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Lens Design SoftwareTestingOrganizations
Thin Film Design Software Illumination, StraylightStandards
Laser Design and Integrated Optics SoftwareManufacturingPeriodicals
Glass Manufacturers, Optical MaterialsEngineeringOptical Cements and Adhesives
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Lens Design Software:

ABCDGaussian beam propagation software.
AberratorSoftware for simulation of star-test images.
ADOSOptical design, analysis and optimization program. Also offers global optimization.
ASAPSystem analysis program from Breault Research Organization, Inc. for imaging and illumination applications.
ATMOSAmateur Telescope Maker Optical Software
Beam II, III, IVRaytracing Software from Stellar Software. Available in three levels for Windows PC and Power Mac.
Code VComprehensive optical design software by 'Synopsis'
Comsol MultiphysicsCOMSOL MultiphysicsTM: Comprehensive multiphysics simulation software for simulation and analysis of a wide range of physics phenomena, including ray optics and wave optics. Optics simulation is easily coupled with other physics, such as heat transfer and structural mechanics, in a Structural-Thermal- Optical-Performance (STOP) analysis.
dbOpticOptical design database software
GSOLVERAnalysis of diffraction gratings of arbitrary groove profiles.
KDP-2Free optical design program from Jim Klein.
Lens ForgeLens Design Program for Mac OS X
LensVIEWA CD-ROM database with more than 30000 design examples from US patent literature and Japanese patent literature.
LensLabEntry-Level Ray-Tracing Package for Mathematica
LightmachinerySome handy optical calculations, require the use of Microsoft Internet Explorer.
LightToolsVirtual prototyping of optical and illumination systems by 'Optical Research Associates'
Looking GlassA geometric optics construction set. Interactive physics package that helps students visualize and understand the effects of optical components on light rays.
MODAS'Modern Optical Design and Analysis Software', free crippled version available.
OpTaliXComprehensive Software for optical design, thin film coatings and illumination.
OptisWorksOptical simulation software integrated in mechanical CAD software (SolidWorks).
Optics LabOptical ray tracing software by Science Lab Software
OPTEC'Paraxia' lens design and raytrace program.
OpticaOptical design application for Mathematica from Wolfram Research. Note that this package is no longer distributed by Wolfram Research. See Optica Software instead.
OpusOptical analysis software.
OSLOComprehensive optical design and analysis software.
PC GrateAnalysis of multi-layer diffraction gratings of various groove profiles.
ReflectorCADDesign software for segmented reflectors by Breault Reasearch Organization.
reTORTreTORT is a geometric-optics ray tracer for arbitrary 3D geometries, including GRINs and metasurfaces.
SYNOPSISComprehensive lens design and analysis package from Optical System Design, Inc.
Virtual LabPhysical optics analysis and design of lens systems, laser systems, laser cavities, diffractive optical elements and diffraction gratings.
VOBVirtual Optical Bench by Metec, Inc. Also available from Dr.V.Schmidt GmbH
WinLensOptical design software including several modules: Tolerancer, Glass Manager, Pre-Designer, etc. Video tutorials about WinLens are found here.
ZEMAXOptical design and analysis software by Focus Software Inc.

Laser Design and Integrated Optics Software:

