CODE V 9.6 Delivers Improved Modeling, Tolerancing, and Optimization
September 2005 - ORA is pleased to announce CODE V release 9.6, which delivers powerful new capabilities in optical system modeling, tolerancing, and optimization to this popular optical design and analysis software package. For example, the software now calculates the scalar diffraction efficiency of a diffractive surface and includes this in all diffraction analyses. This is particularly useful in the design of spectrometers and other grating systems, as well as for applications in aerospace and consumer products using kinoforms. CODE V 9.6 also improves the process of modeling complex optical systems with a new, simplified method for defining offset, tilted surfaces, and enhanced capabilities for specifying user-programmed surfaces and diffractive phase profiles.
In the area of tolerancing, CODE V 9.6 enhancements include a singular value decomposition algorithm that will automatically select the best subset of compensation parameters from a larger set of choices available to users. This will improve as-built performance during actual assembly of optical systems. Also, tolerancing data is now more readily exported to other software programs for manipulation and analysis. And, in terms of optimization, CODE V 9.6 capabilities have been extended with additional built-in constraint types, along with more flexibility for defining the optimization ray grid that will be a particular advantage for the design of wide angle-of-view systems.
CODE V 9.6 is now available. For more information, please send an email to info@opticalres.com.
CODE V 9.6 delivers powerful capabilities in optical
system modeling, tolerancing, and optimization
