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 ...

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 ...

The LightTools Advanced Design Module provides specialized tools for the design of freeform optics for a wide range of illumination applications New capabilities help users model spatial temperature ...

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 ...

Researchers have combined theory and practice in a step-by-step method that eliminates much of the guesswork of using freeform lenses. Lenses and mirrors with freeform surfaces enable designers to ...

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 ...

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.

"Image" is everything in the $20 billion market for AR/VR glasses. Consumers are looking for glasses that are compact and easy to wear, delivering high-quality imagery with socially acceptable optics ...