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The PBS reflects S-polarized light and allows P-polarized light to pass through. The reflected S-polarized light is directed at my display, where it&#8217;s converted into P-polarized light. This converted light is then sent back to the PBS, which passes it to a viewer (refer to the image below).<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve already modeled this system in a non-sequential manner without considering polarization information. Now, to accurately simulate the exact system, I&#8217;m seeking help or insights to guide me in implementing what I&#8217;ve described. Additionally, I&#8217;m particularly interested in how to model the PBS, which is polarization-sensitive, and how to represent the entire system in a single non-sequential file. Can anyone demonstrate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.edmundoptics.com\/p\/125mm-square-broadband-polarizing-plate-beamsplitter\/8790\/\">how to model this wire grid<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p>I appreciate your time and assistance.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you and regards,<\/p>\n<p>Navaneeth<\/p>\n<div class=\"cke_widget_wrapper cke_widget_block cke_widget_insidedimage cke_widget_selected\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"figure widget\" data-cke-display-name=\"figure\" data-cke-filter=\"off\" data-cke-widget-id=\"0\" data-cke-widget-wrapper=\"1\">\n<figure class=\"cke_widget_element\" data-cke-widget-data=\"%7B%22imageClass%22%3A%22%22%2C%22alt%22%3A%22%22%2C%22src%22%3A%22%22%2C%22caption%22%3A%22%22%2C%22classes%22%3Anull%7D\" data-cke-widget-keep-attr=\"0\" data-widget=\"insidedimage\"><a class=\"wp-colorbox-image cboxElement\" href=\"https:\/\/uploads-us-west-2.insided.com\/zemax-en\/attachment\/b2d89724-4cb4-450b-9bf4-268b627d1fab.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uploads-us-west-2.insided.com\/zemax-en\/attachment\/b2d89724-4cb4-450b-9bf4-268b627d1fab.png\" alt=\"\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"cke_widget_editable\" data-cke-caption-hidden=\"true\" data-cke-enter-mode=\"2\" data-cke-filter=\"5138\" data-cke-widget-editable=\"caption\" data-gramm=\"false\"><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span class=\"cke_reset cke_widget_drag_handler_container\"><a class=\"wp-colorbox-image cboxElement\" href=\"\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/30-01-2024-1706590780-blobid0.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"cke_reset cke_widget_drag_handler\" title=\"Click and drag to move\" role=\"presentation\" src=\"\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/30-01-2024-1706590780-blobid0.gif\" width=\"15\" height=\"15\" data-cke-widget-drag-handler=\"1\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span data-cke-copybin-end=\"1\">\u200b<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-347185","topic","type-topic","status-closed","hentry","topic-tag-design-optimization","topic-tag-non-sequential","topic-tag-opticstudio","topic-tag-polarization"],"aioseo_notices":[],"acf":[],"custom_fields":[{"0":{"_bbp_subscription":["39411","50911"],"_bbp_author_ip":["23.52.43.88"]," _bbp_last_reply_id":["0"]," _bbp_likes_count":["0"],"_btv_view_count":["1621"],"_bbp_topic_status":["unanswered"],"_edit_lock":["1706591276:282120"],"_bbp_topic_id":["347185"],"_bbp_forum_id":["27816"],"_bbp_engagement":["39411","50911"],"_bbp_voice_count":["2"],"_bbp_reply_count":["2"],"_bbp_last_reply_id":["348237"],"_bbp_last_active_id":["348237"],"_bbp_last_active_time":["2024-02-01 12:12:48"]},"test":"8f2579260c0094453bc7ffdef72ea58e9de3f865"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics\/347185","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/topic"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics\/347185\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":347187,"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics\/347185\/revisions\/347187"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=347185"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}