Advanced Systems Analysis Program

Advanced Systems Analysis Program

Example of ASAP 2006 output on Windows XP
Developer(s)	Breault Research Organization[1]
Stable release	2010 Version 1, Release 1 / December 10, 2010; 14 years ago (2010-12-10)
Operating system	Windows
Type	CAD Software
License	Proprietary
Website	www.breault.com/software/asap.php

The Advanced Systems Analysis Program (ASAP) is optical engineering software used to simulate optical systems. ASAP can handle coherent as well as incoherent light sources. It is a non-sequential ray tracing tool which means that it can be used not only to analyze lens systems but also for stray light analysis. It uses a Gaussian beam approximation for analysis of coherent sources.

See also

• Optical engineering
• Optical lens design
• List of ray tracing software

References

1. Savage, Neil (October 2007). "Optical design software". Nature Photonics. 1 (10): 598–599. doi:10.1038/nphoton.2007.190. ISSN 1749-4885 – via EBSCOhost.

External links

• NASA Tech article on ASAP
• Breault Research Organization Website