Optical design and tolerance analysis of a new offaxis. It is used for the design and analysis of both imaging and illumination systems. Zemax has introduced opticstudio 14, the latest version of its software for designing 2d and 3d models of optical and illumination systems. Freeform lens design for led collimating illumination.
Ive done them by hand in the past to get a feel for the drawing process, but even drawing them in graphical software. Collimator array for singlemode optical fiber preliminary ar coated microlens precision alignment and strain relief fiber pitch fiber length advantages high performance exceptional beam quality, low insertion loss, excellent pointing accuracy low cost extremely small size and high density. Since the output of a laser diode is highly divergent, collimating optics are necessary. Opticstudio has everything you need to characterize the led. Photopia optical design software works alone or is an addin to solidworks, allowing full optomechanical integration. Fred optical engineering software simulates the propagation of light through any optomechanical system by raytracing. The focal length is 200 mm and the relative aperture is 1. Winlens3d basic also offers zoom friendly graphics, multiple copies of graphstables, audit trail facilities, and. A short video showing how an optical engineer uses zemax to create a lens design a collimator for an led. Design of the wideview collimator based on zemax article in computer and information science 45.
Secondary optics design considerations for superflux leds introduction secondary optics are those optics which exist outside of the led package, such as reflector cavities, fresnel lenses, and pillow lenses. The system has the characteristics of small volume and compact structure. We started with the basic science requirements of wanting a spectral resolution of approximately 2000, and a wavelength range spanning 600nm. Basic training in zemax optical design software optical design using zemax, advanced optical design using zemax, and illumination analysis with zemax show more show less. In this design, the average light efficiency of three wavelengths led on dmd is 51. For typical fiber optics, the numerical aperture na of 0. Zemax delivers design software, training, and support services that set the highest standards for the optical and illumination industries. Collimator array for singlemode optical fiber preliminary. The opticstudio optical design software by radiant zemax, mentioned earlier, is an example of an optical design package that has illuminationsystem design capabilities built in. Please sign in to read the full article, or click here to request portal access. What is lighttools lighttools is a 3d optical design software that supports virtual prototyping, simulation. The ccd self collimating optical system was achieved by using the principle of ccd. Opticsbuilder also allows cad users to share iso compliant optical drawings with a push of a button using an automatic design export tool. The collimator should be well corrected over the wavelength range of the optical system under test.
Designing the optimal fresnel lenses by using zemax software. The structure of the collimator is shown in figure1. Interested in using opticstudio, download the free trial. In illumination and lighting system design, we frequently use surfaces that conform to no underlying parametric function, but are simply defined by a data set and some smooth curvefitting. Demystifying the offaxis parabolic mirror zemax zemax. Although zemax is easy to use, optical system design is a. These ruggedized modules are designed to collimate or focus light exiting an optical fiber to a desired beam diameter or spot size a specific distance away. Optical design for the dlp pocket projector using led light. Nov 21, 2019 method for laser source definition in zemax to enable realistic modelling with raytracing alexander brodsky and natan kaplan holoor.
A collimator is a device which narrows a beam of particles or waves. With four of these fine telescopes in hand, i find that discussion of the optics generally points to a rather unique design. This article describes a reallife assignment that required an oap to be used with an existing optical system. Optical design of thermal imaging camera in mwir band 35. Designing a planoconvex aspheric lens for fiber optics collimator. The ccd selfcollimating optical system was achieved by using the principle of ccd. Apochromatic collimator objective lens design with big field.
Noncircular optics for lidar and other cuttingedge technologies. Although leds are complex, we usually start with single rays in order to generate a system that is approximately correct. The optical performance analysis of the optical design is also discussed. Optical design software zemax, optical product design.
Leading optical product design software for engineering. Pdf design and optimization of a collimating optical system. The system which is composed of four lenses can image in both 3. Dlip system optical modelling using zemax opticstudio software. Zbd file when there is a change in the optical system, making it easier to identify how the mechanical design needs to change with changes to the optical design. Whether your design is imported from cad, a lens design program, or constructed from within the software, fred provides engineers with the essential tools for virtual prototyping of optical systems. I am slowly trying to move past star testing as the. I have read the long threads by nave and choran on their goto telescopes and the contributions by those that know what theyre doing when testing optics. Freeform lens design for led collimating illumination jinjia chen,1, teyuan wang,1 kuanglung huang,2 teshu liu,1 mingda tsai,1 and chintang lin1 1 department of electrical engineering, national changhua university of education, 2 shida road, changhua.
Fresnel lens as a collimator c negative focal length fresnel lens as a divergent 12. Design and optimization of a collimating optical system for. The simulation and optimum design of light paths in the optical system are achieved by using the zemax software. The design lies in a catadioptric rotationally symmetrical system, which modeling and optimization has been done by specific optical design software, zemax, and its development was. Pdf design and optimization of a collimating optical. Optical design for the dlp pocket projector using led light source wenshing sun, yenchen chiang, and chihhsuan ts uei department of optics and photonics, national central university, 32001. Structural parameters optimum design of the new type of optical. We report on a novel fused collimator design as part of a transmitter optical sub assembly tosa used for agile microwave photonic links.
Designing a simple optical system in lighttools liliana ruiz diaz december 08, 2016 college of optical sciences, university of arizona, tucson, az usa 85721 1. We also wanted to keep the design as simple as possible, in order to keep construction costs low. Pdf design and optimization of a collimating optical system for. Lighttools system and component design for nonsequential nonimaging designs such as projector collimators and led light shapers. Novel fiber fused lens for advanced optical communication systems. In zemax software with the lens width definition, it is possible to design the fresnel lens in radial and cylindrical modes, it is obvious that the width of the radial fresnel lens is zero 10,11. The exact focal length at the specified wavelength for each collimator is given in the tables below. Tuomas vallius principal optical engineer microsoft.
