UK OPTICAL DESIGNERS

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UK OPTICAL DESIGNERS’ MEETING

Thursday 16^th September 2010

Culham Centre for Fusion Energy,

Abingdon, Oxfordshire OX14 3DB

09:15

Arrival and coffee

09:45

Welcome
Morning Session Chair: Tina E. Kidger, Proprietor, Kidger Optics Associates

09:50
Introduction to Culham Centre
Chris Warrick, Communications Group Manager, Culham Centre for Fusion Energy

10:00
Plenary

Seeing beyond skin in three dimensions

The Optics and Optical Design of a Gabor-Domain Optical Coherence Microscope with Imbedded Liquid Lens

Jannick P. Rolland, The Brian Thompson Chair, Professor of Optical Engineering and Professor of Biomedical Engineering, University of Rochester, Institute of Optics

10:50
Plenary

Airy Beams and Gouy Phase; Are they only curiosities? Applying recent advances in the science of beam propagation
Kevin P. Thompson, PhD, Vice President of Optical Engineering Services, Optical Research Associates and Visiting Scientist, University of Rochester, Institute of Optics

11:30

HARMONI - An Optical Design for a Work-horse First Light Instrument for the European Extremely Large Telescope

David Freeman, Optical Design Consultant for Kidger Optics Associates;

Niranjan Thatte, Fraser Clarke, Matthias Tecza and the HARMONI Consortium
Astrophysics Department, University of Oxford

12:00 -
13:30

Lunch and Poster Session
A buffet lunch will be served at the venue, sponsored by:
Optical Research Associates

Poster Papers:
Aberrations studies using ray tracing, N. Delerue, Will Powell, University of Oxford (UK)
Development of an Optical and Mechanical Model for The Orion High Power Laser, Paul Jinks, AWE plc, Aldermaston
Comparison of two 10 degree field Catadioptric designs for sky survey, Mehdi Bahrami, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland

12:45

Lunchtime Presentation:

Optical Glass before (and after?) Schott

Kevin P. Thompson, PhD

13:30
Afternoon Session
Session chair: Andy Wood, Qioptiq Ltd

13:30

Large Radiation Resistant Optics
Roger B Huxford, RBH Optics,UK

14:10

Tolerancing Free-Form Optics for Illumination
Andreas Timinger, PhD, OEC AG,Germany

15:00

Challenges to lens design for 17micron-FPAs in 8-12micron waveband
N. Schuster, J. Franks, Umicore (Belgium), Electro-Optic Materials

15:40

Closing remarks
Coffee

16:00

Tour 1: European JET Fusion Experiment (more)
Tour 2: UK MAST Experiment (more)
Registration for both tours is required. Please tick the appropriate box on the registration form.

Sponsored by:

CULHAM CENTRE FOR FUSION ENERGY, Oxfordshire

SPIE EUROPE – UKODM Cooperating organisation

For further details please contact:

Andy Wood, Qioptiq Ltd.

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

Tel: 01745 588291

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

Tina Kidger, Kidger Optics Assoc’s

European Events Consultant, Optical Research Assoc’s, UK

Tel: 01684 575003

e-mail: tina@kidger.com

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09:15	Arrival and coffee
09:45	Welcome Morning Session Chair: Tina E. Kidger, Proprietor, Kidger Optics Associates
09:50	Introduction to Culham Centre Chris Warrick, Communications Group Manager, Culham Centre for Fusion Energy
10:00 Plenary	Seeing beyond skin in three dimensions The Optics and Optical Design of a Gabor-Domain Optical Coherence Microscope with Imbedded Liquid Lens Jannick P. Rolland, The Brian Thompson Chair, Professor of Optical Engineering and Professor of Biomedical Engineering, University of Rochester, Institute of Optics
10:50 Plenary	Airy Beams and Gouy Phase; Are they only curiosities? Applying recent advances in the science of beam propagation Kevin P. Thompson, PhD, Vice President of Optical Engineering Services, Optical Research Associates and Visiting Scientist, University of Rochester, Institute of Optics
11:30	HARMONI - An Optical Design for a Work-horse First Light Instrument for the European Extremely Large Telescope David Freeman, Optical Design Consultant for Kidger Optics Associates; Niranjan Thatte, Fraser Clarke, Matthias Tecza and the HARMONI Consortium Astrophysics Department, University of Oxford
12:00 - 13:30	Lunch and Poster Session A buffet lunch will be served at the venue, sponsored by: Optical Research Associates Poster Papers: Aberrations studies using ray tracing, N. Delerue, Will Powell, University of Oxford (UK) Development of an Optical and Mechanical Model for The Orion High Power Laser, Paul Jinks, AWE plc, Aldermaston Comparison of two 10 degree field Catadioptric designs for sky survey, Mehdi Bahrami, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
12:45	Lunchtime Presentation: Optical Glass before (and after?) Schott Kevin P. Thompson, PhD
13:30	Afternoon Session Session chair: Andy Wood, Qioptiq Ltd
13:30	Large Radiation Resistant Optics Roger B Huxford, RBH Optics,UK
14:10	Tolerancing Free-Form Optics for Illumination Andreas Timinger, PhD, OEC AG,Germany
15:00	Challenges to lens design for 17micron-FPAs in 8-12micron waveband N. Schuster, J. Franks, Umicore (Belgium), Electro-Optic Materials
15:40	Closing remarks Coffee
16:00	Tour 1: European JET Fusion Experiment (more) Tour 2: UK MAST Experiment (more) Registration for both tours is required. Please tick the appropriate box on the registration form.