Hello,
I created an optical system using Thorlabs collimator RC08FC-P01 (90 degree reflective mirror) and AL2550M lens. The Zemax files were obtained from Thorlabs site and modified to fit my needs.
If I only use a lens as designed by Zemax engineers, the spot size for 405 nm is 0,15 microns, but if I use a collimator and then put the lens in the beam path, the spot size for the same wavelength is much larger at 55 microns.
Is this due to design of collimator, software artefact or something else?
I attached .zmx files of the lens and collimator+lens designs.