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Simple periscope

  • July 5, 2023
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apbraga

Hello,

 

I am trying to model a simple 2-flat mirror periscope using a 2008 version of Zemax. I am not sure how to go about entering a vertical displacement to set the distance between the mirrors. If anyone has any suggestions, I would greatly appreciate.

v/r,

 

-Alex

Best answer by Benjamin.N

You can use coordinate breaks to build a periscope:

In this example, the vertical displacement between the mirrors is set by the thickness of surface 4.
I have never worked with Zemax 2008, but since this example uses only standard surfaces and coordinate breaks, I guess it should be backwards compatible.

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Benjamin.N
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  • July 6, 2023

You can use coordinate breaks to build a periscope:

In this example, the vertical displacement between the mirrors is set by the thickness of surface 4.
I have never worked with Zemax 2008, but since this example uses only standard surfaces and coordinate breaks, I guess it should be backwards compatible.


apbraga
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  • July 6, 2023

Thanks!