Hi,
I try to understand what is the best modelling approach in OpticsStudio if I would like to model the following set up.
- Light from a high-power laser diode is coupled into a multi-mode fiber (diam:100 um, NA = 0.12).
- A de-speckle unit can be turned on and off to reduce any speckles that appear after light leaving the multi-mode fiber.
- A collimating lens (CL) after the fiber collimates the light to a certain diameter.
- A focusing lens (FL) after CL focuses the light at the focal plane of FL.
- Target of interest: the Irradiance profile along the focal spot (W/cm^2).
What I know is that a de-speckle unit is incorporated to reduce speckles that occur. The despeckle unit makes the light fully incoherent. I would like to be able to model incoherent light.
Question 1: For this system, could I work in sequential-mode? Or should I work in non-sequential mode in order to model correctly the multiple passes of light rays inside the fiber? I got inspired by the article of
Question 2: Is it correct that modelling incoherent light can only be properly done in non-sequential mode? From earlier examples, it seems so.
Question 3: In the end, all that I am interested in is mainly the irradiance profile (W/cm^2) of the focal spot. So I could consider my system as an Illumination system (reference: https://www.zemax.com/collections/illumination-stray-light) and that this is often modelled in non-sequential mode. Is this correct?
Thank you in advance for any input.