Photon Wrangler

Lens Design and Patents

Table layout design for interferometer to test large aperture infrared systems. Interferometer gets large aperture by using parabolic and flat mirror. System is alignable using visible light, and can then be used for testing with infrared.

Illumination design of Arc lamp and Red-Green-Blue LED light sources.
Sectioned, shaded view of a folded illumination system that can tilt the focal plane after a beamsplitter prism.

Illumination designs to study light integration, homogenization, and illumination uniformity. Aspheric lenses for compact and economical construction.

Systems Architectural Layout:

Here’s a Zemax parametric study to examine the possible cabinet depth that can be obtained with various folding schemes and amount of axis-decentration of the imager and projection lens. Target was to design a cabinet for a 50-inch diagonal projection LCOS television that was thinner than 8 inches. Here’s a Zemax parametric study to examine the possible cabinet depth.

Projection Lens design ­ with long back focal length to accommodate color and polarizer beamsplitter prisms and enough space mid-lens for a fold to improve packaging in tight cabinet.