by Akash | May 7, 2025 | Articles
All optical systems are designed to operate under specific environmental conditions. Most often this is at standard temperature and pressure (20 C, 1 Atm). For systems that need to operate across a range of environmental conditions, it is important to account for this...
by Akash | Dec 3, 2024 | Articles
Designing optical systems frequently involves linking parameters or constraining them to achieve design specifications. These two tasks are implemented using what are commonly known as pickups and solves. Due to their importance in optical design, nearly all optical...
by Akash | Sep 5, 2024 | Articles
Freeform optics are a category of optical components whose unique shapes provide utility in a wide range of applications. They first began to be used in illumination applications in the 1990s and later in imaging applications in the late 2000s. They offer benefits...
by Akash | Jun 4, 2024 | Articles
The term sequential raytracing is familiar to anyone experienced in the field of optical design. It describes the process of simulating light propagation by tracing rays from one surface to another in a predefined sequence. Originally this was done by hand using YNU...
by Akash | May 21, 2024 | Articles
With the advent of personal computers, nearly all engineering disciplines have benefited from computer-aided design (CAD) software; the field of optics is no exception. The optical design workflow has been revolutionized with programs capable of doing advanced...
