18.9 release notes. November If you have questions, contact

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1 18.9 release notes November 2018 If you have questions, contact

2 Contents 1. Sequential tools and analyses Tolerance in percentage of nominal radius (all editions) Improved Design Lockdown tool (all editions) Improved Full-Field Aberration analysis (Professional and Premium editions) Non-sequential tools Updates to the Convert to NSC Group tool (Professional and Premium editions) Programming Run a Grin Profile analysis with the zos-api (Professional and Premium editions) Libraries and catalogs Catalog updates (all editions) Zemax lab Feature experiment: visualize tolerancing data (all editions) Performance and stability improvements Bug fixes OpticStudio 18.9 release notes

3 1. Sequential tools and analyses 1.1 Tolerance in percentage of nominal radius (all editions) Specify a radius tolerance as a percentage instead of a length You can now easily define the tolerance on a surface radius as a percentage. A radius percentage may be applied during the tolerance analysis to improve the accuracy of your measurements when using a distance measuring interferometer. Figure 1.1.a. Percent option in the Radius tolerance drop-down menu You can specify all radius tolerances in your system as a percentage by selecting Percent in the drop-down menu in the Tolerance Wizard (see Figure 1.1.a). In the Tolerance Data Editor (TDE), enter 0 for the radius in lens units and 1 for percentage of lens units in the Code parameter of the TRAD operand (see Figure 1.1.b). Figure 1.1.b. Enter percentage input in the Code field for TRAD operand OpticStudio 18.9 release notes 3

4 The Tolerance Wizard and TDE can be found in the Tolerancing section on the Tolerance tab (see Figure 1.1.c). Figure 1.1.c. The Tolerance Data Editor and Tolerance Wizard on the Tolerance tab 1.2. Improved Design Lockdown tool (all editions) Replace lens parameter Solves with Multi-Configuration Editor operands When using the Design Lockdown tool on a system with multiple configurations, all Solves in the Lens Data Editor (LDE), including Radius, Thickness, Material, Pickups, and ZPL Macro now convert to multi-configuration operands. Moving these Solves to the Multi-Configuration Editor (MCE) allows for a complete lockdown when using the Design Lockdown tool, without requiring you to manually add any additional configurations to the end of the MCE to maintain the fidelity of your design. Figure 1.2.a. LDE Solves are converted MCE operands Every time a Solve is encountered in the LDE, the appropriate operand for the given cell is inserted at the end of the MCE (see Figure 1.2.a). All configurations are looped through to determine the current configuration s cell value and replaced in the MCE. In addition, when you select Fix Model Glasses in the Design Lockdown tool, all Model glasses in the system will be replaced with the closest glass in the currently loaded catalogs (see Figure 1.2.b). If unselected, all Model glasses in the system will be kept in place. Figure 1.2.b. The Design Lockdown tool with the Fix Model Glasses option selected 4 OpticStudio 18.9 release notes

5 The Design Lockdown tool can be found in the Production Tools section on the Tolerance tab (see Figure 1.2.c). Figure 1.2.c. The Design Lockdown tool on the Tolerance tab 1.3 Improved Full-Field Aberration analysis (Professional and Premium editions) Analyze aberrations faster across the full field of view The results of the calculations of the Full-Field Aberration analysis are now cached in the ZDA session files. This means that you can now change the settings of the displayed aberration without having to recalculate the results (see Figure 1.3.a). Figure 1.3.a. The Full-Field Aberration analysis with the Settings dialog box OpticStudio 18.9 release notes 5

6 The Full-Field Aberration analysis can be found in the Aberrations menu on the Analyze tab (see Figure 1.3.b). Figure 1.3.b. The Full-Field Aberration analysis on the Analyze tab 2. Non-sequential tools 2.1 Updates to the Convert to NSC Group tool (Professional and Premium editions) Automatically convert optical systems with diffractive and Fresnel surfaces Tracing sequential and non-sequential rays through the same optical system is crucial for designing virtual prototypes of optical products to ensure manufacturability. Sequential systems using Diffraction Grating, Binary 2, and Fresnel surfaces can now be automatically converted to a non-sequential system for further optomechanical design or stray light analysis (see Figure 2.1.a). Figure 2.1.a. A tilted grating automatically converted using the Convert to NSC Group tool The Convert to NSC Group tool is located in the Convert section on the File tab in sequential mode (see Figure 2.1.b). Figure 2.1.b. The File tab with the Convert to NSC Group tool 6 OpticStudio 18.9 release notes

