Freeform optics bring precision optical systems into a new ear, delivering superior imaging in compact packages, or functions otherwise impossible. Surfaces that are axially unbalanced or have no axis ...

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.

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 ...

A new publication DOI 10.29026/oes.2026.250031, discusses an integrated metasurface-freeform system enabled multi-focal ...

The development of so-called “freeform optics”, devices with potential applications in head-up displays, LED lighting, remote sensing and astronomy, has received a major funding boost in the US. A new ...

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Dec. 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) today announced version 11.3 of its CODE V® optical design software, which introduces new capabilities that empower ...

Compound freeform surfaces are widely used in bionic and optical applications. The manufacturing and measurement of such surfaces are challenging due to the complex geometry with multi-scale features ...

ORLANDO, FL / ACCESSWIRE / October 18, 2021 / LightPath Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:LPTH) ("LightPath," the "Company," or "we"), a leading vertically integrated global manufacturer and integrator of ...

A freeform optical component is not symmetric around its optical axis. It provides some attractive features to optical designers to correct multiple aberrations with fewer optical surfaces, and make ...

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

Researchers from Facebook Reality Labs have shared new methods for the design & fabrication of compact holographic lenses for use in XR headsets. The lenses used in most of today’s XR devices are ...