ASLDLaser simulation and solid-state resonator design software.
FemtoSoftSoftware for implementing Frequency-Resolved Optical Gating, a technique for measuring the time-dependent intensity and phase of a femtosecond laser pulse.
FreeBPMFree beam propagation (BPM) software.
FresnelSimulation and analysis of laser beam propagation.
GLADPhysical Optics and Laser Analysis Software.
HesotarVirtual Nonlinear Optics Workbook (vNOW). The software enables students and scientists to perform numerical experiments in nonlinear optics of two- or multi-level atoms.
LASCADMultiphysics simulation to optimize design of laser resonators. Includes thermal and structural finite element analysis of thermal effects in laser crystals, ABCD Gaussian beam propagation, dynamic analysis of multimode and Q-switched operation, 3D wave optics beam propagation code.
LightPipesBeam propagation toolbox for MatLab and MathCad.
LumericalOffers 2D/3D single-computer and parallel FDTD and an optical mode solver that solves arbitrary waveguide geometries including photonic crystal fiber.
OptiwaveSoftware for integrated and fiber optics. OptiFDTD is a powerful, highly integrated, and user friendly CAD environment that enables the design and simulation of advanced passive and non-linear photonic components. OptiBPM is Waveguide Optics Design Software.
OxalisSimulation Software in optics and lasers (SimCa, CommodPro, SPIR, Thermopt).
ParaxiaLaser system design.
Photon DesignPhotonics software (OmniSim, FIMMPROP, CrystalWave, PICWave) for active and passive component and circuit design.
SimCaGaussian beam propagation along optical systems and laser cavities.
UNIGITUniversal rigorous grating solver based on the RCWA and the Rayleigh-Fourier method.
Virtual LabPhysical optics analysis and design of lens systems, laser systems, laser cavities, diffractive optical elements and diffraction gratings.
VPIphotonicsActive and passive component, system and link engineering tools. Also provides software modules to design, verify and evaluate active and passive components, fiber amplifiers, DWDM transmission systems and broadband access networks.
WinLaseLaser design and gaussian beam propagation.

Thin Film Design Software:

Essential MacleodThin film design and analysis software.
Film Wizard Software for optimization and synthesis of optical thin film coatings. Other products are Film Tec 2000, Film Monitor, Film Ellipse.
FilmStar A suite of Windows programs for designing, manufacturing and measuring optical thin film coatings. There is also a free version.
FreeSnell Freeware program to compute optical properties of multilayer thin-film coatings.
OptiLayerSoftware for optical coating design, characterization and manufacturing.
SemiconSoftTFCompanion software, thin-film data analysis for ellipsometry, reflectance and transmittance measurements.
TFCalcSoftware for designing and manufacturing optical thin film coatings.

Illumination and Straylight Software:

Apilux O++Optical design software dedicated to photometric applications, optical design and multi-channel systems.
ASAPSystem analysis program from Breault Research Organization, Inc. for imaging and illumination applications.
FREDOptical Engineering Software for complex, 'real world' optical problems.
OptiCADNon-sequential illumination, optical analysis and visualization program.
Optis-WorksSolidWorks CAD integrated optical software
Radiant ImagingLight source characterization, illumination design software.
MIE ScatteringInteractive website for calculating MIE scattering.
TraceProPerformance modeling of optical systems and illumination systems.

Testing Software:

AtmosFringeInterferogram Analysis Software. This product appears to be unsupported since 2008.
DurangoInterferometry software including data acquisition, analysis, evaluation, import/export and simulation of interferometric data.
FocusCurve fitting software to facilitate spectroscopic modelling and data exchange.
OptikosMTF testing.

Manufacturing:

Bentec Services Ltd.Aspheric optical design, mould tool inserts, polymer optics manufacturing and multiplexed, hyperaspherical surfaces.
DOE-CADSoftware for design, mask generation and performance modeling of diffractive optical elements.

Glass Manufacturers, Optical Materials:

Almaz OpticsDistributor of russian optics and optical materials.
Azom.comThe A to Z of Materials. On-Line materials information site, supplier and expert directory.
CargilleOptical liquids
CeracCoating materials
Chinese Glasses (CDGM)Chengdu Guanming Optoelectronic Information Material Co. Ltd., USA-website
Cradley-CrystalsSynthetic single- and polycrystal products.
CrystranManufacturer of IR & UV optical materials.
CVD MaterialsCVD Silicon Carbide and Infrared Materials.
EFONGAEuropean Forum on New Glass Applications (EFONGA).
Gradient LensGradient Lens Corp. (GLC), USA, Manufacturer of EndogrinTM radial gradients.
GrinextGradient index optics for imaging and communications, Russia.
GrintechGradient index microoptics for telecom, endoscopy, etc.
HikariPrecision optical glass manufacturer, Japan
HoyaPrecision optical glass manufacturer, Japan
IoffeIoffe Physico-Technical Institute, Semiconductor materials characterization and properties.
KruschwitzMaterial for optical thin films and interference coatings.
LightPathManufacturer of GradiumTM axial gradient index glass.
MakeTechNon-metallic single and poly crystal materials.
Molecular TechnologySingle crystals, materials and components.
OHARAManufacturer of precision optical glass. If your browser does not support Flash, try http://www.ohara-gmbh.de (in German).
PilkingtonOptical Glass manufacturer.
SchottSchott Glass, Germany
SPI SuppliesManufacturer and distributor of sample preparation equipment and supplies for electron and light microscope laboratories.
SumitaSumita Glass Company, Japan

