1. Analyzing and Correcting Stray Light Using LensMechanix
Host: Esteban Carbajal, Opto-mechanical Engineer

2. Tools to help catch and correct problems
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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3. Tools to help catch and correct problems
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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4. Used to determine wavelengths of light that come from samples:
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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5. Spectrometers (cont.) Collimating Mirror Line Detector Focusing Mirror
Diffraction Grating
Fiber Input
Image source: Ocean Optics, Inc.
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6. 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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7. LensMechanix Demonstration
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8. Began with an OpticStudio design
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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