The manual didn't just list the syntax for the EFFL (Effective Focal Length) operand or the MTFT (Modulation Transfer Function). It spoke in prose. It read like a philosophy treatise written by a physicist. It described the "Merit Function" not as a calculator, but as a landscape—a jagged, multi-dimensional mountain range where the software was a blind hiker trying to find the lowest valley.
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Zemax is a comprehensive software package for designing, optimizing, and analyzing optical systems. It is widely used in the optics industry for simulating the behavior of optical systems, including lenses, mirrors, telescopes, microscopes, and more. Zemax provides a powerful toolset for optical engineers and designers to create and optimize optical systems, predict their performance, and troubleshoot potential issues. It described the "Merit Function" not as a
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