Exhibitions and Seminars Archives
VirtualLab Fusion Technology and Applications San Francisco
07 February 2019
San Francisco, CA 94103, USA
49 Geary Street
Modern optical technology has so branched out from traditionally understood lens systems that ray optics often falls short when it comes to simulating and designing cutting-edge optical systems while providing all optical quantities and measures of concern with acceptable accuracy. A software package that yields fast physical optics simulation results alongside ray tracing then becomes, not a choice, but a necessity. Discover the Fast Physical Optics concept with VirtualLab Fusion by means of seminar modules on technology and different applications. Join a specific module that you are interested in or stay for the lot, according to your preferences.
Seminar Schedule:
Overview: VirtualLab Fusion Technology
9:00 – 10:00
- Understanding the limitations of ray optics modeling for innovative optical systems and the necessity of physical optics in typical cases of modern optics.
- Discovering how field tracing technology overcomes common challenges of numerical complexity in physical optics computations.
Application I: Interferometry
10:00 – 10:45
- Configuring various interferometric setups in VirtualLab Fusion, including Mach-Zehnder and Michelson interferometers.
- Usage of non-sequential field tracing to simulate interference patterns including coherence and polarization.
Application II: Microscopy
11:00 – 11:45
- Setting up different types of microscopes in VirtualLab Fusion including different source models.
- Physical optics modeling of vectorial PSF, MTF and image simulations for microstructured samples.
Application III: Fiber Coupling
12:00 – 12:45
- Design of lens systems for high-NA fiber coupling by parametric optimization.
- Physical optics analysis of coupling efficiency and investigation of the influence of tolerances on the efficiency
SPIE Industry Workshop: Modeling and Design of Diffractive and Meta-lenses with VirtualLab Fusion | San Francisco 06 February 2019
06 February 2019
San Francisco, CA 94103, USA
Room 12 (South Exhibit Level), Moscone Center
This workshop is held in cooperation with ZEMAX/OpticStudio®.
Learning Outcomes
- Import of lens system with binary surface from OpticStudio® into VirtualLab Fusion.
- Transfer from binary surface (wavefront function) into a real diffractive lens or meta lens structure.
- Design of meta and diffractive lenses by functional design approach in VirtualLab Fusion and its application to the example of a holographic projection system for AR/MR.
- Fast physical optics modeling of system with diffractive and meta lenses including all electromagnetic effects.
- Export of fabrication data for lenses.
Abstract
The growing importance of diffractive and meta-lenses in modern optical systems makes it vital to investigate and understand their capabilities. Both defined as thin structured layers etched or deposited on a surface, the difference between them lies in the scale of the structures: sub-wavelength range in the case of meta-lenses, wavelength range for diffractive. The underlying surface can be either plane or curved, with the latter case presenting particular challenges in fabrication, when it is at all feasible to manufacture. The effect sought with the inclusion of such components in an optical system is to produce a change in the incident wavefront; additional electromagnetic phenomena, often detrimental to the overall performance of the element, can and do occur, and must, therefore, be considered.
That is precisely one of the highlights of this workshop: we will show you how to include diffractive and meta-lenses in optical lens systems and how to perform a full fast physical optics simulation of the overall system, which accounts for all resulting effects, including higher diffraction orders (e.g. for multiple foci in intra-ocular lenses). The preliminary design of the diffractive and meta-lens elements may be based on an optimization of the wavefront transformation (binary surface) in OpticStudio®, with the resulting system subsequently imported into VirtualLab Fusion. We will then demonstrate how to design the lens structure of the corresponding diffractive (surface or volume) or meta-lens (nano-fin type). Another route we will illustrate is via the so-called functional design approach, which directly provides the lens structure for a given requested lens functionality. Once the diffractive or meta-lens has been designed (following one of the paths outlined above) the whole system can be analyzed with Fast Physical Optics to gauge its overall performance. The lens structure can eventually be exported as fabrication data for lithography or other manufacturing processes.
SPIE Photonics West | San Francisco 5 – 7 February 2019
5 – 7 February 2019
San Francisco, CA 94103, USA
Hall EF (North), booth 4545-46 | German Pavilion
This is a great chance for you to meet our technical experts and sales representatives for a discussion about the various application possibilities of the Fast Physical Optics Software VirtualLab Fusion.
During the exhibition we offer the chance to take part in the following LightTrans events:
- Modeling and design of diffractive and meta-lenses with VirtualLab Fusion
SPIE Industry Workshop in cooperation with ZEMAX/OpticStudio®
Date: Wednesday, 6 February 2019 | 15:30 – 17:00
Location: Room 12 (South Exhibit Level), Moscone Center
- VirtualLab Fusion Technology and Applications: Interferometry, Microscopy and Fiber Coupling
Free VirtualLab Fusion Seminar
Date: Thursday, 7 February 2019 | 09:00 – 13:00
Location: 49 Geary Street (8 min. walk from Moscone Center)
- Beyond Ray Tracing: Innovative Optical Design with Fast Physical Optics
Free VirtualLab Fusion Seminar
Date: Friday, 8 February 2019 | 09:00 – 16:00
Location: 49 Geary Street (8 min. walk from Moscone Center)
In addition, we will give 3 talks at the conference:
- Physical-optics simulation of optical interferometry systems
SPIE OPTO – Session 1: Design, Development, and Fabrication of Photonic Instruments I
Date: Tuesday, 5 February 2019 | 14:20 – 14:40
Location: Room 54 (South Lower Mezzanine), Moscone Center
- How the design concepts of high-NA beam splitters and diffusers, as well as of beam shapers by freeform surfaces are related
SPIE LASE – Session 10: Emerging Laser Components
Date: Wednesday, 6 February 2019 | 16:30 – 16:50
Location: Room 210 (South Level Two), Moscone Center
- Physical-optics modeling of diffractive/meta-lenses and their design
SPIE LASE – Session 10: Emerging Laser Components
Date: Wednesday, 6 February 2019 | 17:10 – 17:30
Location: Room 210 (South Level Two), Moscone Center
And please take a look at our posters:
- Design of Single-Mode Fiber-Coupling Lenses and Tolerance Analysis
SPIE LASE – Posters-Tuesday
Tuesday, 5 February 2019 | 18:00 – 20:00
Location: Golden Gate Ballroom, Marriott Marquis Hotel
- Design and optimization strategy of incoupling gratings for near-eye displays
SPIE OPTO – Posters-Wednesday
Wednesday, 6 February 2019 | 18:00 – 20:00
Location: Golden Gate Ballroom, Marriott Marquis Hotel
Visit the exhibition website.
