Design of microoptcal elements and systems

Software

The design of free-space micro-optical systems is based on commercially available design software. The following tools are used:

• Raytracer: ZEMAX, OSLO, ASAP, TracePro, LucidShape
  
• Wave propagation: VirtualLab 4, GLAD
  
• Grating design: UNIGIT, GSolver

If required, specific add-on’s like macros and interfaces extend the capabilities of these design tools.

Projects

• Complex micro-optical systems for sensors, scanner and switches
• LED illumination optics
• Diffractive laser resonators
• Imaging Systems (visualization)
• Objective lenses for CCD-cameras (single-aperture, multi-aperture insect eye waferscale)

Our work

• Complete designs based on raytracing and wave propagation
• Support including prototyping and characterization
• Complex analysis of optical systems i.e. thermal analysis, tolerancing, stray light, cost estimation
• Customized macro-programming (optical system set-up, merit function generation, user-defined surfaces etc.)
• Consulting services