Optical Software Apps

PreDesigner from Qioptiq Photonics is an elegant lenscalculator with sliders & touch-editable ray diagram & thinlens nomogram. Visualise key optical parameters and theirinteractions. Precise calculations for specific design tasks. Yourchoice of key parameters & units.PreDesigner Lens Calculator features• select conjugate, field & aperture parameters to suit yourspecific task• adjust parameter values with editbox or slider, with automaticresults/drawing update• calculate conjugate values: object & image distances, focallength, track, magnification• calculate field values: object & image heights / angles -field of view [fov]• calculate aperture values: stop radius, f number [f/#] andnumerical aperture [na]• understand simple ray diagrams and the lens nomogram• understand basic geometric optics - see how these parameterschange in real time with the sliders and interactive raydiagrams• your choice of units [metric and/or imperial]• do ‘back of envelope’ calculations at start of a specific lensdesign task• estimate space envelope• obtain depth of field [dof] data for a camera• social features: share data/screen captures. see Qioptiqtweets.In short, this is a simple, powerful, highly interactive‘lens/mirror equation’ appHow to use PreDesigner Lens CalculatorChoose three distance and size parameters from a full range ofoptions. Choose an aperture parameter. Enter the values for thefour parameters and see:• table showing all the optical parameters values• ray diagram showing object, lens & image, cardinal pointsetc• nomogram [graph showing the relation between object, imagedistances and focal length]Tap a parameter name to see its linked slider. Long press thesame name to see/edit the slider limits. Use the slider for quick,precise value changes with no typing.The ray diagram & nomogram are gesture enabled, so you candrag key features to edit focal length, object distance & size,image distance & size, aperture or principle plane distance.Graphics up-date as you drag - a true ‘lens equation’visualiser!Lens / mirror mode. Lists of standard f/#'s & sensordims.Advanced options include• principal plane separation• different refractive index in object & image space• choice of ray diagram stylesWho PreDesigner Lens Calculator is forThis is a scientific app, of use to people in education, industryand leisure:• lens designers – especially for the first stage of designtasks• optical engineers, laser engineers• university and industrial researchers• university lecturers giving geometric optics courses at degree orhigher• university students taking Engineering or Science Majors• high school teachers and physics students: A Level, InternationalBaccalaureate, Abitur (Allgemeine Hochschulreife or Matura), APPhysics, Physics SAT etc• astronomers, photographers & camera enthusiastsIn fact, anyone with an interest in optics!About Qioptiq PhotonicsQioptiq Photonics is an Excelitas Technologies company and a worldleader in the design and manufacturer of photonic products andsolutions.For more information, visit http://www.qioptiq.comQioptiq Photonics - lens design softwareQioptiq Photonics has a large experienced optical design group inthe R&D division. They have been developing lens designsoftware for PCs for over 20 years, for use in house and bycustomers worldwide. Qioptiq’s lens design programs includeWinLens3D [free version available], GlassManager, Tolerancer &PreDesignerFind out more at http://www.winlens.deQioptiq Photonics - machine vision lens softwareQioptiq is a world leader in the design and manufacture of machinevision optics. MachVis is their free lens selector. This PC appwill help you find the right Qioptiq lens & accessories foryour machine vision task.Find out more at http://www.qioptiq.com/request-machvis-software.html