OptiLayer
Analysis
Spectral Characteristics Color Properties Averaged and Integrated Characteristics Field Taper/Wavefront Refractive Index Profile Surface Roughness Layer Sensitivity Layer Absorptance Varying thicknesses and optical constants Materials dispersion Admittance
Automatic design
Refinement Needle Optimization AUTO Gradual Evolution Robust design Thin Film Removal / Design Cleaner Random Optimization Constrained Optimization Color design Needle deep search
Advanced Design
WDM design options Inhomogeneous Refinement Formula Constrained Optimization Inhomogeneous/Interlayers Refinement Needle Optimization (Manual mode) Gradual Evolution (advanced) Rugates Sensitivity-Directed Refinement Optimizing Absorptance Special (User-Defined) Target Trapping Exhaustive Search
Monitoring
Monitoring Spreadsheet Advanced Monitoring Strategy BBM simulation Monochromatic Monitoring Pre-production Estimation of Errors
Stacks
Environments Manager
OptiRE
Systematic errors
Random errors
Indices corrections
Quasi-random errors
Import of data
Random errors (advanced)
Quasi-random errors (advanced)
Multiscan (BBM) data
Non-parametric model
Reports/Export
Colors and Integrals in OptiRE
Varying thicknesses and optical constants
OptiChar
Determination of optical constants
Bulk inhomogeneity
Surface overlayer
Porosity
Total losses
Partial discrepancies
Comparison of refractive indices
Subatrate characterization
Substrate back side
Non-parametric models
Tools
Design Targets
Conventional targets Specifications for conventional targets Range targets Color targets Specifications for color targets Integral targets Electric field target Combined targets Phase/GD/GDD targets Angular mode Interpolation of target Absorptance target Stress and thickness targets
Error Analysis
Statistical error analysis Error yield analysis Error analysis Worst case Error analysis: Color, EFI and Integral Error analysis in stacks
U- and g-values
Catalog
Import
Export
Cone Angle
Reports in OptiLayer
Filter parameters
Reports in OptiRE/OptiChar
Graphical tools
Vacuum Materials
Thickness dependent optical constants
OptiReOpt_Pro
New features
On-line characterization
On-line reoptimization
In situ measurements
Vacuum shift
Refractive index in vacuum and air
Materials correction factors
Design correction criteria
Plot Engine
COM Automation

COM Automation

OptiRE supports the modern software technology called Automation. This enables incorporating OptiRE in any production control software. Due to this technology OptiRE can be involved into the on-line control of manufacturing process.
It is possible to call OptiRE functions and get results back from any other program.
In 2014 OptiLayer module COM Automation has been officially released.
 real time coating analysis
 COM Automation
The only requirement is to use a tool supporting COM automation technology. It is possible to use:
  • Visual Basic,
  • Visual C++,
  • C#,
  • Embarcadero C++,
  • Delphi,
  • Java,
  • Matlab,
  • VBA for Microsoft Office,
  • LabVIEW.
You can start your code with one of the examples included into OptiLayer package. The examples are installed at your desktop in OptiLayer Automation Examples folder.

All examples include full source code with detailed step-by-step comments, sending and receiving information and driving OptiRE functions.

  COM Autom Examples
 Example. COM Automation in OptiRE

COM Autom Excel

Starting from Version 10.48 (2014)

  • Import of LMR and ODX files is now supported with OptiRE COM Automation interface.
  • The “Model Changed” event notification is added to the events of OptiRE COM interface.
  • Examples demonstrating OptiLayer and OptiRE modules Automation are added to the installation package. These are examples in C# and VB.NET (.NET Framework 4 and later), Delphi, VBA (Excel).All examples include source code demonstrating typical calls and implementation details. Comments in the code allow one to study Automation quickly. These examples can be used as starting points for your own development.
Easy to Start

OptiLayer provides user-friendly interface and a variety of examples allowing even a beginner to effectively start to design and characterize optical coatings. Read more…

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