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Optics

LaserCanvas systems are modelled as a series of "vertices," or optics. Each optic has a number of user-settable properties, many of which can be defined using Equations and Variables.

There may not be a one-to-one correspondence between a LaserCanvas vertex and a real-world optic; for example, a laser crystal with a thermal lens is modelled as three vertices: An entrance face, a "thin" thermal lens, and an exit face.

Unlike many other ABCD laser modelling programs, LaserCanvas does not include a "space" element. This is because the space between optics is automatically determined by their positioning on the Canvas.

To learn more about optics:

• Adding and Removing Optics
• Common Properties
•  Mirror and Flat Mirror
•  Thin Lens and Thermal Lens
•  Plate
   Brewster Plate
   Crystal
•  Prism Pair
•  Screen
•  Output Coupler
•  Source
•  Equations and Variables