ASAP Next Generation

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 New Features: User Interface

BRO has developed ASAP to be the most powerful, commercially available

virtual prototyping tool that can solve the widest class of optical
engineering problems

And now ASAP NextGen combines that power with a variety of easy to use
interfaces that allow efficient use of the software based upon a user’s level
of familiarity with optics, optical engineering and ASAP’s optical simulation
paradigm

If for some reason you cannot solve your problem within the new, easy to
use interfaces then you can tap directly into the ASAP’s powerful, optical
engineering specific programming language or choose from a variety of
popular programing languages like C Sharp, Visual Basic and Python

After all a product that cannot solve your problem is impossible to use by
definition
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 New Features: User Interface
The new ASAP User Interface is composed of three primary working units

• Optics Manager
• Workflow Manager
• Script Manager

Additionally several new Catalog Managers have been created to manage sources,
lenses and other optical property data for design and analysis

Many other features such as the 3D Viewer, optimization and CIE has been
integrated directly into the interface

ASAP’s interfaces are new and improved but will still be familiar to existing
customers

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 New Features: User Interface
BRO has designed a series of user interfaces that will get you from the easy to
most difficult problems based upon its powerful computational engine

Optics Manager Workflow Manager Script Manager

Additionally these interfaces will automatically write script and macro

commands so that you can extend your designs and analyses to even
more sophisticated levels of engineering
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 New Features: ASAP Interface
The new ASAP interface is designed to be easy to use, navigate and access its
many features new and old
Main Window

Menus and Icons

(Adjustable )

Results Area
Workspace
(Plot, Display and Files)

Tab Control for Workspace

Input/Output Text Output Window

Status Bar

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 New Features: ASAP Interface
The new ASAP interface is designed to be easy to use, navigate and access its
many features new and old

Customizable Icon Positioning

Easily Configure Program

Preferences

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 New Features: ASAP Interface
The new ASAP interface is designed to be easy to use, navigate and access its
many features new and old

Easily Configure Common System (Project) Settings

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 New Features: ASAP Interface
The new ASAP interface is designed to be easy to use, navigate and access its
many features new and old

Custom Toolbar

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 New Features: Catalog Managers

The Catalog Managers are designed to easily access a variety of manufacturer and
measured data used in the design and analysis process as well as for creating your
own catalog items

•Light Sources
•Lenses
•Refractive Indices
•Coatings
•Scatter Models
•Functions
•Variables

These Catalogs can be used in any of the User Interfaces (Optics Manager,
Workflow Manager or Script File) to input data for optical engineering use

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 New Features
Optics Manager

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 New Features: Optics Manager

The Optics Manager is designed to be easy to use for a beginning or novice ASAP
user with no prior ASAP experience and whose trip through the ASAP work flow
initially requires management and direction

The Optics Manager is designed to make entry of data into ASAP through a CAD
like tree architecture initially outlined by the four step process:

• System
• Source
• Trace
• Analysis

The Optics Manager layout and workflow is designed such that its usage also
provides a teaching insight and tool into how the ASAP best practices scripting
language is constructed through the four step process and not only its INR file
structure

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 New Features: Optics Manager

ASAP Four Step

Process Captured in a
CAD Like Tree Structure

Easily Enter Optical

Systems and Perform
Designs/Analysis through
the Optics Manager

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 New Features: Optics Manager
We will demonstrate the Optics Manager by designing and analyzing a simple
radiometer system composed of a singlet lens, baffle and detector

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 New Features: Optics Manager
First, outline the creation of your system geometry
• Right mouse click on geometry and choose Insert Geometry Branch

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 New Features: Optics Manager
First, outline the system geometry
• Type in the word Radiometer where Branch1 one appears
• This is the main branch of the optical system

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 New Features: Optics Manager
First, outline the system geometry
• Under the Radiometer branch node right mouse click and choose Insert Geometry Branch

