How do you design an LED optic in Zemax?

An step by step example is shown of how an engineer designs a narrow beam lens using a ray tracing program like Zemax. By taking the source data from the LED, he can design a lens that meets his needs. First, the lens shape is calculated with first order design methods and adjustments are made is the performance is not adequate such as a too wide beam. Second, the system is improved by optimization and merit function creation. After running the optimization process, more rays are traced till the desired beam is obtained.

How To Design an LED Optic In Zemax

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Top 12 Resources for Mastering Lens Design: A Comprehensive Guide

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In this post we will review textbooks, online tutorials, discussion forums like the ELE Optics Community and software training programs like Zemax training and other great sources to help engineers learn lens design from basic concepts to advanced techniques.