Optiland

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Core Functionalities

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Introduction
Basic Lenses
Specialized Lenses
Reflective Systems
Analysis
OPD, PSF, and MTF
Optimization
Tolerancing
Freeform Optics
Diffractive and Generalized Phase Surfaces
Differentiable Ray Tracing
Real-World Projects
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Extended Sources
Miscellaneous

Learning Guide

1. Foundational Lens Design
2. Real Raytracing & Analysis
3. Lens Optimization
4. Off-Axis & Complex Systems
5. Polarization & Coatings
6. Tolerancing & Physical Effects
7. Differentiable Raytracing
8. Extending Optiland
9. Machine Learning in Optical Design

Developer's Guide

1. Introduction
2. System Requirements
3. Installation
4. Getting Starting with the Codebase
5. Architecture Overview
6. Code Structure
7. Configurable Backend
8. Ray Tracing Framework
9. Surface Overview
10. Interaction Models
11. Propagation Models
12. Geometry Overview
13. Analysis Framework
14. Optimization Framework
15. Tolerancing Framework
16. Multi-Configuration Framework
17. Visualization Framework
18. Optiland File Format
19. Optiland GUI
20. Extension Recipes

Contributing

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Paraxial
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Surfaces
Thin Film
Tolerancing
Visualization
Wavefront Analysis
Zernike
Multi-Configuration

Authors

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License

MIT License

References

References

Optiland

Thin Film
thin_film.core
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thin_film.core

Thin film optics core functions.

This provides core functions for thin film optics calculations using the transfer matrix method (TMM).

Corentin Nannini, 2025

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