Optical and Photonic Solutions Blog

Archive for 2021
 

Hopes and Expectations for the James Webb Space Telescope

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is a very large, complex, challenging mission, and the Synopsys optical engineering team has been privileged to be a member of the JWST Product Integrity Team throughout this demanding project. Launch is scheduled for December 24, 7:20 a.m. EST.

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Posted in Current Events and Trends, Engineering Services

 

Synopsys Expands LucidDrive Features for Pixel Light Headlamp Simulations

The Synopsys LucidDrive tool – part of the LucidShape product family — allows engineers to test automotive headlight models prior to manufacturing with virtual night-driving simulations. The latest LucidDrive release, version 2021.12, offers enhanced features to dynamically validate and refine pixel light headlamp models.

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Posted in Automotive, LucidShape, Product features, Releases

 

Using LightTools for the 2021 International Optical Design Conference Illumination Design Problem

How can you split someone up and put them back together? This was the illumination design problem posed at the 2021 International Optical Design Conference (IODC), hosted by the Optical Society of America, now Optica. A member of our Optical Solutions team, Dr. Jake Jacobsen, used LightTools illumination design software to solve the 2021 illumination problem. Read how he produced the winning solution.

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Posted in Design Competition, LightTools, Trade shows and conferences

 

Employee Profile: Meet Alexander Lin – Ambitiously Pursuing Optics and Programming Software for a Greater Goal

Meet Dr. Alexander Lin, who joined the LightTools Software Development team as an Illumination Software Developer in March 2020. He studied optics at UCLA and the University of Arizona, is involved in software development at Synopsys Optical Solutions Group. He also offers advice for those following a similar path in the optics industry.

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Posted in Employee highlight

 

How Light Scattering Measurements Can Improve Your Optical Product Development

Explore these four examples of how light scattering measurements can improve your optical product design.

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Posted in LightTools, Optical Scattering Measurements

 

Expert Tips for (Mobile Camera) Compact Asphere Design

To step up your aspheric lens designs and work more efficiently, try these CODE V design and analysis tips.

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Posted in CODE V, Engineering Services

 

2021 Synopsys Photonic Symposium Recap

On September 21-22, 2021, Synopsys hosted its annual Photonic Symposium to convey the current state of the integrated photonics market and its diverse end applications.

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Posted in Current Events and Trends, Photonic Solutions

 

How to Measure and Evaluate Light Scattering in Displays

Synopsys offers multiple solutions for measuring the light scattering properties of displays. Read this article on how you can measure the bidirectional scattering distribution function (BSDF) scattering of a display. With this data, it is easier and faster to evaluate light scattering of electronic displays and determine their performance.

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Posted in LightTools, Optical Scattering Measurements

 

How Horticultural Crops Benefit from Diffuse Light and the Mini-Diff V2 Instrument

Do you have a diffused glass and coating on your horticultural lighting application? Synopsys provides an easy solution to measure glass and coating performance and optical properties.

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Posted in LightTools, Optical Scattering Measurements

 

Synopsys Announces 2021 Robert S. Hilbert Memorial Optical Design Competition Results

We are pleased to announce the winners of Synopsys’ 2021 Robert S. Hilbert Memorial Optical Design Competition. Our annual competition celebrates exceptional optical design research projects by college students in North America who use Synopsys’ optical software solutions. Meet our 10 winners!

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Posted in Design Competition