Parameter Variation Analyzer

Abstract

In the process of designing, optimizing and tolerancing complex optical systems it is often desirable to analyze characteristics for a set of different system parameters, not just a single configuration. Parameter Runs are the designated tool to sweep system parameters in a desired parameters space. But it does not allow to define and evaluate merit functions from the individual results that can be further processed. The new Parameter Variation Analyzer is the right tool to close this gap. With this analyzer you can basically analyze the entire system and further process the data obtained. This is very useful, among other things, when a large amount of data is generated, but the evaluation requires well-defined quality functions, which are then used in a next step of the analysis or optimization.

VirtualLab Fusion Configuration

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Tutorial

Usage of the Parameter Run Document

Using the Parameter Run in VirtualLab Fusion, one can specify the varying range of selected parameters flexibly, so as to perform system analysis.

Use Case

Absorption in a CIGS Solar Cell

A solar cell based on copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) is simulated, and the absorption in the CIGS layer calculated.