Optical simulation for optical systems and light sources

With optical simulation, Opsytec calculates ray paths and the distribution of irradiance and illuminance in optical systems before a part is manufactured. Existing CAD data can be imported and combined with optical material data and any light source. Reflections, scattering and homogeneity therefore become visible during the design phase – for irradiation chambers, camera systems or coated surfaces.

Optical systems consist of a wide range of parameters and degrees of freedom. Especially at the outset of a development process (e.g., the coating of mobile covers or the construction of camera systems), a realistic simulation constitutes an enormous advantage.

How an optical simulation is built

The basis is measured beam data of the light source used; these are recorded for nearly any source in our own laboratory and integrated directly into the simulation. Simulation is also the tool of choice for troubleshooting and tolerance analysis.

Simulation compared with measurement

To design new systems, we use optical simulations that we compare with real measurement data from our laboratory at the end of the development project.