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Optical systems with micro optical elements like lens arrays can be analysed
and designed by VOB Pro with the add-on "Micro Optics". The add-on is realized
as plug-in and may only be used together with VOB Pro.
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Fig 2-1: 2D image of an optical system with two planar base elements. Each
surface is provided with an array of cylindric lenses.
Micro optical structures may be placed on base surfaces of type sphere and
plane. The base surfaces may be for example part of lenses, prisms or mirrors.
Above a 2D image of an optical system with two planar base elements is
displayed (Fig 2-1). Each surface is provided with an array of cylindric
lenses.
Fig. 2-2: 3D image of a cylindric
lens array,
structure typical in
micro optics
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On the left (Fig. 2-2), a 3D image of a cylindric lens array, as an example of
a structure typical in micro optics. Types of micro surfaces:
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Plane
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Aspheric of 2nd order (including sphere)
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Cylinder along OX
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Cylinder along OY
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Torus
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High order aspheric
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Rectangular diaphragm
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Elliptic diaphragm with axes along OX, OY
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The spot diagram (Fig. 2-3) of the optical system in fig. 2-1 shows several
stripes, each one a contribution of one cylindric structure.
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Fig. 2-3
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Fig. 2-4
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The color map of PSF (point spread function) (Fig. 2-4) of the optical system
in fig. 2-1 shows several stripes, each one a contribution of one cylindric
structure.
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3D graph of PSF (point spread function) (Fig. 2-5) of the optical system
in fig. 2-1 shows several rectangular bars, each one a contribution of one
cylindric
structure.
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Fig. 2-5
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More samples?
The trial version of VOB Pro with Micro Optics plug-in contains hundreds of samples covering nearly any application of optical design programs. Use these samples as starting points for own designs.
See the Feature Table for a summary of features supported in each edition.
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