LightMachinery today released a powerful new set of optical design tools.  Available for free from the lightmachinery.com website, the tools include advanced modeling software for the design of etalons, virtually imaged phase arrays, and fizeau wedges.

LightMachinery's online design software is a…

The surprise and confusion caused by the simplicity and novelty of the universal beam splitter is well known to the staff at LightMachinery based on our interaction with customers on the phone and at trade shows. A simple thin etalon with a relatively low finesse has a reflection and transmission …