The use of a genetic algorithm in optical thin film design and optimisation

South African Journal of Science

 
 
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Title The use of a genetic algorithm in optical thin film design and optimisation
 
Creator Ejigu, Efrem K. Lacquet, Beartys M.
 
Subject electrical engineering science crossover; Fourier transform; genetic algorithm; merit value; mutation; optimisation; starting population
Description We used a genetic algorithm in the design and optimisation of optical thin films and present the effects of the choice of variables, refractive index and optical thickness, in both applications of this algorithm, in this paper. The Fourier transform optical thin film design method was used to create a starting population, which was later optimised by the genetic algorithm. In the genetic algorithm design application, the effect of the choice of variable was not distinct, as it depended on the type of design specification. In the genetic algorithm optimisation application, the choice of refractive index as a variable showed a better performance than that of optical thickness. The results of this study indicate that a genetic algorithm is more effective in the design application than in the optimisation application of optical thin film synthesis.
 
Publisher AOSIS
 
Contributor NRF THRIP UJ
Date 2010-07-05
 
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Identifier 10.4102/sajs.v106i7/8.203
 
Source South African Journal of Science; Vol 106, No 7/8 (2010); 4 pages 1996-7489 0038-2353
 
Language eng
 
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