UK OPTICAL DESIGN MEETING


Thursday 25th September 2014


University of Glasgow
Kelvin Conference Centre
Glasgow, Scotland

 

08:30

Arrival and coffee

08:55

Welcome

Morning Session Chair: Tina E. Kidger, Proprietor, Kidger Optics Associates
and Andy Wood, Qioptiq Ltd

Plenary
09:00

Design of a Manufacturable Freeform Three-Mirror Imaging Telescope
 Jannick P Rolland, The Institute of Optics, University of Rochester, USA

Plenary
09:40

Some Fascinating Empirical Limits in Lens Design and a Path to Violating Them
 Kevin P Thompson, Synopsys, Inc., USA

10:20

Coffee Break

Plenary
10:40

Development of Motion Picture Camera Zoom Lenses
 Iain A. Neil, ScotOptix, Switzerland

11:20

Computational Imaging: Inspired by communications
 Andy R Harvey, SUPA, School of Physics & Astronomy, University of Glasgow, UK

11:50

Feasibility Study of the Enhancement of Three Camera Systems VIS and IR for Deuterium-Tritium Operation in JET
 Ana Manzanares, Greenlight Solutions SL, Spain

12:15

Lunch
 Buffet luncheon, sponsored by: Synopsys - Optical Solutions Group

13:10

Afternoon Session
 Afternoon Session Chair: Andy Wood, Qioptiq Ltd

13:15

Optical Design for Laser-Interferometric Gravitational Wave Detectors
 Stefan Hild, SUPA, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow, UK

13:45

Methodology for lens transmission measurement in the 8-13 micron waveband: Integrating sphere versus camera-based
 Jan Verplancke, Umicore, Electro-Optic Materials, Belgium

14:15

Lightpipe design and optimization using simultaneous multi-surface design method and LightTools
 Pawel Murzyn, Visteon, UK

14:40

Coffee Break

15:00

Tech review: Layered polymeric GRIN lenses and their benefits to optical designs
 Andrew Boyd, Qioptiq, UK

15:25

Feasibility and performance of the implementation of a grism based slit spectroscopy mode in the current SAFARI imaging FTS for the SPICA mission
 Carmen Pastor, Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aerospacial (INTA), Spain

15:50

Rest Break

16:00

Design of NVIS-white compatible illumination using LEDs
 Ralf Biertuempfel, Schott, Germany

16:25
16:30

Closing Remarks
Andy Wood, Qioptiq Ltd


Sponsored by:
 

University of Glasgow
Glasgow, Scotland


 
Optical Solutions Group

Cooperating Organisations:


 


For further details please contact:

Tina Kidger, Kidger Optics Associates

European Events Consultant
Synopsys - Optical Solutions Group

Tel: 01684 575003

e-mail: tina@kidger.com


Andy Wood, Qioptiq Ltd.

Glascoed Rd., St. Asaph, LL17 0LL, UK

Tel: 01745 588291

e-mail: andy.wood@uk.qioptiq.com



European Sales Representatives
SYNOPSYS - Optical Solutions Group

Providers of optical design software, engineering services, metrology services and optical systems solutions. Offices in Hyères, France and Munich, Germany.

Now Available from SPIE:
Fundamental Optical Design, by Michael J. Kidger, published posthumously (SPIE Vol. PM 92) with the help of colleagues, provides all the essential and best elements of the author's many courses taught worldwide on lens and optical design. For more details, see: Fundamental Optical Design