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How to Fit Temperature-Dependent Index Data to the ZEMAX Thermal Model
- By Sanjay Gangadhara
- Published 2 May 2008
- Thermal Analysis
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Summary
Temperature-dependent refractive index data may be fit to the ZEMAX thermal model using the Glass Fitting Tool. As there are a significant number of free parameters available to the user (six coefficients are available in the model), accurate fits to the data are generally obtained.
References
1Bradley J. Frey, Douglas B. Leviton, and Timothy J. Madison, Optomechanical Technologies for Astronomy, Proc. of SPIE, Vol. 6273, p. 62732J-1.