Optical Cements and Adhesives:

Software
DeloDELO industrial adhesives.
DymaxHigh performance adhesives and light curing equipment.
IntertronicsFiber optics and two-part optical epoxies.
NorlandOptical adhesives
Nye Optical ProductsIndex matching fluids and gels.
Summers OpticalOptical cements and adhesives.
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Engineering:

Engineering ReferencePractical engineering data and tools for medical device professionals.
Precision-Optical EngineeringDesign, development, production and testing of optical components for use in the visible and infrared regions of the spectrum.
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Periodicals, Publications:

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Photonics Spectra
Design News
Europhotonics
Fiber Optics Online
Laser Focus WorldOptoelectronics and laser technology.
Lasers and Optronics
LightwaveFiber-optic communications technology and application worldwide
Photonics Online
Photonics Spectra
OE Reports
OE MagazineMonthly publication of SPIE, International society for optical engineering.

Standards:

NISTNat'l Inst. of Standards and Technology
BIPMInternational Bureau of Weights and Measures
BSIBritisch Standards Institution
DINDeutsches Institut f. Normung.
ISOInternational Standards Organization
ANSIAmerican Nat'l Standards Institute
CIEInternational Commission on Illumination
CORMCouncil of Optical Radiation Measurements
IESNAIllumination Engineering Society of North America
OEOSCOptics and Electro-Optics Standards Council
optics.orgOverview on optical standards by optics.org, the online photonics resource.

Organizations, Associations:

OSAOptical Society of America
APOMAAmerican Precision Optics Manufacturers Association
ASPEAmerican Society for Precision Engineering
NES/OSANew England Section of the OSA
Photonics Resource CenterThe Photonics Resource Center.
SPIEInternational Society for Optical Engineering
DGaODeutsche Gesellschaft für angewandte Optik
EOSEuropean Optical Society

Other useful links:

Cyber RayCyberRayTM, three dimensional ray tracing package for both optical and charged particle beams.
Computational Optics GroupComputational Optics Group, IFH, ETH Zurich, Switzerland.
Barnard MicrosystemsMicrowave circuit design software and design
3D LensFresnel lenses and polarizers.
Dallas Lasik Eye SurgeryLasik and HD-Lasik Provider.
Don BarronConverts Zemax optical designs to POVRAY and shows photorealistic renderings of optical designs. A similar feature is found in OpTaliX
Function Parser ModuleFunction Parser by Stuart Midgley (available in Fortran source code)
IODCLens design problem summary (1998 International Optical Design Conference, Kona, Hawaii)
GratingLabDiffraction grating handbook 5th Ed. by Christopher Palmer
LasersaleLaser products including laser diodes, sights, green laser pointers, and aiming modules.
Machine Vision SystemsAn overview of machine vision systems manufacturers.
MicroPhotonic RecruitersTechnical recruiting firm exclusively committed to to the Optical Industry. Specialized in locating and qualifying photonic talents in the market.
Minerals SpectroscopyInformation about color in minerals, access to data on mineral absorption spectra.
Optics 2001Comprehensive Library on all subjects related to optics
Optics NetOptics directory
OpticsNotesAn index of optics & photonics tutorials, references and resources.
SpieWebDiscussion forums hosted by SPIE.
sci.opticsOptics newsgroup.
TICRAElectromagnetic analysis of reflector Antenna and Scatterers.


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