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ATM Optical Design and Analysis Software

written by Massimo Riccardi


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ATMOS History

My name is Massimo Riccardi I am an italian Optical Designer and optician .
Many years ago, after mastering my optical knowledge, I felt the need of a program capable to perform SpotDiagrams for many wavelengths at the same time.
So, just for fun, in that period I tried to write a routine capable to perform such polichromatic Spotdiagrams using the only programming language I knew: QBASIC.
I did it and I succeeded and, as it often happens, I felt the need to improve it again by adding several analysis routines.
It was born the first version of "ATMOS" (ATM Optical design and analysis Software).
At that time it was for personal use only.
Then,unsatisfied with DOS & QBASIC capabilities, I chose a programming language that ran under MS-WINDOWS.
In this way I could get not only a better program "look" but most of all a user-friendly interface with many windows, buttons, textboxes where you can type the data or display the results.
So I rewrote ATMOS in Visual Basic and added much more analysis routines and useful telescope design tools.

ATMOS now is a very powerful program with a user-friendly interface that allows the user to Analyze, Design and OPTIMIZE Centered/Uncentered optical systems.

AFTER SO MANY YEARS I DECIDED TO GIVE A GIFT TO THE OPTICAL COMMUNITY AND MAKE ATMOS FREE TO DOWNLOAD !!







- ATMOS 8.95 Features

ATMOS 8.95 incorporates a wide range of features :

Systems
Number of Surfaces
Surface Types

Number of waveLengths
Number of rays
Object Distance
Aperture Stop

Centered and Uncentered
up to 100 + focal plane
Spheres,Conics ,High-Orders
Obscuration Screens
up to 6
up to 30000
Finite/Infinity
Adjustable position


ANALYSIS (graphical and/or tabular)

  • Multi-Analysis Plot

  • Polichromatic Detailed SpotDiagrams

  • Multi-SpotDiagrams (through focus/field)

  • Matrix SpotDiagrams

  • Total Field SpotDiagrams

  • RMS Spot radius Versus: Focus,Field,WaveLength

  • RMS Wavefront Versus: Focus,Field,WaveLength

  • STREHL ratio Versus: Focus,Field,WaveLength

  • Geometric Encircled Energy Plot

  • Diffraction Encircled Energy Plot

  • 3D-Geometric Point Spread Function

  • 3D-Diffraction Point Spread Function

  • Geometric MTF

  • Geometric through focus MTF

  • Diffraction MTF

  • Ray-Intercept Curves

  • OPD Fan Plot

  • 3D-Wavefront Surface

  • Wavefront Map

  • Zernike Analysis

  • Ronchigram

  • Simulated color diffraction image

  • Interferogram

  • Spherical Aberration

  • Coma (OSC)

  • Astigmatism, Field Curvature

  • Distortion

  • Lateral Color

  • Chromatic Focal Shift

  • Real Rays

  • Paraxial Calculation

  • Vignetting Plot

  • FootPrint Diagram

  • Ghost Analysis

  • Tolerance Analysis

  • Total Transmission/Reflection

  • Coating (transmission,reflection ,optimization)

  • 2-D LAYOUT

  • 3-D LAYOUT





TOOLS

  • OPTIMIZATION (curvatures,thicknesses ,conics ,high-order and glasses)

  • RMS Spot size Optimization

  • RMS Wavefront Optimization

  • Scale system to a new focal length

  • Scale system by factor

  • Sagitta table

  • Aberration Allowances

  • Element Drawings

  • System Data Report

  • Schott glass catalogue (built in)

  • Ohara glass catalogue (built in)

  • Corning glass catalogue (built in)

  • Hoya glass catalogue (built in)

  • LZOS (russian) glass catalogue (built in)

  • CHENGDU (chinese) glass catalogue (built in)

  • Special Medium catalogue (Fluorite plus several plastic materials)

  • Dispersion diagrams for all glass catalogs

  • Internal Dispersion diagrams for all glasses

  • Create and Export .OPD files to ABERRATOR package





TELESCOPE DESIGN Capability

One of the most useful and pleasant tool for the ATM is the "Telescope Design" Menu.
You can easily and quickly design and then analyze about 30 optical configurations:

  • Newtonian

  • Two Mirrors (All Cassegrain types,all Gregoryan types,Couder-Schwarzschield)

  • Schmidt and Wright cameras

  • Schmidt Cassegrain (compact and no-compact Schmidt-Cass. types, Monocentric Schmidt-Cass.)

  • Maksutov (new design window)

  • Maksutov-Cassegrain (new design window)

  • Lurie-Houghton (all-spherical and aspherical types)

  • Houghton-Cassegrain (all-spherical and aspherical types)

  • Doublets

  • Triplets







- ATMOS ANALYSIS SLIDES


The following are some screen shots taken from ATMOS.

-LENS DATA EDITOR


-MULTI-ANALYSIS PLOT


-MATRIX Spot-Diagam


-Polichromatic MULTI-SPOTDIAGRAM (through Focus/Field)



-GHOST Analysis



-STREHL Ratio versus WaveLength



-Diffraction POINT SPREAD FUNCTION (FFT method))



-Simulated Color Diffraction Image



-WAVEFRONT (3D rotation)



-Interferogram



-RONCHIGRAM



-MTF (Modulation Transfer Function)



-Longitudinal,Transversal SPHERICAL ABERRATION and COMA (Offense against the Sine Condition)



-COATING Transmission/Reflection VS WaveLength window



-COATING Optimization window



-System OPTIMIZATION window



- 2D and 3D LAYOUTS





- Element DRAWINGS





- ATMOS TELESCOPE DESIGN SLIDES


Here are some screen shots from the "Telescope Design" Menu':

- MAKSUTOV-CASSEGRAIN DESIGN WINDOW



-TRIPLET DESIGN WINDOW



-SCHMIDT-CASSEGRAIN DESIGN WINDOW





- Download ATMOS 8_95 FREE !!


This is a full working program.

Download the following file:

ATMOS Free- (about 10 MB)

After downloading , unzip it then double-click on "setup.exe" for ATMOS self-installation.



You can also download Atmos Free here:

ASTRO-PHYSICS

11250 Forest Hills Road, Rockford, IL 61115






I'm not responsible for any damages during or after the use of ATMOS optical design and analysis software.




Last update 2024

ATMOS

Optical Design and Analysis Software