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How to Simulate Atmospheric Scattering using a Mie model 1 attachment

This article describes the implementation of the Mie scattering model in Zemax. An example of using this model to simulate scattering in the atmosphere is provided. This article is also available in Japanese. Authored By: Sanjay Gangadhara...

How to Work with Strings in ZPL Macros

This article describes how to use strings and the string related capabilities of ZPL including: String Variables String Operations String Logical Operators String Functions Authored By: Andrew Locke Introduction The Zemax...

How to model an Off-Axis Parabolic Mirror 1 attachment

This article demonstrates: How to model an off-axis parabolic mirror according to the manufacturer''s specifications. How to center the image surface on the chief ray using the chief-ray solve. The ZIP archive containing the sample file...

How to Produce Photo-Realistic Output Images 1 attachment

This article describes how to take high-resolution .BMP or .JPG images and ray-trace them through a sequential optical system. The resulting high resolution, photo-realistic images provide compelling evidence of final system performance, and can help to...

How to Model Thermal Gradients in an Interferometer Cavity 3 attachments

This article shows how to model a linear thermal gradient in a double-pass system. The method can be easily extended to more complex gradients. Authored By: Michael Pate ...

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Using Multi-Configuration Operands to Control Parameters in a Single Configuration System This article illustrates how to use the multi-configuration editor to optimize, tolerance, and pickup values that cannot be accessed in any other editor. Authored By: Akash Arora...
Modeling High Order Laser Beams in Zemax This article describes models available in Zemax for characterizing high order laser beams. Once defined, such beams may be propagated in any optical system that has been designed in Zemax using Physical Optics Propagation. Beams generated from laser...
How Do I Save Text Files Without a .TXT Extension? Question: How can I prevent my text editor from adding .TXT extensions to text files that I save? Authored By: Akash Arora...
Improving NSC Simulation Speeds with Nested Objects This article describes how to use the nesting rule in NSC to replace boolean objects in order to decrease simulation times. Authored By: Akash...
How to Use the Array Ring Object This article describes how to use the array ring object to create various radial arrays of any parent object. Authored By: Akash Arora...