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1) Editors --> Merit Function: to edit the merit function Type=POPD, Data=25 OR 26 for beam M^2; set Surf, Wave,Field per your system configuration; fs%l j_t
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2) Tools --> Optimization --> Merit Function Listing: to open a text window display merit function; }|(v0]
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4) You'll see M^2 on the Merit Function Listing window. !d 3:`l<
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In old version Zemax (before ver2007), M^2 is complicated to get, designer has to calculate manually. <& p0:S7
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Attached is a example, hope it be helpful. y?yWM8
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