DiffBeam Gaussian Beam Optics

Design, validate, simulate, and share Gaussian beam optical systems.

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What it can do

  • Validate Optical System: Validate a compact DiffBeam optical system without running the solver. Every authored parameter must include a display unit and an explicit fixed/free decision. Gaussian-beam
  • Simulate Optical System: Run DiffBeam's Gaussian-beam solver on a candidate optical system. The result includes convergence, warnings, solved beam values, and—unless disabled—the complete importable D
  • Search Fibers: Search DiffBeam's local catalog for fiber families and part numbers. Results can include mode-field diameter, numerical aperture, operating wavelength, attenuation, vendor identity, pro

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Do you need an account

No: the server works without sign-in

Design, validate, simulate, and share Gaussian beam optical systems. Includes component catalog search and live workspace previews through a hosted remote MCP server.

How to connect

How to connect DiffBeam Gaussian Beam Optics to Claude

The server address to paste into Claude settings:

https://diffbeam--ria-rosenauer.run.tools

  1. Open Claude (claude.ai or the desktop app).
  2. Go to Settings → Connectors.
  3. Click Add custom connector.
  4. Paste the server address copied below into Remote MCP server URL and click Add.
  5. In a chat, click + → Connectors and switch the new connector on.

Custom connectors are available on Free, Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise plans (Free is limited to one). On Team and Enterprise an organization Owner adds the connector first under Organization settings → Connectors.

Authorization

After you click Add, a sign-in window for the service opens. Sign in with your own account and approve access. Claude never sees your password.

How to connect DiffBeam Gaussian Beam Optics to ChatGPT

The server address to paste into ChatGPT settings:

https://diffbeam--ria-rosenauer.run.tools

  1. Open ChatGPT in a browser (chatgpt.com). A Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise or Edu plan is required.
  2. Turn on developer mode once: Settings → Apps → Advanced settings → Developer mode.
  3. Open Settings → Connectors and click Create.
  4. Fill in the form: Name (anything), Description (one line about what the service does), MCP server URL (copy it below).
  5. Under Authentication choose OAuth if the service requires sign-in, otherwise None. Click Create.
  6. In a new chat open + → Apps/Connectors and enable the connector.

OpenAI has renamed this section before (Connectors → Apps/Plugins). If the label differs, search settings for "developer mode". On Business/Enterprise workspaces an admin must allow custom connectors first.

Authorization

On first use ChatGPT opens the service's sign-in window. Sign in and approve access.

How to connect DiffBeam Gaussian Beam Optics to Cursor

The server address to paste into Cursor settings:

https://diffbeam--ria-rosenauer.run.tools

Fastest: click Open in Cursor below and confirm the prompt.

Manually:

  1. In Cursor open Settings → Cursor Settings → MCP and click Add new global MCP server.
  2. Paste the JSON copied below into ~/.cursor/mcp.json (per project: .cursor/mcp.json in the repo root).
  3. Save the file. The server appears in the MCP list; authorize it there if asked.

Authorization

If the service needs sign-in, an authorize button appears next to the server in the MCP list.

Server tool list (12)

Raw names from tools/list. Only developers need these.

validate_optical_systemValidate a compact DiffBeam optical system without running the solver. Every authored parameter must include a display unit and an explicit fixed/free decision. Gaussian-beam source fields such as w0 belong in resultingBeam, and w0 is the 1/e^2 intensity radius rather than diameter.
simulate_optical_systemRun DiffBeam's Gaussian-beam solver on a candidate optical system. The result includes convergence, warnings, solved beam values, and—unless disabled—the complete importable DiffBeam system. This operation is deterministic, stateless, and does not change a user's website workspace.
search_fibersSearch DiffBeam's local catalog for fiber families and part numbers. Results can include mode-field diameter, numerical aperture, operating wavelength, attenuation, vendor identity, product URLs, and public assets.
search_fiber_collimatorsSearch DiffBeam's local catalog for fiber collimators and couplers. Results can include focal length, coating range, optics NA, clear aperture, connector type, vendor identity, product URLs, and public assets.
search_lensesSearch DiffBeam's local stock catalog for real optical lenses. Use this for singlets, achromats, aspheres, cylindrical lenses, tube lenses, coatings, apertures, or a concrete part number.
get_optical_system_schemaReturn the JSON Schema for compact DiffBeam MCP optical systems.
create_design_linkCreate an immutable, read-only public DiffBeam design link. This is the fastest path from an authored design to a shareable result: the submitted design is structurally validated, bounded, and solver-checked in this call before storage. Do not call validate or simulate first unless the user asked for diagnostics or intermediate solver output. The returned URL contains only a public design ID, never a workspace credential or edit capability.
get_workspaceRead the current state of one authorized workspace.
preview_workspace_designPublish a calculated live preview into the same browser workspace. This keeps the public_workspace_id and revision unchanged. Use it for intermediate proposals so the user can see the solved beam while the AI is working, then call apply_workspace_design only after confirmation.
apply_workspace_designApply a solver-checked design as a new revision of the same workspace ID.
list_workspace_revisionsList authorized immutable workspace revision history.
restore_workspace_revisionRestore a previous revision by creating a new current revision.