Analyzing and Correcting Stray
Light Using LensMechanix
Host: Esteban Carbajal, Opto-mechanical Engineer
Today we’ll cover
• Spectrometers
• What is Ray splitting
– How to enable in LensMechanix
• Tools to help catch and correct
problems
– Ray splitting
– Ray filtering
– Ray animation
– Surface power analysis
– Detectors
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Today we’ll cover
• Spectrometers
• What is Ray splitting
– How to enable in LensMechanix
• Tools to help catch and correct
problems
– Ray splitting
– Ray filtering
– Ray animation
– Surface power analysis
– Detectors
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Spectrometers
Used to determine wavelengths of light that come from
samples:
– Material identification
– Laser characterization
– Protein analysis
– Food safety
– Imaging systems
Image source: Wikipedia
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Spectrometers (cont.)
Collimating
Mirror
Line Detector
Focusing Mirror
Diffraction
Grating
Fiber Input
Image source: Ocean Optics, Inc.
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How to model a spectrometer
• Visible wavelength range
• Mirrors to direct beam path and minimize dispersion
• Diffraction grating to split beam into spectrum
Focusing Lens
Collimating
Mirror
Fiber Input
Line Detector
Diffraction
Grating
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LensMechanix Demonstration
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Summary
• Began with an OpticStudio design
• Packaged system with construction
geometries
• Setup an analysis
– Analysis Wizard
– Scattering profiles
• Validated performance of the
system
– Optical Performance Summary, Path
Analysis, Troubleshooting tool
– Ray filters and ray animation
• Sent system back to OpticStudio
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Q&A
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