{"id":54015,"date":"2021-03-29T17:22:13","date_gmt":"2021-03-29T17:22:13","guid":{"rendered":"\/forum\/forums\/topic\/decomposing-lumerical-near-field-data-into-a-ray-set\/"},"modified":"2021-03-29T17:22:13","modified_gmt":"2021-03-29T17:22:13","slug":"decomposing-lumerical-near-field-data-into-a-ray-set","status":"closed","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/topic\/decomposing-lumerical-near-field-data-into-a-ray-set\/","title":{"rendered":"Decomposing lumerical near field data into a ray set"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"Item-Body\">\n<div class=\"Message userContent\">\n<p>Hi,<\/p>\n<p>How do I convert my near field data to ray sets to use as source objects in Zemax non-sequential mode? More specifically, how do we make the conversion between monitor data (or rectilinear data with E fields) into .dat format that Zemax NSM can import?<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>It seems like this article describes that I need to decompose it into far field projections. Once I convert my near field results into far field and figure out amplitude\/phase vs angle, how do we write it to .dat format?<\/p>\n<div class=\"js-embed embedResponsive\" data-embedJson=\"{&quot;body&quot;:&quot;This page explains the basic idea of exporting near field electromagnetic data to a rayset for further simulation with a ray tracing tool.\n  \n  \n   In some applications, it is necessary to use a co...&quot;,&quot;photoUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/theme.zdassets.com\/theme_assets\/9207885\/8576e855b6d9a81991c2bb9f7f2d95347f2da238.png&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/support.lumerical.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/360034416754-Export-EM-data-to-ray-tracers&quot;,&quot;embedType&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Export EM data to ray tracers&quot;}\"><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/support.lumerical.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/360034416754-Export-EM-data-to-ray-tracers\"><br \/>\nhttps:\/\/support.lumerical.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/360034416754-Export-EM-data-to-ray-tracers<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-54015","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=\"Hi,How do I convert my near field data to ray sets to use as source objects in Zemax non-sequential mode? 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