This paper presents the design of an efficient collimating optical system for an extended light source, namely a highbrightness high divergence light emitting diode led, sized 1x1mm, and viewing angle of. Exercises lecture optical design with zemax part 4 4 aberrations 4. By using zemax software for optical calculations, we design, develop and optimize. Optical design for the dlp pocket projector using led. Realtime illumination simulation zemax breakthrough feature duration. In view of the poor beam quality, the zemax optical design software is used to simulate the far field characteristics of the semiconductor laser.
Standardizing on zemax software reduces design iterations and repeated prototypes, speeding time to market and reducing development costs. For the images, i am using the optical design software zemax, but i havent found a good illustration software that handles the drawing of lenses well. Zemax system and lens design for sequential systems such as camera lenses. For a refractive collimator this means that the optical design should be achromatic or apochromatic over the desired wavelength range. This is a fast and efficient way to get to a working design. May 29, 2017 page 1 of 4 goto optical design posted in classic telescopes. Sequentialmode, sequential, tilt, decenter, parabola, parabolic mirror, section, drill, drilled, oap, off axis, offaxis. The assignment of the focal power is optimized by the software of zemax and the final design result is obtained.
The design of the optical camera has selected ritcheycassegrain type and performed by using zemax optical design software. Designing a planoconvex aspheric lens for fiber optics. Dec 09, 2009 a short video showing how an optical engineer uses zemax to create a lens design a collimator for an led. Elento of radiant zemax notes that to improve the speed of design. There is no much usable free software in optical design. In zemax software the fresnel lenses are radial and cylindrical, and only a beam collector is used as shown in fig. Ive done them by hand in the past to get a feel for the drawing process, but even drawing them in graphical software can be beneficial. Exercises lecture optical design with zemax part 4 4. In this article, we demonstrate gridbased sag optimization of the truefreeform surface in designing a wedge prism for arvr applications, greatly improving imaging quality for the eyetracking subsystem. A 100 mm clear aperture collimator would be suitable for testing this lens.
Since aspheric lenses do not introduce spherical aberration, they are commonly chosen when the collimated laser beam is to be between one and five millimeters. The optical system image quality is evaluated with zemax optical design software. The surface sag was analyzed by the commercial optical software package zemax. Optical design using zemax winlight winlight system. Beam collimation and focusing and error analysis of. Goto optical design classic telescopes cloudy nights. Our triplet fiber collimators are available from stock with alignment wavelengths ranging from 405 nm to 2. The aspheric collimating lens is used to collimating focusing. The parameters of these lenses are represented in table 2. Truefreeform in opticstudio enables a unique nonparameterized optimization methodology for optical design. The fusion joint provides a low loss interface between the two components and eliminates the need for separate components in the. Design a fresnel lens photopia optical design software.
Lti optics provides photopia, the industries leading optical design software and optical analysis software for designing and analyzing illumination optical systems. This is a nonsequential software that allows to create and modify illumination system designs and allows for further optimization 1. In order to evaluate the propagation rays of solved planoconvex aspheric lens with commercial optical software package, the surface data were fitted to an even aspheric surface by eq. To narrow can mean either to cause the directions of motion to become more aligned in a specific direction i. Zemax is a company that sells optical design software. The fused collimator consists of a pm fiber that is laser fused to a c type lens. Opticstudio has everything you need to characterize the led and to design optics around it.
Now i want to use a concave mirror to form an image of an point object with a realsize, for example 10nm et al. Zemax is used to simulate the properties of ld beams. Beam collimation and focusing and error analysis of ld and fiber. Properties of optical systems i 20121023 herbert gross winter term 2012. Acquired by eqt partners in 2018, zemax is headquartered in the kirkland, washington, area and has offices in the uk, japan, taiwan, and china. Leds illuminate over a wide angular range, and this can be a problem when you need a narrow angular range for things like flashlights. Zemax is the industry standard optical system design software, combining sequential lens design, analysis, optimization, tolerancing, physical optics, nonsequential optical system design, polarization, thinfilm modeling and mechanical cad importexport in a single, easytouse package. Advanced handling 20628 herbert gross summer term 20. Secondary optics design considerations for superflux leds.
This video shows how to design an achromatic doublet in zemax this video builds upon the knowledge of how to solve for crown and flint focal lengths or radii if shape factor is selected. In this paper, the major qualifications were first proposed to design the collimator objective lens,according to which the initial configuration was confirmed. Method for laser source definition in zemax holo or. A single lens made of k5 with focal length f 25 mm and thickness d 5 mm is illuminated by a diverging beam with numerical aperture na 0. Lighttools is a 3d optical design software that supports virtual prototyping, simulation, optimization, and photorealistic renderings of illumination applications. Design and optimization of a collimating optical system for high divergence led light sources. The software of zemax is developed by focus software inc. Opticstudio is its flagship product and a commonly used optical design program for microsoft windows. Matlab sometimes optical problems require some math intensive modeling. Then we used the zemax optical design software to optimize the initial structure and normalized the optimized structural parameters. It was shown that the system should be applied in many civilian and military applications.
A zemaxee version 2005 was used to evaluate the spot size at desired plane. A205 secondary optics design considerations for superflux leds application rief 2015 lumileds holding all rights resered. Dec 07, 2016 leds illuminate over a wide angular range, and this can be a problem when you need a narrow angular range for things like flashlights. Professional heavyweights like zemax and codev are very expensive. Free version of the winlens3d optical design package, which provides serious design and analysis tools for optical engineer, student or designer.
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