{"id":374512,"date":"2024-07-31T14:24:56","date_gmt":"2024-07-31T14:24:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/topic\/optical-path-difference\/"},"modified":"2024-07-31T14:28:25","modified_gmt":"2024-07-31T14:28:25","slug":"optical-path-difference","status":"closed","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/topic\/optical-path-difference\/","title":{"rendered":"Optical Path Difference"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hello,<\/p>\n<p>I have an optical system in which I want to calculate the optical path difference between two configurations of the system. The system is as follows:<\/p>\n<p>In the first configuration, there is a point source, a rectangular glass prism of some finite thickness tilted at angle theta with respect to the horizontal, and an objective which is a circular plane. All the light that is captured by the objective has passed through the glass rectangular prism. The second configuration is the same except that there is no rectangular glass prism. Both configurations are immersed in water. Centers of all elements are placed on the same vertical line in both configurations. Attached are the figures of both configurations.<\/p>\n<p>I want to map the optical path difference and the phase differences (for a given wavelength) caused by this OPD at every point on the objective plane. How can I set up the system, and how can I graph the results in the specified manner?<\/p>\n<p>Any help is much appreciated.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"wp-colorbox-image cboxElement\" href=\"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/31-07-2024-1722435694-first.png\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/31-07-2024-1722435694-first.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"501\" height=\"376\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-colorbox-image cboxElement\" href=\"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/31-07-2024-1722435735-second.png\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/31-07-2024-1722435735-second.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-374512","topic","type-topic","status-closed","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.10 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Hello,I have an optical system in which I want to calculate the optical path difference between two configurations of the system. 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