Category: Methods

Methods and mathematics

  • WaveMe Toolbox: The Phase-Shifting and Trigger Tools

    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. This software, although still alpha, should give a hint what the WaveMe product is all about. This demo uses prerecorded images but contains all necessary synchronization to perform the phase-shifting measurement. The Blender image…

  • Is this the right base for your system?

    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 are they always the right language? Is there a wrong language? Eventually, we would try to push a design to zero so it doesn’t matter. But hey, zero, that would be like saying nothing.…

  • Boötes void – No, this is not about astronomy

    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 rant is about a blind spot in education the education of engineers. In my soon two and a half-decade in the industry, I have met exactly one person who knew about this mathematical/numerical gem,…