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SPIE Defense, Security, & Sensing
April 14-16, 2009
Booth 1037
Orlando, Florida
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Introduction to CODE V
April 27-May 1, 2009
Pasadena, California
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Advanced Topics in CODE V
May 4-8, 2009
Pasadena, California
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An Overview of CODE V version 10.0
CODE V version 10.0 was shipped to all current users last month. A video overview of the enhancements included in CODE V 10.0 is available for viewing on ORA’s Customer Support web site, www.oraservice.com, under CODE V Support > Webinar Recordings & Demos. This major update to CODE V includes:
- Parallel Processing Support for Optimization: CODE V’s Automatic Design (AUT) now supports executing both local and Global Synthesis optimization on multiple processors on a single PC. CODE V will automatically detect the number of available processors and use them to perform design optimization in a fraction of the time needed using a single processor. Users can control the total number of processors used.
- New Beam Synthesis Propagation: CODE V 10.0 includes a Beta release of a new Beam Synthesis Propagation (BSP) feature, a highly accurate, beamlet-based method for diffraction based beam propagation. The new BSP option can be useful for analyzing slow optical system where divergence due to diffraction can be significant. It is also useful for near-field diffraction analyses and for systems where the amplitude or phase is modified near the focus, such as with a grating, phase plate, or spatial filter. Determining appropriate inputs for any beam propagation algorithm can be challenging, but BSP solves this by including a unique pre-analysis feature, which automatically provides appropriate input recommendations for your specific lens system, including input field sampling, resampling and output grid characteristics. Using pre-analysis, BSP will also estimate an execution run time for your lens system.
CODE V's new Beam Synthesis Propagation™ feature offers improved accuracy and ease of use for diffraction analysis.
- Windows Vista Support: CODE V 10.0 can be run under Windows Vista Business 32 and 64 without the need to have Administrative privileges.
- System Data and Surface Properties Buttons: New System Data and Surface Properties buttons have been added to the Lens Data Manager GUI for quicker access to these windows.
- French and German Language Support: CODE V’s user interface foreign language support has been expanded to include French and German, in addition to Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese previously supported.
- Increase in Variables for Optimization: CODE V’s Automatic Design (AUT) now supports up to 999 variables during optimization. As with previous versions of CODE V, the total number of variables plus constraints allowed is 10,000.
In addition to the video overview, the CODE V 10.0 Release Notes, including a separate document on the new Beam Synthesis Propagation (BSP) feature, are also available for download under CODE V Support > Release Notes.
Updates to the Customer Support Web Site
The following updates have been made to the ORA Customer Support Web site, www.oraservice.com, under CODE V Support:
- The video recording, Overview of CODE V version 10.0, is available under Webinar Recordings and Demos.
- The CODE V macro, cvsetfldtype.seq, used to convert fields from one type to another, has been updated to include a GUI input dialog and to properly handle X-field components. This updated version is available for download under Macro and User-defined Feature Downloads > Updated CODE V Sample Macros.
- The macro plasticprv.seq, used to define plastic material data via CODE V's Private Catalog, has been updated to include the materials OKP4 and OKP4HT from Osaka Gas Chemicals Company. The macro can be downloaded under Materials Downloads.
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