Freeform optics bring precision optical systems into a new ear, delivering superior imaging in compact packages, or functions otherwise impossible. Surfaces that are axially unbalanced or have no axis ...

Freeform optical system design and metrology represent a paradigm shift in the development of imaging and sensing technologies. By allowing optical surfaces to depart from traditional rotational ...

In the early time of optical design, people have to be proficient in aberration theory and perform a huge amount of numerical calculations, and thus mathematical skills and talents are very important.

The Lowell Center for Space Science and Technology is pleased to announce that this week’s seminar will be presented by Derek Kopon from MIT Lincoln Laboratory on Thursday, Oct. 19 at 1 p.m. in ...

A freeform optical component is not symmetric around its optical axis. It provides some attractive features to optical designers to correct multiple aberrations with fewer optical surfaces, and make ...

Enhanced computations of first-order properties enable superior optimization and analysis of asymmetric and freeform optical systems Extended aspheric surface formulations provide improved ...

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Dec. 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) today announced version 11.3 of its CODE V® optical design software, which introduces new capabilities that empower ...

Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) today announced that students from Columbia University, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, and the University of Rochester received awards for their entries in the 2019 ...

Researchers from Facebook Reality Labs have shared new methods for the design & fabrication of compact holographic lenses for use in XR headsets. The lenses used in most of today’s XR devices are ...

Freeform optics have the potential to revolutionize the way optical systems are designed and can push the limits on optical performance. Avantier produces custom freeform optics for cutting-edge ...