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"Alexander jahn" <jah### [at] gmail com> wrote:
> a) is it possible to export text of the individual ray collision and
> diffraction?
>
> For example
>
> output.txt:
> From To Source Destination DestinationType FromX FromY ToX ToY DeltaX DeltaY
> Magnitude BeamAngle SurfaceNormalAngle WavelengthNM
> Beam Origin Refraction Origin Ray 1 Dbeam 1 Crown lens Lens -5,0000 0,0000e+00
> -5,0000e-04 -0,2700 4,9995 -0,2700 5,0068 -3,0910 180,0000 650,0000
> Refraction Refraction Crown lens Crown lens Lens -5,0000e-04 -0,2700 0,7497
> -0,2966 0,7502 -0,0267 0,7507 -2,0357 174,3253 650,0000
> ....
> + another 500,000 lines like this
> (this output is 2D and is a normal export of
> https://arachnoid.com/OpticalRayTracer/ )
>
> I am interested in this text output as I will simulate my light-sensor as a
> sphere, the rays that collide with this sphere are "detected".
POV-Ray itself won't do that, but I suppose you might be able to do something
with the trace() function. Might take a while.
> b) Is it possible to apply the attribute "wavelength" to an individual ray?
> In my setup, the wavelength of the light is very important, but most ray-tracers
> do not include that info afaik.
> The response to this question is important for question c)
If you somehow encode your "wavelength" as an rgb value, then I suppose it could
be possible. For the moment, POV-Ray doesn't handle light in a realistic sense
like that. But the following are the closest I can think of off the top of my
head:
http://www.ignorancia.org/en/index.php?page=Lightsys
http://www.lilysoft.org/CGI/SR/Spectral%20Render.htm
> c) Is it possible to simulate a reflective refraction grating?
> Example
> https://www.thorlabs.com/images/TabImages/Littrow_Configuration_D1-780.gif
> The main issue that I see is that it is not a particle effect, but rather an
> interference effect, using a ray-model of light is not the best way I guess.
Mmmmmm. Dunno - but check out:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjMjWtntm9k
That might help you decide for yourself, or you could contact the author and see
how he went about it.
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