1. Current Year Programs

Lance Ulrich, Greg Schmidt, Evan James, Sarah Fess The Institute of Optics, University of Rochester Light sheet microscopy has revolutionized biological imaging by combining rapid acquisition with minimal photodamage. However,…

This project investigates a classical nonlinear interferometer designed to mimic the halved fringe spacing of N00N state quantum interferometry.

This project studies the effects of pulsed lasers on aluminum and graphite, and uses spectroscopy to analyze the contents of the created plasma.

Team Customers Advisors Additional Assistance Abstract The purpose of this project was to redesign the telescope from last year’s senior design project in a way that was both more compact…

Problem Statement This project aims to create a 3D printed lens housing for an f/2.8 system that incorporates seven elements. This system was compared to an aluminum housing designed by…

Team Theo Taylor – Project CoordinatorRyan Szymczyk – Primary Zemax SimulatorMax Greenberg- Scribe Customer Customer Contacts Marco Smarra and Athul Som Faculty Advisors Professors Wayne Knox, Ed Herger, and James…

In this project, we designed and simulated a compact bulk-optics wavelength demultiplexer for ASML lithography systems. The device separates a broadband light source (500–1000 nm) into ten distinct spectral bands…

Our project concentrates on using PlanOpSim’s optimization algorithm software to enhance the efficiency and functionality of nanostructured optical devices. Unlike traditional engineering methods, in which a structure is designed and then tested, inverse design begins with a target optical response and uses computational methods to determine the optimal nanostructure to achieve that function. For our first objective, we designed a metasurface capable of displaying two distinct holographic images depending on whether the incident light is in the TE or TM polarization state. For the second, we aimed to design a metasurface that produces specific colors by controlling the interaction of light with carefully engineered nanostructures.

  Primary Customer Contact Lieven Pennick – PlanOpSim Faculty Advisor Professor John Bowen – University of Rochester, Institute of Optics Abstract The project requires an automated end-to-end design of a…

We created model retinas for fundus imaging, which simulate several parts of the retina.

Team Elizabeth MatchavarianiNathaniel LazzaraHao Wu Customer Stephan MerkelGwen MusialJochen Straub Advisor Doran Teverovsky Vision The purpose of our project is to design an optical system that can update the current…

The low numerical aperture multimode fiber project is a detailed fiber design and simulation developed by a team of undergraduate senior students. As such, the inputs were determined through discussion with our project customer, ASML. We are designing a fiber to support ASML’s YieldStar (YS) optics sensor for scanning wafers using white light with the wavelength range of 400 to 1000 nm and another fiber to operate at a wavelength of 1070 nm meant to preheat a mirror for a separate lithography machine.