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Computer Aided Optical Design and Manufacture

Optical Websites

• Optical Engineering Software - ZEMAX, OptiCAD, LensVIEW, and ZEBASE by Focus Software, Inc.
• OSLO Optical Design Software by Sinclair Optics.
• KIDGER OPTICS Suppliers of High Quality Professional Optical Design Software.
• Software Spectra develops and markets software for designing and manufacturing optical thin film coatings. Its primary product is TFCalc, which runs on IBM-PC (Windows) and Macintosh computers. TFCalc is used by hundreds of scientists and engineers in over 30 countries.
• Opkor, Inc. It really is possible to make plastic optics that are as good as glass. From a start in lens molding, Opkor now offers a complete range of optical and mechanical services from design to assembly.
• Optical Research Associates (ORA®) is the leading developer and supplier of software for optical design and engineering. Our CODE V® optical design and analysis program is used around the world. Our LightTools® software combines optical accuracy, 3D solids modeling, and a CAD-like graphical interface for optical and opto-mechanical modeling. ORA's engineering services help clients to incorporate optics into products for a broad range of applications.
  
• Swales' Optics Group Swales and Associates Inc. was founded in 1978 in Beltsville, Maryland. The company charter was to provide high quality technical services to the aerospace community at reasonable cost. Much of Swales engineering work involves space-related structures and instrumentation. Optics became part of the skills inventory in 1986. Swales (currently employing over 500 engineers, scientists, analysts, and technicians) can provide complete engineering for spaceborne, airborne, and ground- based optical instrumentation. The experience of the Optics Group is broad-based and covers the spectral range from X-ray to long-wave IR. Areas of expertise extend from sophisticated optical design and analysis to the construction of prototype optical instruments. The Group currently consists of 10 professionals with an accumulated experience of 110 years in optics.
  
• Teledyne Brown Engineering - Optical Engineering provides a full spectrum of innovative design and analysis services for reflective and refractive optical systems. Our optical products, with applications ranging from military target recognition to commercial product inspection, begin with high-fidelity mathematical models to evaluate the thermal, mechanical, and structural aspects of various systems.
• CyberOptics is the technological leader in the design and manufacture of intelligent sensor and systems for high-precision, non-contact dimensional measurement systems used for off-line inspection and on-line process control.
• BCP, Inc. (Broadband Communications Products, Inc.) specializes in development, manufacture and marketing of high-speed fiber optic communication products and test equipment. Major emphasis is placed on incorporating leading-edge technology to ensure new levels of performance, quality and reliability. BCP products are backed with strong technical support and responsive customer service.
• Molecular OptoElectronics Corporation (MOEC) is a developer and manufacturer of optoelectronic technologies that boost the performance of analog and digital information systems. Our focus is on supporting the deployment of high-capacity communications networks with advanced optical technology. Our technology base lies in advanced optics and materials. Through strategic alliances with network operators, we enable new approaches to network design to maximize the cost-effectiveness, deployability, and revenue base of new network installations. And by engaging in collaborations with technological leaders, we lay the groundwork for future generations of optical information technologies.
• OPTICS.ORG - Photonics Resources for Scientists and Engineers. OPTICS.ORG is a joint venture of SPIE and the Institute of Physics.
• OPTICS.ORG Buyer's Guide is your instant connection to over 3,000 leading companies and organizations working with optics technologies. Updated daily!
• SPIE
• SPIE Gateway to Photonics Information
  
• The Optical Sciences Center at the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona.
• The Institute of Optics at the University of Rochester, in New York.
• The Center for Electronic Imaging Systems, at the University of Rochester
• The Center for Research and Education in Optics and Lasers, CREOL, in the Central Florida Research Park adjacent to the University of Central Florida main campus in Orlando, Florida.
• CREOL's Optics and lasers Software Library FTP Site Index and FTP Directory
  
• galaxy (formerly EINet) Optics and Photonics
  
• Optoelectronics World The Online Buyers Guides for the Optoelectronics Industry. Sponsored by Laser Focus World, Vision Systems Design, and Industrial Laser Review.

Optical Glass/Plastic Websites

• Materials Requirements for Optical Polymers (v 0.9)
• Nonlinear Optical (NLO) Materials and Applications
• Polymers for Waveguides

Advanced Manufacturing Websites

• Reconfigurable Machining Systems The USA's Largest Center for Basic Research in Manufacturing. An NSF Engineering Reserach Center located at The University of Michigan College of Engineering, Ann Arbor.
• Manufacturing Technologies Center at Sandia National Laboratory
• National Coalition for Advanced Manufacturing (NACFAM at Sandia). Building Partnerships in Manufacturing Technology and Workforce Skills