 January 1991); doi: 10.1117/12.47960

New Tools For The Lens Designer

Donald C. Dilworth, Donald C. Dilworth, } “New tools for the lens designer”, Proc. SPIE 7060, Current Developments in Lens Design and Optical Engineering IX, 70600B (29 August 2008); doi: 10.1117/12.794054

Novel Global Optimization Algorithms: Binary Construction and The Saddle-point Method

Donald C. Dilworth, Donald C. Dilworth, } “Novel global optimization algorithms: binary construction and the saddle-point method”, Proc. SPIE 8486, Current Developments in Lens Design and Optical Engineering XIII, 84860A (11 October 2012); doi: 10.1117/12.929156

Man versus machine: a lens design challenge

Donald C. Dilworth, Donald C. Dilworth, David Shafer, David Shafer, } “Man versus machine: a lens design challenge”, Proc. SPIE 8841, Current Developments in Lens Design and Optical Engineering XIV, 88410G (25 September 2013); doi: 10.1117/12.2022871

A zoom lens from scratch: the case for number crunching

D. C. Dilworth, D. C. Dilworth, } “A zoom lens from scratch: the case for number crunching”, Proc. SPIE 9947, Current Developments in Lens Design and Optical Engineering XVII, 994702 (27 September 2016); doi: 10.1117/12.2236538

New tools for the design of freeform mirrors

Donald C. Dilworth, Donald C. Dilworth, } “New tools for the design of freeform mirrors”, Proc. SPIE 10375, Current Developments in Lens Design and Optical Engineering XVIII, 1037502 (23 August 2017); doi: 10.1117/12.2274929