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.

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

Researchers have combined theory and practice in a step-by-step method that eliminates much of the guesswork of using freeform lenses. Lenses and mirrors with freeform surfaces enable designers to ...

The LightTools Advanced Design Module provides specialized tools for the design of freeform optics for a wide range of illumination applications New capabilities help users model spatial temperature ...

A team at Vrije University in Brussels, Belgium, has teamed up with commercial desktop laser cutter provider “Mr Beam” to develop a new freeform lens that improves performance while shrinking the size ...

Freeform mirrors have a non-symmetric optical surface offering advantages over conventional optics by allowing compound compensation and a reduction in the number of system optics to reduce optical ...