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Can multiple systems exist in zemax simultaneously

  • 21 April 2022
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    It can easily be done in NSC mode to let multiple optical systems exist simultaneously ,and by doing so I can combine light from different system to get interferogram . I wonder if it can still be realised in SEQ mode ?

    Like the picture below.

   

 

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Best answer by MichaelH 21 April 2022, 17:39

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Hi DDDD,

Yes, this is possible.

In Sequential mode, you will have to setup each “system” as a separate configuration in the Multi-Config Editor (MCE).  So, for the image you showed above, you would have 6 different configurations with Coordinate Breaks to move each primary/secondary mirror segment together.

Then, there are a handful of analysis, such as Geometric Image Analysis for ray-based results and Huygens PSF/MTF for diffraction-based results which will actually trace all 6 configurations at the same time to give you a single result that includes all configurations:

 

 

Other analysis, such as the Interferogram Analysis, will only look at 1 or 2 configurations at a single time.  So, if you want to get the entire wavefront/Zernike, you will have to use the ZOS-API to combine all the wavefronts together and perform the calculation in something like Python or Matlab.

Hi Michael :

  Thanks for your help!

DDDD

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Hi DDDD,

Yes, this is possible.

In Sequential mode, you will have to setup each “system” as a separate configuration in the Multi-Config Editor (MCE).  So, for the image you showed above, you would have 6 different configurations with Coordinate Breaks to move each primary/secondary mirror segment together.

Then, there are a handful of analysis, such as Geometric Image Analysis for ray-based results and Huygens PSF/MTF for diffraction-based results which will actually trace all 6 configurations at the same time to give you a single result that includes all configurations:

 

 

Other analysis, such as the Interferogram Analysis, will only look at 1 or 2 configurations at a single time.  So, if you want to get the entire wavefront/Zernike, you will have to use the ZOS-API to combine all the wavefronts together and perform the calculation in something like Python or Matlab.

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