7 3. Programming 3.1 Run a Grin Profile analysis with the zos-api (Professional and Premium editions) Visualize the index of refraction along any axis through the ZOS-API The ZOS-API can now call the Grin Profile material analysis (see Figure 3.1.a). Figure 3.1.a. The Grin Profile material analysis within OpticStudio (left) and called through MATLAB (right) Here are some examples of the syntax: C#: IA_ GRIN_Analysis = TheSystem.Analyses.New_GrinProfile(); C++: IA_Ptr GRIN_Analysis = TheSystem->Analyses->New_GrinProfile(); MATLAB: GRIN_Analysis = TheSystem.Analyses.New_GrinProfile(); Python: GRIN_Analysis = TheSystem.Analyses.New_GrinProfile() For more information about this analysis, see the ZOS-API Syntax Help (see Figure 3.1.b). Figure 3.1.b. The ZOS-API Syntax Help dialog box, open to IAS_GrinProfile OpticStudio 18.9 release notes 7

8 The ZOS-API Syntax Help can be found in the Programming tab (see Figure 1.3.c). Figure 3.1.c. The Programming tab with the ZOS-API Help menu 4. Libraries and catalogs 4.1 Catalog updates (all editions) Get the latest catalogs from CDGM, NHG, Ohara, Redwave, SABIC, Schott, ZEON, and LIMO Material Catalogs The CDGM Materials Catalog has been updated to include one new material: H-ZPK7. The data of H-ZPK5, D-ZK2, and HWS2 have also been modified. The NHG Materials Catalog has updated their catalog to include the following new materials: H-PK60, H-LaK5A, H-LaK50A, H-ZLaF59, H-ZLaF77A, and H-ZLaF82. Other materials, including infrared materials, have also been updated. The following materials have been set to obsolete: H-BaK4, H-BaK6, H-QF6, H-QF56, and H-TF7. The Ohara Materials Catalog has been updated to include one new material: S-LAL7Q. The wavelength range over which the internal transmission is defined has also been updated for some materials. The Redwave Materials Catalog has been updated to include modified data for MG463. A new SABIC Materials Catalog of SABIC has been added. This catalog contains thermoplastic resin materials designed for heat resistance and optical performance. The SCHOTT_IRG Materials Catalog has been updated to include some minor corrections and updates. The ZEON Materials Catalog has been updated to remove a duplicate material and modify the data for 480R. Stock Lens Catalogs The LIMO Lens Catalog has been updated to include 3 new lenses: FAC300, FAC360, and FAC510. In addition, lens FAC365 was removed. 5. Zemax lab 5.1 Feature experiment: visualize tolerancing data (all editions) See what s coming and test a potential new feature The Zemax Lab includes a new feature experiment. This feature is likely to change before final implementation and is not yet documented in the Help Files. The new capabilities of the tolerancing tool enable you to access all the data criterion, operands, and compensators from Sensitivity as well as Monte Carlo analyses, as well as visualizing it. 8 OpticStudio 18.9 release notes

9 Figure 5.1.a. The Tolerancing results in tabular format (left), and summary statistics for each operand (right) The Tolerancing tool with the new data retaining and visualizing capabilities can be accessed from the Feature Experiments menu in the Zemax Lab group on the Help tab (see Figure 5.1.c). Figure 5.1.b. The Feature Experiment menu in the Zemax Lab group Please provide your feedback about this and other feature experiments in the Zemax Forum. We have set up a new section in the Forum specifically for this purpose. This can also be accessed using the Provide Feedback button in the Feature Experiments menu. We d like to know more about what functionality you would like us to add and how you would want to visualize the data. 6. Performance and stability improvements OpticStudio 18.9 includes the following feature improvements: Sequential tools and features POPD operand The convergence criterion for calculation of data values 50, 51, and 52 for the POPD merit function operand has been increased to provide improved accuracy. Convert CODE V to OpticStudio tool The Code V to OpticStudio converter macro has been updated to support input of the grating spacing command. Convert CODE V to OpticStudio tool The Code V to OpticStudio converter macro has been updated to handle models with invalid glass names. Zemax Element Drawing A Reset from TDE button has been added to the Zemax Element Drawing to enable values to be pulled directly from the Tolerance Data Editor. OpticStudio 18.9 release notes 9

