# Details of the optics

This folder contains details of the optics. An explicit simulation of the optical path in Zemax is provided in the file `AchromatAndFold.ZMX`. The achromatic lens is stock #47-699 from Edmund Optics.

This is a sketch of the optical path:

![](https://gin.g-node.org/Manuel/Samhaber_Schottdorf_et_al_2016/raw/73e9354a7c3da0f9e61134e5153c63442cfb4e15/optics/Illustration_Strahlengang.png)

Caption: Light Path of the Stamp Setup: S - stamp, M - MEA, P - folding prism, A - aperture stop (optional), L- lens, C-Camera. The detail shows how stamp faces in contact (b) can be clearly stinguished from raised areas of the stamp (a) or faces not yet in contact (c).


