SPIE Optics+Photonics Show Brings Great Energy, Advanced Technology

Despite the slow economy, the number of visitors was up this year at the SPIE Optics+Photonics show in San Diego. Additionally, the number of technical attendees also increased from last year. In total, there were more than 230 companies exhibiting.

 

We had high energy and excitement at OptiPro's booth as we exhibited the advancements in asphere and conformal optics fabrication with our new UltraForm Finishing Machine (UFF) and the UltraSurf 5-Axis non-contact measuring system.

 

If you missed the show but want more information on these products, do not hesitate to give us a call at (585) 265-0160.

OptiPro Systems has developed R-Theta correction algorithms for UltraForm Finishing that are capable of non-rotationally symmetric figure correction for aspheres. These algorithms will be released as a software update later this year and will leverage the same speed and figure correction capability that users have come to expect from the UltraForm Finishing platform. Figures 1 and 2 below demonstrate figure correction using these new algorithms where the initial surface with ~ 0.8 wave of figure error was corrected to 1/8 wave of figure error. With these updates users will be able to fabricate optics to levels that previously were not possible using UltraForm Finishing. If you would like to learn more about R-Theta correction algorithms, feel free to email Scott Bambrick, one of the engineers in our Optical Research Department, at SBambrick@optipro.com.

 

OptiPro is excited to announce the hiring of two employees to their Optical Research Department, as well as one employee to their marketing department. Their knowledge and experience will certainly help contribute to OptiPro's efforts of making advancements in the precision optics industry.