In 2021, we carried out a number of exciting projects in which we used OpticStudio's non-sequential mode in conjunction with Python. This opens up completely new possibilities in the simulation and optimisation of systems. Among other things, we performed a very complex tolerance analysis for a customer, investigating the influence of specific, machining-related shape deviations that cannot be modelled in Ansys Zemax OptticStudio® using ‘on-board tools’. As a result, suitable tolerance specifications for the machining process could then be derived.
Another exciting topic was the ‘de-randomisation’ of beam data sets. Sobol sampling is an important tool for achieving a high signal-to-noise ratio in non-sequential simulations. But what if the Sobol characteristic is lost in an optical model, for example due to a scattering process?
Projektteam
Dr. Volker Türck
Optics development, simulation, training ZEMAX® OpticStudio®
Dr. Marcel Usner
Statistics, data analysis and modelling
