Available for free from the website, the tools include advanced modeling software for the design of etalons, virtually imaged phase arrays, and fizeau wedges. LightMachinery today released a powerful new set of optical design tools. In the second example, we go over the optimization of a grating intended for use under Littrow configuration, where the goal is to design the grating structure so as to minimize its polarization effects. New software is more powerful and mobile friendly. Exhibit at OFC 2022 and be part of the one event that defines the market and brings together the thought leaders and solution providers that drive the industry. In the first, we demonstrate how to employ the Parameter Coupling tool in VirtualLab Fusion to ensure that the Littrow condition is fulfilled, by automatically adjusting the orientation of the grating, and the orientation and position of the detectors according to the wavelength and grating period. San Diego Convention Center 8-10 March 2022 OFC is the world’s largest event for optical networking and communications.
In this week’s newsletter, we present two examples related to gratings in Littrow configuration. This can be useful for various different applications, for example, in the context of laser resonators, where the grating can act as one of the mirrors of the resonator, or in monochromators and spectrometers. Optical design software for linux - posted in ATM, Optics and DIY Forum: Can anybody recommend a free/cheap optical design software package that will work on linux I am wanting to study a couple. "Littrow configuration” is the name given to those optical systems containing a reflective grating in which the orientation of the grating is such that the working order (most often the first diffraction order) travels back along the direction of the incident beam.