WaveMe for Optical Alignment: The BeamNotes Tool

3 months ago

Introduction In the realm of optical engineering, achieving precise alignment between the optical elements within a system is crucial to…

RealHolo – More than Meets the Eye

3 months ago

RealHolo is an EU-funded project aiming to produce a reflective, micro-mirror array, spatial light modulator with the aim to “pave…

WaveMe’s Evolution: Tools and Techniques for Peak Performance

3 months ago

WaveMe Toolbox: Enhancing Optical Metrology and Empowering Users The WaveMe toolbox exemplifies several core principles that I hold in high…

Introduction to Goodman’s Graphical Methods

3 months ago

This blog post will be the first of three about the appliation of Goodman’s graphical methods and partially coherent illumination…

WaveMe Toolbox: The Phase-Shifting and Trigger Tools

3 months ago

As as warm-up for the release of the WaveMe product, a first short video of the software has been made…

Spatial Light Modulators

3 months ago

One of the more complex photonic devices one will encounter as an optical engineer is the spatial light modulator. This…

The Challenge with Optical System Design

3 months ago

How should we approach the development and integration of a new complex, high-performance optical system? First, let us clarify what…

Is this the right base for your system?

3 months ago

The Zernike polynomials, we all recognize them and they are the language we often talk when we describe optical systems.…

Boötes void – No, this is not about astronomy

3 months ago

For those not into astronomy, Boötes void is a patch in the night sky seeming void of stars, but this…

Point Diffraction Interferometer

3 months ago

The Smartt interferometer or its evolution, the Phase-shifting point diffraction interferometer is probably the most accurate one can make, and…