Interactive visualization techniques for optical system design and alignment

Vincent J. Harrand; Jeroen van der Zijp; Amar Choudry

doi:10.1117/12.20426

1 August 1990 Interactive visualization techniques for optical system design and alignment

Vincent J. Harrand, Jeroen van der Zijp, Amar Choudry

Proceedings Volume 1271, Adaptive Optics and Optical Structures; (1990) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.20426
Event: The International Congress on Optical Science and Engineering, 1990, The Hague, Netherlands

Abstract

We have developed a software package for interactive design of optical systems. This software has extensive graphic visualization methods to interactively study the alignment characteristics of an optical system. The optical system layout, the multi-dimensional optical parameter spaces, and the image space can be displayed on a computer screen. The user can interactively vary one or more design and alignment parameters and analyze the corresponding behavior of the system. This results in a very powerful design tool. In this paper we present some details of the software package and preliminary results in optical system design and alignment.

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Vincent J. Harrand, Jeroen van der Zijp, and Amar Choudry "Interactive visualization techniques for optical system design and alignment", Proc. SPIE 1271, Adaptive Optics and Optical Structures, (1 August 1990); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.20426

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