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How to do prism Surface accuracy simulation with compound lens

  • December 6, 2024
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Yang.Yongtao
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Hi zemaxers,

 I am trying to do a prism surface accuracy simulation in non-sequential mode as illustration below.

I used a compound lens to create the prism, but found that it just combine two surfaces as a rectangle object.  it seems the compound lens ignore the tilt parameter in the surface.

my question

  1. how to set the surface tilt in  the compound lens?
  2. except the compound lens method, is there any other way to do a surface accuracy effects in non-sequential mode?

 

Thanks

 

Yang

 

 

 

Best answer by David.Nguyen

@Yang.Yongtao 

 

Have you tried using a Boolean Native/CAD?

You could have a Biconic Lens (yellow in the screenshot below) and a Biconic Zernike Lens (pink in the screenshot below) that intersect each other.

You have to be a bit careful to manage the position of both parent objects, and it can be a bit tedious to manage sources with boolean objects (as we were recently discussing it here:

I’m attaching my file for your reference, I hope it helps you.

Take care,


David

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David.Nguyen
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  • December 6, 2024

@Yang.Yongtao 

 

Have you tried using a Boolean Native/CAD?

You could have a Biconic Lens (yellow in the screenshot below) and a Biconic Zernike Lens (pink in the screenshot below) that intersect each other.

You have to be a bit careful to manage the position of both parent objects, and it can be a bit tedious to manage sources with boolean objects (as we were recently discussing it here:

I’m attaching my file for your reference, I hope it helps you.

Take care,


David


Yang.Yongtao
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  • December 9, 2024

Hi David,

 Thanks a lot

 that’s what I wanted to do. 

↓ Yes, a little tricky to set the position of the objects. I will also check the discussion you mentioned. Thanks! 

You have to be a bit careful to manage the position of both parent objects, and it can be a bit tedious to manage sources with boolean objects

 

best regards

Yang


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