ZEMAX Users' Knowledge Base - Articles - Thermal Analysis

How to Fit Temperature-Dependent Index Data to the ZEMAX Thermal Model

no@spam.com (Sanjay Gangadhara) — Fri, 02 May 2008 11:00:00 PDT

This article explains how to fit the observed temperature variation of discrete (e.g. experimental) refractive index data to the ZEMAX thermal model.

Why Can't I Place a Thermal Pickup on the Conic Constant?

no@spam.com (Nam-Hyong Kim) — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 01:00:00 PDT

On certain surface parameters, ZEMAX does not allow the placement of a thermal pickup solve. This article explains why.

How does ZEMAX Model the Thermal Expansion of Optical Mounts?

no@spam.com (Nam-Hyong Kim) — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 01:00:00 PDT

This article explains how the TCE column in the Lens Data Editor is used to model optical mounts between lenses.

How to Set the Lens Mount Reference for Thermal Analysis

no@spam.com (Nam-Hyong Kim) — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 00:00:00 PDT

This article demonstrates how the mechanical reference for the lens mount can be arbitrarily changed.

How to Model Thermal Effects using ZEMAX

no@spam.com (Nam-Hyong Kim) — Fri, 21 Jul 2006 00:00:00 PDT

This article demonstrates the thermal modeling capabilities available both in the EE and SE versions of ZEMAX. The sample files can be donwloaded from the last page of this article.

This article is also available in Japanese.