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1) Editors --> Merit Function: to edit the merit function Type=POPD, Data=25 OR 26 for beam M^2; set Surf, Wave,Field per your system configuration; @`rC2-V
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2) Tools --> Optimization --> Merit Function Listing: to open a text window display merit function; g_(O7
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3) Analysis --> Physical Optics -->POP: to set incident beam parameters like waist...., remember to Save your setting before POP analysis; 9G{#a#Z.
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4) You'll see M^2 on the Merit Function Listing window. Pt7yYl&n7^
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In old version Zemax (before ver2007), M^2 is complicated to get, designer has to calculate manually. na]
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Attached is a example, hope it be helpful. =5 $BR<'
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