Airy Optics offers extensive training and support on how to use Polaris-M, as we want anyone using our software to be successful. Therefore, we have monthly webinars designed to help answer user questions and staff on hand, dedicated to answering your questions. For any concerns, please check our frequently asked questions page or email us at engineeringsupport@airyoptics.com
Training + Support
Below is a list of in-house tutorials that comes with every Polaris-M license, as well as available
training areas.
Training
Extensively developed, Airy Optics has online and onsite training options available. Additionally, Polaris-M has 50+ built-in tutorials designed to introduce users to basic design and analyze in Polaris-M, as well as supplementary training materials for first time Mathematica users.
Polaris-M tutorials are broken up into 10 chapters covering a wide range of topics:
Polaris Geometry
Optical Systems in Polaris-M
Ray Tracing in Polaris-M
Ray Analysis in Polaris-M
Graphical User Interfaces
Basic Optical Systems
Complex Ray Traces
Polarization Optics
Thin Films
User Options & Materials
For Students & Teachers
Polaris-M is an excellent tool in and outside of the classroom. It can be used as a ray tracing tool as well as polarization analysis software.
Airy Optics offers a rigorous course plan for professors wishing to implement Polaris-M into their polarization and polarimetry based class, as well as online complimentary training for students and professors.
Additionally, Airy Optics will provide training for any student who wishes to utilize Polaris-M in conjunction with their capstone project.
Brief Synopsis of Tutorial Modules
Introduction to Mathematica
Supplementary tutorials for first time Mathematica users. These tutorials go over how to use Mathematica as well as useful functions to use in conjunction with Polaris–M.
Polaris Geometry
A tutorial set that introduces users into the sign convention and geometry used in Polaris–M.
Optical Systems in Polaris-M
An introduction in how to create optical systems in Polaris-M and the 11 main system parameters unique to Polaris–M
Ray Tracing In Polaris-M
An introduction in how to trace rays in Polaris–M and the ray parameters.
Ray Analysis In Polaris-M
A brief synopsis on how the most basic form of ray analysis in Polaris–M.
Graphical User Interfaces
An overview of the Polaris-M Startup menu, Polaris-M notebook, and GUIs inside of Polaris–M. GUIs include interfaces for building optical systems and thin films, as well as paraxial ray traces.
Basic Optical Systems
A tutorial set dedicated to helping users set up and analyze various basic optical systems. Optical systems include: the Cassegrain Telescope, Brewster Plate, Stressed Window, and Liquid Crystal Cells.
Complex Ray Traces
A tutorial set designed to introduce users all 29 ray parameters and polarization analysis. Subjects include: the Polarization Ray Trace matrix, sequential vs non-sequential ray tracing, beam combination, and ghost analysis.
Polarization Optics
Intermediate optical system and analysis tutorials can be found in this chapter. Optical systems include: basic polarizers and retarders, polarizing prisms, and liquid crystal lens. This chapter also includes 100+ Polaris–M functions designed for helping analyze polarization effects.
Thin Films
An introduction in creating and analyzing thin films in
Polaris–M.
User Options & Materials
A tutorial set to introduce users to creating their custom optical systems, adding and deleting user materials, and tolerancing optical systems. Additionally, users will learn how to input user data such as measured data.