Beyond Ray Tracing Eindhoven 12 December 2018
12 December 2018
Eindhoven, Netherlands
Anteryon BV
Modern optical technology has so branched out from traditionally understood lens systems that ray optics often falls short when it comes to simulating and designing cutting-edge optical systems with acceptable accuracy. A software package that yields fast physical optics simulation results alongside ray tracing then becomes, not a choice, but a necessity. This is precisely what VirtualLab Fusion offers: come to our free seminar to discover the Fast Physical Optics concept, how to benefit from it through our user-friendly GUI, and to get an overview of what it can achieve in a wide-ranging set of applications!
Seminar Schedule (9:00 – 12:00):
Concepts, techniques, and customization
- Introduction to the theory and concepts of fast physical optics
- Modeling techniques in VirtualLab Fusion
- Design methods for diffractive, refractive, and hybrid optical components and systems
- VirtualLab Fusion user-interface concept, tools,
customization and programming
Applications and software demonstrations
- Discussion and demonstration of application examples out of a collection of numerous VirtualLab Fusion use cases
- Insights into the functionality and usage of VirtualLab Fusion through use cases
- Questions & answers on how VirtualLab Fusion can provide the solution you seek
Photonix – International Laser & Photonics Expo | Makuhari Trade, Japan 5 – 7 December 2018
Japan's largest exhibition & conference for laser, optics and optical communications to be held on a larger scale
Photonix consists of 4 different exhibitions specialising in laser processing, optical communications, optics and optical measuring/analytical technology. As Japan's largest B to B trade show that plays a key role in technical innovation for electronics, automobile, communications, energy, medical, etc. , the show will be expanding its size.
5 – 7 December 2018
Makuhari Messe, Japan
Meet us at booth of Prolinx Corporation
Visit the exhibition website.
Beyond Ray Tracing Tokyo 4 December 2018
4 December 2018
Tokyo, Japan
ASUKA Conference Rooms
Modern optical technology has so branched out from traditionally understood lens systems that ray optics often falls short when it comes to simulating and designing cutting-edge optical systems with acceptable accuracy. A software package that yields fast physical optics simulation results alongside ray tracing then becomes, not a choice, but a necessity. This is precisely what VirtualLab Fusion offers: come to our free seminar to discover the fast physical optics concept, how to benefit from it through our user-friendly GUI, and an overview of what it can provide in a wide-ranging set of applications!
Seminar Schedule:
Concepts, techniques, and customization
10:00 – 12:30
- Introduction to the theory and concepts of fast physical optics
- Modeling techniques in VirtualLab Fusion
- Design methods for diffractive, refractive, and hybrid optical components and systems
- VirtualLab Fusion user-interface concept, tools,
customization and programming
Applications and software demonstrations
13:30 – 17:00
- Discussion and demonstration of application examples regarding near-eye displays and waveguide head-up displays
- Insights into the functionality and usage of VirtualLab Fusion through use cases
- Questions & answers on how VirtualLab Fusion can provide the solution you seek
11. Jenaer Lasertagung | Jena 22 – 23 November 2018
22 – 23 November 2018
Jena, Germany
Visit the exhibition website.
Meet our technical experts and sales representatives for a discussion about the various application possibilities of the Fast Physical Optics Software VirtualLab Fusion. The software VirtualLab Fusion provides ray tracing as well as physical optics based simulation techniques for laser systems. Typical lens aberrations like field curvature and distortion can be computed. It is also possible to perform a highly precise investigation of the beam size and beam profile including diffraction effects.
Here you can find more information regarding our applications.
Beyond Ray Tracing Darmstadt 20 November 2018
20 November 2018
Darmstadt, Germany
Hochschule Darmstadt
Modern optical technology has so branched out from traditionally understood lens systems that ray optics often falls short when it comes to simulating and designing cutting-edge optical systems with acceptable accuracy. A software package that yields fast physical optics simulation results alongside ray tracing then becomes, not a choice, but a necessity. This is precisely what VirtualLab Fusion offers: come to our free seminar to discover the fast physical optics concept, how to benefit from it through our user-friendly GUI, and an overview of what it can provide in a wide-ranging set of applications!
Seminar Schedule:
Concepts, techniques, and customization
9:00 – 12:00
- Introduction to the theory and concepts of fast physical optics
- Modeling techniques in VirtualLab Fusion
- Design methods for diffractive, refractive, and hybrid optical components and systems
- VirtualLab Fusion user-interface concept, tools,
customization and programming
Applications and software demonstrations
13:00 – 16:00
- Discussion and demonstration of application examples out of a collection of numerous VirtualLab Fusion use cases
- Insights into the functionality and usage of VirtualLab Fusion through use cases
- Questions & answers on how VirtualLab Fusion can provide the solution you seek
