WaveMe for Optical Alignment: The BeamNotes Tool

11 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

11 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

11 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

11 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

11 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

11 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

11 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?

11 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

11 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

11 months ago

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