Tools of Diffractive Optics Toolbox

There are several tools in the Diffractive Optics Toolbox which assist you in setting up all the physical and numerical parameters of your design task. The Session Editor takes you step by step through all the design parameters, indicates physical dependencies and calculates periods and pixel sizes of the elements while considering fabrication limitations. The Session Editor generates and presents the system in the Light Path View, the Light Path Editor and other tools for further processing. The Optimization Editor performs the optimization of the optical system generated by the Session Editor. It displays the development of the merit functions during optimization and helps reconcile quality criteria which cannot be maximized simultaneously. The Parameter Run allows you to modify single parameter within a defined range and investigate the effect on the merit functions. To ensure successful fabrication and assembly of your optical components and systems, the Tolerancing Editor investigates the fabrication, source and alignment tolerances by statistical methods.

• Light Path View
• Parameter Run