{"id":387017,"date":"2024-09-25T15:58:31","date_gmt":"2024-09-25T15:58:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/topic\/request-for-extracting-and-saving-phase-data-from-zemax-for-designing-metalens\/"},"modified":"2024-09-25T15:58:31","modified_gmt":"2024-09-25T15:58:31","slug":"request-for-extracting-and-saving-phase-data-from-zemax-for-designing-metalens","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/topic\/request-for-extracting-and-saving-phase-data-from-zemax-for-designing-metalens\/","title":{"rendered":"Request for Extracting and Saving Phase Data from Zemax for designing Metalens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&lt;p&gt;Dear Zemax Support Team,&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I hope this message finds you well. I am currently working on a project involving the design and numerical simulation of metalenses using Zemax and MATLAB. The design phase involves saving phase data from the Zemax simulation, which is later used in a numerical script to generate the metalens in MATLAB.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The link to example file by lumerical: https:\/\/optics.ansys.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/360042097313-Small-Scale-Metalens-Field-Propagation&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/25-09-2024-1727279696-mceclip0.png\" \/>&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I have the MATLAB file from this example that contains the phase data being saved from Zemax, but I am unsure of the specific method or format used to extract and save the data from Zemax. The phase data I currently have from the example file in MATLAB is as follows:&lt;\/p&gt;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Phase matrix: 571 x 571 (double)<\/li>\n<li>X data: 571 x 1 (double)<\/li>\n<li>Y data: 571 x 1 (double)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&lt;p&gt;Could you please provide guidance on:&lt;\/p&gt;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>How this phase data was likely saved from Zemax into MATLAB?<\/li>\n<li>Weather it is Surface Phase or Surface Sag<\/li>\n<li>What steps or scripts were used to extract this information from the design, particularly the 571 x 571 phase matrix and the corresponding X and Y data?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&lt;p&gt;This information will help me reproduce the workflow and proceed with my analysis.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Thank you for your support. I look forward to your guidance.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Best regards,&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Zaka&lt;\/p&gt;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-387017","topic","type-topic","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.10 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Dear Zemax Support Team,I hope this message finds you well. I am currently working on a project involving the design and numerical simulation of metalenses using Zemax and MATLAB. 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