More optics links we hope will spark your interest. Today’s batch: 5 optics related news sites you should be reading Image Sensors World Very high-quality blog on image sensors, including light field sensors, curated by Vladimir Koifman w/optional email digest. (Image...
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Stronger patents: surprising lessons from litigation and sale
by John | patents, optical engineering
OFH analyzes optical patents and patent applications, and also engages as expert witnesses for patent litigation in optics, displays, and 3-D. Throughout my career, I’ve overseen the filing of 30-40 patent applications, including drafting the text so that they’re in...
Awesome optics startups-updated
Our original Super Cool Optics Startups list’s popularity prompted an update to include six more we wanted to share with you. Organic Robotics Their stretchable smart fabrics deliver optically based accurate motion capture and pressure sensing at the speed of light...
5+ “No-glasses” 3D displays you should see
The promise of floating 3D imagery seen without glasses has caught the imagination of millions even before Star Wars. Are we any closer making those science fiction dreams a reality? Need help? Click here to learn more about our custom optical engineering...
Holidays wouldn’t be the same without optics
by John | Uncategorized
More optics links we hope you will like… Today’s batch: OFH’s optics for the holidays: The atmospheric causes of winter halos: Explained by the always-excellent “Atmospheric Optics” site. Bokode: You’ve seen “bokeh” blur, distant out of focus points of light in...
9 creatures with amazing ‘optical systems’
More optics links we hope will spark your curiosity. Today’s batch, 9 amazing creatures and their incredible optical systems. Need help? Click here to learn more about our custom optical engineering services. Cuttlefish Here’s a question nobody asks:...
6 awesome optics-related smart phone tools
by John | Uncategorized
We got the message. The newsletters were a little boring, but the various optics links we collected were fun… so here goes: OFH’s 6 favorite optics-related smart phone tech Remotoscope a functional iPhone otoscope [Medgadget] EyeNetra will we...
What we’re reading: 3D display advances
by John | Uncategorized
Hello from Optics for Hire, where the topic of 3-D display has been coming up even more than usual. At the moment, the clouds over Arlington are trying to figure out how much snow to deposit on Mass Ave. Feels like the right mood to share a few of the things...
OFH helps design LED device for infant jaundice
by John | optical design
OFH has designed over 100 custom LED optics and reflectors, including streetlights, flashlights and automotive lighting. But recently we helped out on one of our most compelling projects.Design that Matters, a nonprofit focused on creating products to improve the...
Getting Started With Synthetic Aperture Photography
by John | Uncategorized
Mathematica 7 notebook (free download) will get you started with synthetic aperture photography, a branch of computational photography that lets you simulate the depth and width of a focal region of a “large lens” with multiple images acquired from one moving (or many...
Enet meeting on bootstrapping, Nov 2
by John | Uncategorized
If you live in the Boston area, next week's ENET meeting will be a good one."At the November 2nd meeting, we will explore the strategies successful entrepreneurs have used to get their business up and growing without outside equity capital. Topics will include: SBIR...
Short Course On Auto Stereo 3D
by John | 3D, Gregg Favalora
Gregg developed a course on technology of auto stereo 3D displays. Below is the first in a 3 part series of classes.
Video On Using LED Optics
by John | illumination, LED, optical design
New video about using LED optics in the design of lighting systems Need help? Click here to learn more about our custom illumination optic design services.
Mobile 3D is a top “Emerging Technology,” says MIT Tech Review
Need help? Click here to learn more about our custom optical engineering services. According to MIT Technology Review magazine, mobile 3D -- that is, hologram-like 3-D and real-time 2D-to-3D conversion -- is a top emerging technology in 2010. Optics for...
Great Science Events for Kids (Boston area)
by John | Cambridge, NES-OSA, OFH, optics, science
Need assistance designing a custom optic or imaging lens ? Learn more about our design services here. From April 24 - May 2, 2010, the Cambridge Science Festival offers a variety of fun and educational things to do. The events are at various sites around...
How to reverse engineer a lens.
by John | lens design, optical design, reverse engineering
Need assistance designing a custom optic or imaging lens ? Learn more about our design services here. Can you reverse engineer a custom lens? This is a question we get from time to time and the short answer is usually 'no'. There are vendors who can...
Patent To Create 3D ‘Hologram Like’ Image
Need help? Click here to learn more about our custom optical engineering services. Technology is owned by https://contractmanufacturing.us/ and was developed by Actuality Systems, it is one of several methods for creating 3D 'hologram like' images created by...
Patent pending methods for radioactive seed detection in prostrate brachytherapy
by John | brachytherapy, Gregg Favalora, LDR, optical engineering, prostate cancer, surgical planning, ultrasound, Video
Need help? Click here to learn more about our custom optical engineering services. Patent pending methods for radioactive seed detection in prostrate brachytherapy. We show results for surgical planning and software visualization.
ENET
by John | Uncategorized
Need help? Click here to learn more about our custom optical engineering services. I'm chairing tonight's Boston Entrepreneur's Network meeting on Term Sheets and Valuation. ENET is an offshoot of IEEE and has monthly meetings on topics of interest to...
How To Design an LED Optic In Zemax
by John | illumination, Video, Zemax
Need assistance designing a custom illumination optic, lens or light pipe? Learn more about our design services here.