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First, outline the system geometry
• Type in the word Singlet where Branch1 one appears

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First, outline the system geometry
• Repeat the process and enter items for BAFFLE and DETECTOR

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Parameterize the design by adding variables
• Double click on Variables and add the variables LEN_THI=0.75 and DET_DIST=2 to the list and Apply
• Save the file as OPTICS_MANAGER_RADIOMETRY

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Construct Singlet Geometry
• Highlight SINGLET and right mouse click on Insert Geometry
• Choose Optical under Surfaces for geometry and fill in the data as below for the FRONT of the singlet,
Click Apply
• Note that the Aperture option is checked with an Ellipse option

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Construct Singlet Geometry
• ASAP adds geometry to tree and automatically launches Persistent 3D Viewer to see geometry

Geometry is Automatically
Created and Persistent 3D Viewer
is Automatically Launched

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Apply Optical Properties Singlet Geometry
• Highlight FRONT and click on Media

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Apply Optical Properties Singlet Geometry
• Click the Select button for the second media entry (order is not important)
• The selection launches the Media Catalog Manager

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Apply Optical Properties Singlet Geometry
• Search for BK7 (ASAP automatically searches for matches)
• Select N-BK7 and press click OK

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Apply Optical Properties Singlet Geometry
• N-BK7 is added to the media choices for media the sides of the FRONT object
• Click Apply

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Apply Optical Properties Singlet Geometry
• Your media choices are added to the Optics Manager tree

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Apply Optical Properties Singlet Geometry
• Highlight FRONT again and click on Coating
• Accept the default BARE coating and choose the Transmit only option

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Apply Optical Properties Singlet Geometry
• The BARE coating is applied to the FRONT of the SINGLET

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Construct Singlet Geometry
• Highlight SINGLET again and right mouse click on Insert Geometry
• Choose Optical for geometry and fill in the data as below for the BACK of the singlet, Click Apply
• Note that the radius of curvature is -2 and the Position is the variable LEN_THI
• Note that the Aperture option is checked with an Ellipse option

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Construct Singlet Geometry
• The SINGLET BACK is added to the tree

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Apply Optical Properties to Singlet Geometry
• You can repeat the previous process or simply highlight the Media and Coating from the FRONT, copy
and paste them onto the BACK of the SINGLET since it has similar optical properties

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Construct Singlet Geometry
• Highlight SINGLET again and right mouse click on Insert Geometry
• Choose Tube for geometry and fill in the data as below for the EDGE of the singlet, Click Apply
• Note that the tube extends from 0 to LEN_THI
• Note that the second set of semidiameters must be set to 1

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Construct Singlet Geometry
• The tube of the SINGLET EDGE extends beyond the FRONT and BACK
• It must be trimmed by the FRONT and BACK geometries
• Note: the EDGE is set to be transparent in the 3D Viewer

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Construct Singlet Geometry
• Highlight EDGE and click the Bound button
• Check the box for RADIOMETER.SINGLE.BACK and choose “-” for the bounding side
• Check the box for RADIOMETER.SINGLE.FRONT and choose “+” for the bounding side
• Click Apply

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Construct Singlet Geometry
• The EDGE is trimmed by the FRONT and BACK elements
• We will not add any optical properties to the EDGE so by default it will be totally absorbing

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Construct Singlet Geometry
• We will construct the SINGLET BAFFLE from a swept edge entity in ASAP
• Highlight BAFFLE and click Insert Geometry
• Choose Arc under Curve, Edges and fill in the dialog box as illustrated below

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Construct Singlet Geometry
• The Arc is just construction geometry at the moment and we have to turn it into an object for ray tracing

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Construct Singlet Geometry
• The Arc is just construction geometry at the moment and we have to turn it into an object for ray tracing
• Highlight Arc and click Swept/Extruded
• Fill in the dialog box as shown
• Note: the Sweep distance is the variable DET_DIST

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Construct Singlet Geometry
• The swept arc is now an object
• We will not add any optical properties to its interface so by default it will be totally absorbing
• Note: the color and transparency of the BAFFLE were altered though properties in the 3D Viewer

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Construct Singlet Geometry
• Finally we construct the detector
• Highlight DETECTOR and click Insert Geometry
• Choose the Plane geometry and fill in the dialog box as shown below

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 New Features: Optics Manager
Construct Singlet Geometry
• The system geometry construction and optical properties definitions are complete
• The system has been constructed without typing a single line of script!

