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CAD – It’s not just for mechanics you know
Introduction – Redefining CAD When most people hear “CAD,” they think of 3D mechanical design software, like SolidWorks, AutoCAD or CATIA.…
Interferometer – or – Wavefront Sensor
Technology is developing, and so are wavefront sensors. Among notable improvements has been wavefront sampling density. Examples of such sensors are…
EUV And the State of Lithography
High-End Optical Lithography, what’s it all about EUV lithography feels like science fiction made real: mirrors with atom-level smoothness, light generated…
Physical Optics On the Nvidia GPU
Intro For most of my career in optics, I have been simulating imaging of spatial light modulators, and mostly, SLMs illuminated…
Instant Vision
Why WaveMe Looking for a solution that involves a vision camera? Want a high-performance application that lets you call the shots?…
System Integrator’s Dilemma
This Tech-Talk is about technology development in general, but perhaps more specifically, incremental technology development. It is obviously influenced by my…
Can AI Do Your Code?
I guess I am on a mission, a mission to moderate the awe people seem to be struck with related to…
Physical Modeling and OSS
Introduction Wtih this tech talk, I would like to offer some perspective on building a physical modeling framework with Open Source…
Open-Source & Gitlab Access
Open Tools for the WaveMe Ecosystem Starting today, we are moving WaveMe templates and all open-source code to a self-hosted Gitlab…
Distortion Mapping – An SVD HowTo
In this tech-talk, I would like to discuss how (and probably how not to) develop an optical distortion correction. It is…
The Challenge of Simplifying Precision
Introduction This tech-talk is about why simple isn’t always easy and what the Shack-Hartmann (SH) module in WaveMe must do to…
Senslogic – Unleash the Power of the Cross-Over Expert
Why choose Senslogic? A very reasonable question indeed. There is no shortage of established companies offering customized services that can handle…
HowTo: Spatial Light Modulators
About This Tech-Talk Spatial light modulators (SLMs) are active optical components that can alter a light beam’s amplitude, phase, or polarization.…
Ti DLP – The Workhorse of Maskless Lithography
DLP9000XUV Spatial Light Modulator
When Optics Met WaveMe
Much like “When Harry Met Sally”, discovering the depths of their relationship over time, integrating WaveMe into your lab toolbox is…
Introducing Senslogic and WaveMe: Closing the Gap Between Optical Design and Reality
This tech talk is about Senslogic and the philosophy behind it. After over two decades in optics, one realization stands out,…
Shack-Hartmann Wavefront Sensor Calibration in WaveMe
Calibration and Why it is Needed The WaveMe toolbox has a rather exceptional calibration method that allows for much more flexible…
Analyzing Coupled Systems
Designing new optical systems from the ground up can be an intimidating task, especially if the system we are trying to…
Designing a point diffraction interferometer
In this tech talk, we will dive a little deeper into the design of a point diffraction interferometer, or PDI for…
WaveMe for Optical Alignment: The BeamNotes Tool
Introduction In the realm of optical engineering, achieving precise alignment between the optical elements within a system is crucial to ensuring…
RealHolo – More than Meets the Eye
RealHolo is an EU-funded project aiming to produce a reflective, micro-mirror array, spatial light modulator with the aim to “pave the…
WaveMe’s Evolution: Tools and Techniques for Peak Performance
WaveMe Toolbox: Enhancing Optical Metrology and Empowering Users The WaveMe toolbox exemplifies several core principles that I hold in high regard:…
Introduction to Goodman’s Graphical Methods
This blog post will be the first of three about the appliation of Goodman’s graphical methods and partially coherent illumination with…
WaveMe Toolbox: The Phase-Shifting and Trigger Tools
As as warm-up for the release of the WaveMe product, a first short video of the software has been made public.…
Spatial Light Modulators
One of the more complex photonic devices one will encounter as an optical engineer is the spatial light modulator. This is…
The Challenge with Optical System Design
How should we approach the development and integration of a new complex, high-performance optical system? First, let us clarify what an…
Is this the right base for your system?
The Zernike polynomials, we all recognize them and they are the language we often talk when we describe optical systems. But…
Boötes void – No, this is not about astronomy
For those not into astronomy, Boötes void is a patch in the night sky seeming void of stars, but this little…
Point Diffraction Interferometer
The Smartt interferometer or its evolution, the Phase-shifting point diffraction interferometer is probably the most accurate one can make, and it…
Coherence
Coherence is perhaps the most interesting property of light and arguably, the effects of interference are at the core of what…
Wavefront Metrology
Optical wavefront measurement, or wavefront metrology, is a big subject. In this tech talk, we will focus on two topics which…
Optical System Design
The meaning of optical system design varies depending on whom you ask. In my view, it’s more of an ongoing process…