Zemax (optical design) files of microscope objectives, tube lenses, and Fourier imaging setups

This fileset contains Zemax files related to the manuscript entitled “Comparative analysis of imaging configurations and objectives for Fourier microscopy” by Jonathan A. Kurvits, Mingming Jiang, and Rashid Zia. Specifically, it includes multi-configuration Zemax files that allow for the comparison of different Fourier microscopy imaging configurations as well as Zemax lens files and lens catalogs for microscope objectives and tube lenses, as inferred from the following published patents:

1) U.S. Patent # 5,517,360; assignee: Olympus; objective description: 60x, 1.4 NA Plan Apo.

2) U.S. Patent # 5,659,425; assignee: Olympus; objective description: 100x, 1.65 NA Apo.

3) U.S. Patent # 6,504,563; assignee: Zeiss; objective description: 100x, 1.45 NA TIRF.

4) U.S. Patent # 6,519,092; assignee: Nikon; objective description: 60x, 1.4 NA Plan Apo.

5) U.S. Patent # 6,519,092; assignee: Nikon; objective description: 100x, 1.4 NA Plan Apo.

6) U.S. Patent # 7,046,451; assignee: Nikon; objective description: 60x, 1.5 NA TIRF (modeled as 1.49 NA to match possible commercial realization).

7) U.S. Patent # 7,046,451; assignee: Nikon; objective description: 100x, 1.5 NA TIRF (modeled as 1.49 NA to match possible commercial realization).

8) U.S. Patent # 7,889,433; assignee: Nikon; objective description: 60x, 1.25 water immersion.

 

Update (9/14/2015, Version 2, filenames annotated with "_v2" suffix): For all objectives files and the objective catalog, the immersion oil layer semi-diameter has been changed to float so as to prevent unrealistic vignetting that may otherwise occur. Additionally, for all multiconfiguration files, the "before image plane" configuration has been modified. Specifically, the position of the Bertrand Lens has been modified so that it correctly images the BFP image onto the real image plane. In all cases, this required a shift in the position of the Bertrand Lens of ~1cm further from the tube lens. 

 

Update (10/19/2015, Description only): The related paper on “Comparative analysis of imaging configurations and objectives for Fourier microscopy” by Jonathan A. Kurvits, Mingming Jiang, and Rashid Zia has been published in the Journal of the Optical Society of America A [J. Opt. Soc. Am. A 32, 2082-2092 (2015)]. This paper provides a detailed description of how these Zemax models were produced and analyzed. If you use the Zemax models provided here, we would appreciate it if you could cite this paper as well as the figshare fileset. Here is a link to the paper: http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/JOSAA.32.002082