Parameter Variation Analyzer

Multiplexing is a cornerstone of optical design: whether the task is to come up with a setup which can perform its intended function well under different conditions (for example, an augmented-reality device which must work for a certain field of view), or to carry out a tolerance analysis of a given design, it is often desirable to calculate a single merit function which encompasses multiple different configurations of the same system. This helps us characterize the behavior of said system over a certain parameter range with a single measure.

For exactly this purpose, VirtualLab Fusion’s brand-new release 2023.2 introduces the Parameter Variation Analyzer. This flexible and powerful tool offers the capability to process the results of multiple detectors and/or multiple iterations from e.g. a parameter sweep into a freely customizable result, which can then be employed as the merit function of an optimization, for instance.

In the documents below we have prepared for you a deep-dive document into this new feature as well as an application example in the form of a CIGS (copper indium gallium selenide) solar-cell. In this example we use the Parameter Variation Analyzer to combine the values from 4 detectors and finally calculate the energy absorbed in the CIGS layer.