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Focusing with two aspheric lenses

  • Apr 24, 2025 3:37 PM UTC
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 Hello,

I want to focus the beam with two aspheric lenses. I have tried to optimize the system with the merit function, but I still have a large RWS wavefront error that says I can't get a tough focus. Could you please give me some advice on how to further minimize my focus. I can't change the parameters of the lenses (RoC, thickness of the lens, because these lenses already exist), only the distances between the lenses and between lens and mirror. All information about the system and results can be found bellow.

Thank you!

 

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Sean Turner
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  • Apr 25, 2025 12:51 PM UTC

Your first lens is not defined correctly. Surface 1 is the plano side of the lens, yet it is defined as Even Asphere and contains a conic and aspheric coefficients. Surface 2 should be the aspheric surface, but is spherical in shape. Try fixing this and see how it looks.

 


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  • Apr 29, 2025 9:54 AM UTC

Your first lens is not defined correctly. Surface 1 is the plano side of the lens, yet it is defined as Even Asphere and contains a conic and aspheric coefficients. Surface 2 should be the aspheric surface, but is spherical in shape. Try fixing this and see how it looks.

 

Hello Sean Turner,

yes, you are right. I only noticed it after submitting the question. But thank you anyway!