read/write ZEMAX ZBF files

read a ZEMAX ZBF binary file read the phase corrected E-filed from a ZBF, basted on read_ZBF write a ZEMAX ZBF binary file
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Updated 17 Nov 2020

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This function reads a binary ZBF-File emering from Physical Optics (POP) in ZEMAX and returns the stored data (complex E-field data EX EY, scales, Pilot rays etc.) for further analysis in Matlab.

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Philipp Metz (2024). read/write ZEMAX ZBF files (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/52159-read-write-zemax-zbf-files), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

MATLAB Release Compatibility
Created with R2014b
Compatible with any release
Platform Compatibility
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Version Published Release Notes
1.0.0.1

* Added write ZBF function
* Added a funtion to read out the complex e-field distribution wich is corrected in terms of phase ( Phase of a spherical wavefront, depending on Zemax' propagation mode) so that fresnel propagation may be applied.

1.0.0.0