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Create Source
• The source will be a simple on-axis, collimated beam of light
• Click on Sources in the Optics Manager tree and choose Polar
• Fill in the dialog box as shown

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Create Source
• The source is applied to the tree
• But how do we know if it is correct?
• Use Source Analysis to verify numerically and graphically the source
• Click on Source Analysis and choose All under Statistics and Power

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Create Source
• We now execute the simulation in ASAP by clicking the Run Optics Manager button
• This executes the system model and we can examine the output to determine its correctness

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Create Source
• The rays are pointing in the +Z direction which is correct
• Graphical analysis such as radiometric/photometric calculation can also be performed

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Create Source
• Before proceeding we Reset the ASAP kernel by pressing the Reset button
• You have the option of clearing or not clearing the output buffer

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Trace Rays
• We now set up the ray trace and ray trace plot
• Click the Trace button
• Fill in the dialog box as shown below
• Note to set the Plot Every Nth ray to 3

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Trace Analysis
• Click the Trace Analysis button to analyze the ray trace results
• Click the Consider Objects button to isolate the detector for analysis
• Uncheck the All box, click None button and then check the RADIOMETER.DETECTOR.PLANE box
• The detector plane is the only object considered for analysis after the ray trace

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Trace Analysis
• Click the Irradiance button under the Radiometric section and fill in the dialog box as shown below

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Trace Analysis
• Under the Irradiance options click the Picture button and the Isometric button

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 New Features: Optics Manager
Outline and Create Your Entire Project Without Typing a Single Line of Script!

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 New Features: Optics Manager
Run Simulation
• We now execute the simulation in ASAP by clicking the Run Optics Manager button
• This executes the system model and we can examine the output

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 New Features: Optics Manager
Get Script
• But if You Want the Script for Other Work it is Easily Obtained Through the Click of the Mouse!

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Concepts: Optics Manager

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 New Features: Optics Manager
IGES Translation is Now Handled Through the Optics Manager with Optical Properties Added in the Same,
Simple Way
• Right mouse click on Geometry and choose Import CAD File

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IGES Translation is Now Handled Through the Optics Manager with Optical Properties Added in the Same,
Simple Way
• CAD Import Preferences screen is displayed from which you can choose a variety of options

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IGES Translation is Now Handled Through the Optics Manager with Optical Properties Added in the Same,
Simple Way
• Choose your file for translation

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 New Features: Optics Manager
IGES Translation is Now Handled Through the Optics Manager with Optical Properties Added in the Same,
Simple Way
• Translated file is displayed in Optics Manager tree and 3D Viewer
• Highlight groups of elements to set their optical properties

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 New Features: Optics Manager
IGES Translation is Now Handled Through the Optics Manager with Optical Properties Added in the Same,
Simple Way
• Translated file is displayed in Optics Manager tree and 3D Viewer
• Highlight groups of elements to set their optical properties

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 New Features: Optics Manager
IGES Translation is Now Handled Through the Optics Manager with Optical Properties Added in the Same,
Simple Way
• Translated file is displayed in Optics Manager tree and 3D Viewer
• Highlight groups of elements to set their optical properties

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 New Features: Optics Manager
IGES Translation is Now Handled Through the Optics Manager with Optical Properties Added in the Same,
Simple Way
• Translated file is displayed in Optics Manager tree and 3D Viewer
• Script driver file and translated INR file are available

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