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Material index in universal plot

  • October 29, 2020
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Good day!

I am modelling a system in non sequential mode, that works with different media (basically, a refractometer). I was wondering, if you could make a universal plot, where some variable ( like the power on the detector) depends on the refraction index of the material of one of the objects.

 

 

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David.Nguyen
Luminary
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  • Luminary
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  • October 30, 2020

Hi Alexandra,

That sounds like something which would be more suitable for the ZOS-API because the power on the detector requires a whole ray trace.

I'm thinking about something like:

  1. Setup your material
  2. Run a ray trace
  3. Report the power
  4. Change the material
  5. Goto 2. until last material
  6. Plot power as function of material

I think there are some good resources on the portal for the ZOS-API.

Does that make sense?

Cheers