The portal provides search engine capabilities, including a correlation-based ‘search filters’ engine, saving valuable time to the optics community
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.
Synopsys has released version 9.1 of its LightTools illumination design software
A research team has created software for modelling femtosecond pulses that overlap at angles of up to 140 degrees much more efficiently than existing systems
Synopsys has released version 2018.12 of its RSoft Photonic Component Design Suite, which introduces new features to advance the design of optics used in augmented reality and virtual reality (AR/VR) systems
VPIphotonics has released an updated VPItoolkit supporting the Snart Photonics Process Design Kit (PDK), which seamlessly integrates Photonic Integrated Circuit simulation and automated mask layout extraction
Zemax has announced the release of LensMechanix for Creo Parametric, which enables engineers to streamline optomechanical product design
Comsol has introduced the latest version of Comsol Multiphysics, version 5.4, which in addition to two new products provides performance improvements and additional modelling tools
Zemax has released OpticStudio 18.7, which continues to improve the overall usability of OpticStudio, a flexible, intuitive, and powerful modelling environment
David Giltner, founder of TurningScience, discusses whether these two seemingly different career paths can successfully overlap
Matthew Dale reports on the association’s yearly event, where the importance of diversity, photonics funding and investment were to the fore
Géraldine Andrieux, at Blumorpho, shares her top tips on getting investors’ attention as a startup
Scientists have developed a lensless, infrared spectral-imaging system for medical diagnostics
A metaform is a new optical component that can combine with freeform optics to enable compact AR/VR headsets and eyewear. (Image: University of Rochester illustration/Michael Osadciw)
Researchers have combined freeform optics and a metasurface to deliver high-quality AR/VR glasses that are compact and easy to wear
