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zemax-optical-designer
Zemax optical design skill for lens systems, imaging optics, and tolerancing analysis
Install this agent skill to your Project
npx add-skill https://github.com/a5c-ai/babysitter/tree/main/library/specializations/domains/science/physics/skills/zemax-optical-designer
Metadata
Additional technical details for this skill
- phase
- 6
- domain
- science
- category
- optics-photonics
- specialization
- physics
SKILL.md
Zemax Optical Designer
Purpose
Provides expert guidance on Zemax optical design, including sequential ray tracing, tolerance analysis, and optical system optimization.
Capabilities
- Sequential ray tracing
- Non-sequential analysis
- Tolerance analysis
- MTF and PSF calculation
- Coating optimization
- Stray light analysis
Usage Guidelines
- System Setup: Define optical surfaces and materials
- Ray Tracing: Perform sequential and non-sequential analysis
- Optimization: Optimize lens systems for performance
- Tolerancing: Analyze manufacturing tolerances
- Stray Light: Evaluate stray light and ghost reflections
Tools/Libraries
- Zemax OpticStudio
- Python ZOS-API
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