SPOTOPTICS

Shack-Hartmann wavefront sensors since 1995

Applications

SpotOptics can provide turn-key solutions for quality control of almost any optical element and lasers.

Our instruments can test at DUV, UV, Visible, SWIR, MWIR and LWIR (CO2) wavelengths. The test can be either in reflection or transmission. We have several successfully installations in the industrial world and in research.

According to your requirements, we can study customized solutions for your specific application. We can also integrate special hardware in our systems or develop special analysis software.

Shack-Hartmann images from DUV to LWIR taken with SpotOptics wavefront sensors

 

Head-up display test with Omi

SpotOptics developed the system for testing the Heads-Up Display (HUD)  in the production line for a German company working in the automotive industry. SpotOptics wavefront sensor Omi and Shack-Hartmann analysis software SenSoft were used to get the quality of the system.

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Testing lenses with Optino: measure stress due to lens mounting

SpotOptics Shack-Hartmann wavefront sensor Optino and  SenSoft software were used to test an ophthalmic lens held in a 3-point clamp.

Output results from Sensoft analysis are the table with the Zernike coefficients  (at left in the figure below) and several graphs.

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Astronomical telescope test with Puntino: measure stress due to supports

SpotOptics wavefront sensor Puntino and SenSoft software were used for analyzing a 1.5m mirror telescope in 1996. Since the Telescope has an annular pupil, the Annular Zernike polynomials were implemented in SenSoft together with the Standard Zernike, Fringe Zernike and Seidel polynomials. After the calculation of the Annular Zernike aberration terms, the wavefront was reconstructed mathematical removing all of the Zernike terms (this is a feature of our software Sensoft): the resulting mirror surface map (left) clearly follows the mirror support map (right).

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