Imaging Plotting Commands

This is a quick reference for the different supported commands for the various calculated quantities for Imaging Sources.

All of the commands below are given for a given Source. The format for the commands are as follows: src[src#,CMD].

Below are commands for a given set of Fields, Wavelengths, Polarization States, Temperatures, Configurations given a particular source:

Command
Description

rx

x - Pupil coordinate in Pupil Units (un-normalized)

ry

y - Pupil coordinate in Pupil Units (un-normalized)

pkx

x - Ray slope in x direction in Image Space

pky

y - Ray slope in y direction in Image Space

px

x - Ray position at Image Surface

py

y - Ray position at Image Surface

opls

Total Optical Path length to the Exit Pupil

opds

Optical Path Difference to the Exit Pupil from given ray to the Field-Chief Ray

psf_x

x - coordinate for PSF

psf_y

y - coordinate for PSF

psf

Amplitude for PSF

mtf_sx

x - Spatial frequency

mtf_sy

y - Spatial frequency

mtf

Amplitude for MTF

Additionally associated constants for a given source group ( format: src[src#,CONSTANT] )

Constant
Description

centroid_x

x - coordinate for Centroid

centroid_y

y - coordinate for Centroid

chief_x

x - coordinate for Chief Ray

chief_y

y - coordinate for Chief Ray

chiefpri_x

x - coordinate for Chief Ray at primary wavelength

chiefpri_y

y - coordinate for Chief Ray at primary wavelength

opl_center

OPL of the Chief Ray to Exit Pupil

total_energy

Total Flux of Source Rays

detector_energy

Total Flux of Rays on Detector

strehl

Strehl ratio at Detector

piston

Zernike Piston Term

tilt

Zernike Tilt Term

tilt_axis_angle

Zernike Tilt Axis Angle

focus

Zernike focus/defocus

defocus

Zernike focus/defocus

astigmatism

Zernike Astigmatism

asti

Zernike Astigmatism

astigmatism_angle

Zernike Astigmatism Angle

coma

Zernike Coma

coma_angle

Zernike Coma Angle

spherical

Zernike Spherical

For Axial Color related commands for Polarization States, Temperatures, Configurations given a particular source:

Command
Description

axial_color_min

Minimum Focus for Axial Color

axial_color_avg

Average Focus for Axial Color

axial_color_max

Max Focus for Axial Color

axial_lambda

Wavelength for Axial Color

axial_zone

Zone for Axial Color

For our Particular Wavelengths vs Field: for a given Wavelength, Polarization States, Temperatures, Configurations given a particular source:

Command
Description

lateral_x

x - coordinate for Lateral Color

lateral_y

y - coordinate for Lateral Color

lateral_field

Field Angle

parabasal_avg

Parabasal Ray Trace focus Average Value

parabasal_max

Parabasal Ray Trace focus Max Value

parabasal_min

Parabasal Ray Trace focus Min Value

rms_spot

RMS Spot size

rms_spot_x

RMS Spot size in x direction

rms_spot_y

RMS Spot size in y direction

geo_spot

Max Spot size

geo_spot_x

Max Spot size in x direction

geo_spot_y

Max Spot size in y direction

vig_frac

Fraction of Rays that are vignetted

nominal_cr_x

x - coordinate for Chief Ray

nominal_cr_y

y - coordinate for Chief Ray

etendue

Etendue at Image surface

area

Area of spot made on the Image surface

solid_angle

Solid angle subtended at Image surface

flux

Flux at the Image surface

costheta

cosine of Angle relative to surface normal at Image surface

src_etendue

Etendue at the source

src_area

Area at the source

src_solid_angle

Solid angle at the source

src_flux

Flux at the Source

src_costheta

cosine of Angle relative to surface normal at Object surface

Constants for our Particular Wavelengths vs Field:

Constant
Description

linear_cr_offset

Offset position for Chief Ray position for Linear Fit

linear_cr_slope

Slope of parabasal Chief Ray for Linear Fit

linear_cr_nslope

Slope of parabasal Chief Ray passing through zero

min_geo

Minimum Geometric Spot Size

min_rms

Minimum RMS Spot Size

min_area

Minimum Area of Spot

max_flux

Maximum Flux at the Image Surface

min_solid_angle

Minimum Solid Angle at the Image Surface

min_src_area

Minimum Source Area

max_src_flux

Maximum Source Flux

min_src_solid_angle

Minimum Source Solid Angle

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