TECH Signal 378
Imaging System Simulation
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Unlike traditional optical design tools that output spot diagrams or frequency modulations, this framework includes an imager class to render results as RGB images, making optical phenomena like flare and bokeh easier to visualize. It allows engineers and artists to art-direct effects such as glare by applying anti-reflection coatings to specific surfaces, bridging the gap between optical engineering and visual rendering.
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The framework can import lens definitions directly from Zemax ZMX files and constructs boundary surfaces to enclose lenses.
It leverages CUDA to perform fast ray tracing over high sample counts on high-resolution virtual imagers.
The system supports both sequential and non-sequential ray tracing to simulate complex optical effects like flare and glare from lens edges and barrel interiors.
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