Rayica and LensLab for Mathematica now available
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- Subject: [mg64757] Rayica and LensLab for Mathematica now available
- From: Wolfram Research <newsdesk at wolfram.com>
- Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2006 06:47:51 -0500 (EST)
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Rayica and LensLab, two new Mathematica application packages for designing 3D optical systems, are now available for download from the Wolfram web store. Both add-ons can be used to create and analyze complex systems such as optical instruments, optical sensors and measurement systems, lasers, fiber-optic communication systems, and optical disc systems. Rayica includes over 6800 commercial component parts for modeling aspherical lenses, optical fibers, resonating cavities, custom surfaces, and other optical instruments. Its ray-tracing engine can perform traces with arbitrary precision, beyond standard machine precision. LensLab is an entry-level ray tracing package for developing optical equipment and experimental setups. It can be used to determine system layouts and optimize alternative system designs. Key features of Rayica and LensLab include: * Sequential and non-sequential ray tracing in 3D space * Built-in optical components, including predefined lenses, mirrors, and light sources * Arbitrary user-defined optical surface profiles of any shape * Symbolic parameterization of optical system characteristics * Energy calculations, including models of gain and absorption A 20% discount will be applied to all standard purchases of Rayica and LensLab made before May 28, 2006 (U.S. and Canada only). Developed and supported by Optica Software, Rayica and LensLab require Mathematica 4.2 or higher and are compatible with all Mathematica platforms. More information about Rayica is available at: http://www.wolfram.com/applications/rayica More information about LensLab is available at: http://www.wolfram.com/applications/lenslab