Optical system design and optimisation is a dynamic field that integrates principles of geometrical optics, advanced mathematical modelling and modern computational techniques to enhance the ...

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 ...

Optical instruments are how we see the world, from corrective eyewear to medical endoscopes to cell phone cameras to orbiting telescopes. The first order optical system design covered in the previous ...

A recent study published in Nature Communications introduced XLuminA, an open-source framework that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to advance the design of optical systems. Image Credit: Pavel L ...

Tuesday’s twin conferences SPIE Photonics Europe and SPIE Optical Systems Design and the associated expo of more than 100 exhibiting companies and industry groups picked up where Monday’s sessions had ...

Researchers have designed and demonstrated a new optical component that could significantly enhance the brightness and image ...

Broadens Keysight’s growing design engineering software portfolio and computer-aided engineering capabilities. Expands SAM with the addition of optical system design, analysis, simulation, and virtual ...

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 ...

Follow along as Machine Design interviews John Ellis, an entrepreneur, inventor and founder of Massachusetts-based engineering consulting firm Optics for Hire. The Optics for Hire team—a group of ...

Measuring how well blood flows to the brain is crucial for understanding a wide range of neurological issues, from strokes to migraines to traumatic brain injuries. Obtaining such measurements ...