10 Non-sequential tools and features CAD part/assembly: Creo Parametric Creo Parametric now opens automatically in the background when a Creo CAD part or assembly are loaded into the non-sequential component editor. Creo Parametric no longer must be manually opened before using the dynamic link with Creo components. Phosphors & Fluorescence For clarity and to better meet industry standards, the Excitation Spectrum option of the Phosphors and Fluorescence model has been deprecated in favor of the Quantum Yield spectrum. OpticStudio will show an error message when opening a file created in a previous version of OpticStudio that is using an Excitation Spectrum. Flux vs. Wavelength analysis A Smoothing control has been added to the Flux vs. Wavelength analysis. Programming SETMCOPERAND keyword The ZPL keyword SETMCOPERAND will now automatically populate the MCE with values from the LDE when invoked. CalculateMeritFunction method The accuracy of the merit function value returned from several ZOS-API properties has been improved to match the value returned using the IMeritFunction.CalculateMeritFunction method. Affected calls are: ILocalOptimization.CurrentMeritFunction, HammerOptimization.CurrentMeritFunction, and IGlobalOptimization.CurrentMeritFunctionXX. Usability Multi-threading Memory usage in OpticStudio has been optimized to improve the scaling of multi-threaded tools for some system designs, especially when using a large number of threads (typically 8 or more). 7. Bug fixes OpticStudio 18.9 includes the following fixes: Sequential tools and features FFT Through Focus MTF analysis An issue with the FFT Through Focus MTF calculation for some systems where the imaginary component was not handled properly has been corrected. Physical Optics Propagation (POP) An issue with the POP fiber coupling calculation for systems with a non-air material for the Image surface has been corrected. POPD operand An issue in which the values returned from data values 23 and 24 for the POPD merit function operand would incorrectly change depending on the display settings in the associated POP.CGF file has been corrected. Relative Illumination analysis An issue with the Relative Illumination calculation for systems with a virtual image plane has been corrected. INT Grid to OpticStudio DAT tool An issue with interpretation of the XSC parameter in interferometric data from ZYGO when converting that data to a DAT file has been corrected. Non-sequential tools and features Diffraction Grating object The behavior of rays which do not satisfy the grating equation when ray tracing to a diffraction grating object in non-sequential mode has been updated to account for possible TIR of such rays. Objects as Detectors An issue with the objects as detectors in non-sequential mode not correctly accounting for ray intercepts when those objects are rotated and decentered has been corrected. Boolean Native object An issue with ray tracing to the Boolean Native object for some mixed mode systems has been corrected. The issue was restricted to systems where one or more of the parent objects of the Boolean Native object extended beyond the exit port of the Non-Sequential Component surface. 10 OpticStudio 18.9 release notes

11 About Zemax Zemax s industry-leading optomechanical product design software, OpticStudio and LensMechanix, helps optical and mechanical engineering teams turn their ideas into reality. Standardizing on Zemax software reduces design iterations and repeated prototypes, speeding time to market, and reducing development costs. We touch nearly every optical system manufactured today, including virtual reality systems, cell phone cameras, autonomous-vehicle sensor systems, and intraocular lenses even imaging systems for the Mars Rover. By listening to our customers, we deliver unmatched value and have the largest, most passionate user base in the industry. Copyright Zemax LLC. All rights reserved. LensMechanix and OpticStudio are registered trademarks of Zemax LLC. All other registered trademarks or trademarks are the property of their respective owners.