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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; /160p l 4
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4) You'll see M^2 on the Merit Function Listing window. 1xkk5\ 3]
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In old version Zemax (before ver2007), M^2 is complicated to get, designer has to calculate manually. U . <c#S
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Attached is a example, hope it be helpful. elKp?YN
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Let me know how thing's going. PQF
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