Metalens imaging simulation in Synopsys BeamProp BPM tool. Credit: Synopsys
Greg Blackman explores the optical design approaches for modelling metasurfaces
How optical designers can realise the benefits of using freeform optical elements from the R&D stage when designing for illumination applications
Freeform optical elements give optical designers new and exciting degrees of freedom when it comes to designing optics for illumination applications. These same freeform elements can also add a new layer of complexity to the design process due to added degrees of freedom.
The main improvement in TracePro 21.2 is a new feature: Image Source
Figure 1. Rays emitted by Image Source in TracePro.
Lambda Research Corporation, a leading designer and publisher of illumination and optical design software, announces the release of TracePro 2021 version 21.2 of its flagship TracePro software.
Lambda Research Corporation has announced the release of TracePro 7.8.3 and the early visibility release of its flagship TracePro software
Lambda Research, a designer and publisher of illumination and optical design software, has released the latest version of its Solidworks add-in RayViz
Lambda Research has launched the new Solidworks add-in, RayViz. This tool enables design engineers working within a CAD environment to apply and save optical properties, and trace rays directly
Lambda Research Corporation, a designer and publisher of illumination and optical design software, has announced early access to the latest version of its flagship TracePro software
Designer and publisher of illumination and optical design software, Lambda Research Corporation, has released the latest version of its flagship TracePro software
3D printed Fresnel lens combining diffractive elements with refractive surfaces. Credit: Nanoscribe
Benjamin Skuse investigates some impressive additive methods for producing polymer and glass optics for imaging
Lee highlights to European Commissioner Thierry Breton that Europe should play a leading role in photonics
Carlos Lee on the European Photonics Industry Consortium’s latest advocacy efforts
Per Karlsson, CEO of NorthLab Photonics, discusses his career path, the key to effective management, and his advice for future entrepreneurs
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Superluminescent LED drivers can help us understand ocean turbulence, here’s how
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A look at the market for lidar and some of the systems, products and solutions available
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A look at the market for hyperspectral imaging and some of the products and solutions available
Freeform optics come into their own in applications such as illumination – for example, modern LED headlight designs (credit: i viewfinder/Shutterstock.com)
How optical designers can realise the benefits of using freeform optical elements from the R&D stage when designing for illumination applications
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A look at the current market for Neurophotonics and some of the products and solutions available
How solid-state light engines can meet the exact needs of many biotech and industrial applications
The space sector offers numerous oppurtunities for photonics technologies in the development and offering of satellite-based services. (Image: Shutterstock/Dima Zel)
The ongoing commercialisation of the space sector is creating numerous opportunities for photonics technologies, Matthew Dale learns
Preliminary testing of the quantum gravity gradiometer designed by Michael Holynski and colleagues at the University of Birmingham, which has now been shown to locate an underground tunnel with a positional accuracy of 20cm. Credit: Crown Copyright
Susan Curtis explores the new breed of quantum gravimeters finding their way onto the slopes of Mount Etna and into tunnels deep under Birmingham
Ams Osram’s multi-junction VCSELs are helping to improve automotive lidar. Credit: Ams Osram
Multi-junction vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers are likely to displace LEDs and edge-emitting lasers in sensing, finds Andy Extance
At this year’s EPIC AGM Matthew Dale learned that advocacy efforts need to be targeted to ensure an ideal future for the European photonics industry
At this year’s EPIC AGM Matthew Dale learned that increasing advocacy efforts is a must to ensure an ideal future for European photonics
