UKODM-2019 Programme

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UK OPTICAL DESIGN MEETING

Thursday 19th September 2019

Imperial College
South Kensington, London

PROGRAMME

09:00

Arrival and Coffee

09:30
Welcome: Tina E. Kidger, CEO, Kidger Optics Associates
and Michael Damzen, Head Photonics Group, Imperial College London
Morning Session Chair: Tina E. Kidger

09:40
Keynote
Design of an all-reflective freeform viewfinder
Jannick P. Rolland and Aaron Bauer
University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA

10:20

Initial Survey Results of Four-Mirror Freeform Imagers
Jonathan C. Papa¹ (KSch-2017*) , Joseph M. Howard², Jannick P. Rolland¹

Affiliation: 1 - University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
                 2 - NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA

10:50

Coffee Break

11:10

Next Generation Space Lasers for future Earth Observation Missions
Michael Damzen
Head, Photonics Group, Imperial College London, London, UK

11:40
Rapid starting-point generation of freeform imaging systems
Fabian Dürr (KSch-2012*)
Department of Applied Physics and Photonics, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, BE

12:10
Optical Design of HARMONI VIS and NIR Spectrograph Cameras
Paloma Matia-Hernando¹, Mª Pilar Urizar¹, Marta de la Fuente¹
Myriam A. Rodrigues², Matthias Tecza², John Capone²
Andrea Hidalgo²
Affiliation: 1 - ASE Optics Europe
                 2 - University of Oxford, Oxford, U.K.

12:40

Presentation of 2019 Kidger Scholarship Award to:
"Nicholas Takaki," University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA

Award presented by: Tina Kidger
Kidger Optics Associates, Malvern, UK

12:50
BUFFET LUNCHEON, sponsored by:
Optical Solutions Group, Synopsys Inc. USA

Poster Session (Abstracts)

13:45

Afternoon Session Introduction
Chair: Michael Damzen
Head Photonics Group, Imperial College London, London, UK

13:50
Keynote

Excursions in aberration theory based optical design
Andrew Rakich (KSch-2004*)
Mersenne Optical Consulting, Wellington & Wairarapa, NZ

14:30

Light-sheet fluorescence microscope designs for high-speed and
high-content imaging of biological samples
Christopher Dunsby
Photonics Group, Imperial College London, London, UK

15:00

Coffee Break

15:20

Improving freeform surface manufacturability estimates by leveraging
orthogonal polynomials in design
Nicholas Takaki (KSch-2019*), Aaron Bauer and Jannick Rolland
University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA

15:40

Modeling & Analysis of Random Mid-Spatial Frequency Errors on Optical Surfaces
David Hasenauer
Optical Solutions Group, Synopsys Inc. USA

16:10

An integrated spinning disk confocal microscope with simultaneous
low- and high-magnification imaging paths
Mark Neil¹, Rimas Juskaitis², Alessandra Carmichael Martins³
Affiliation: 1 - Imperial College London, London, UK
                 2 - Aurox Ltd, UK
                 3 - University College Dublin, Dublin, IE

16:40

Closing Remarks
Michael Damzen
ICL, London, UK

*KSch-20XX = Kidger Scholar-20XX

Sponsored by:

Imperial College London
London, UK

Synopsys - Optical Solutions Group

LAND Ametek

InvotechExcel

Cooke Optics Ltd

Carl Zeiss AG

SPIE EUROPE – UKODM Cooperating Organisation

For further details please contact:

Tina Kidger, Kidger Optics Associates

European Events Consultant
Synopsys - Optical Solutions Group

e-mail: tina@kidger.com

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09:00	Arrival and Coffee
09:30	Welcome: Tina E. Kidger, CEO, Kidger Optics Associates and Michael Damzen, Head Photonics Group, Imperial College London Morning Session Chair: Tina E. Kidger
09:40 Keynote	Design of an all-reflective freeform viewfinder Jannick P. Rolland and Aaron Bauer University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
10:20	Initial Survey Results of Four-Mirror Freeform Imagers Jonathan C. Papa¹ (KSch-2017*) , Joseph M. Howard², Jannick P. Rolland¹ Affiliation: 1 - University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA 2 - NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA
10:50	Coffee Break
11:10	Next Generation Space Lasers for future Earth Observation Missions Michael Damzen Head, Photonics Group, Imperial College London, London, UK
11:40	Rapid starting-point generation of freeform imaging systems Fabian Dürr (KSch-2012*) Department of Applied Physics and Photonics, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, BE
12:10	Optical Design of HARMONI VIS and NIR Spectrograph Cameras Paloma Matia-Hernando¹, Mª Pilar Urizar¹, Marta de la Fuente¹ Myriam A. Rodrigues², Matthias Tecza², John Capone² Andrea Hidalgo² Affiliation: 1 - ASE Optics Europe 2 - University of Oxford, Oxford, U.K.
12:40	Presentation of 2019 Kidger Scholarship Award to: "Nicholas Takaki," University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA Award presented by: Tina Kidger Kidger Optics Associates, Malvern, UK
12:50	BUFFET LUNCHEON, sponsored by: Optical Solutions Group, Synopsys Inc. USA Poster Session (Abstracts)
13:45	Afternoon Session Introduction Chair: Michael Damzen Head Photonics Group, Imperial College London, London, UK
13:50 Keynote	Excursions in aberration theory based optical design Andrew Rakich (KSch-2004*) Mersenne Optical Consulting, Wellington & Wairarapa, NZ
14:30	Light-sheet fluorescence microscope designs for high-speed and high-content imaging of biological samples Christopher Dunsby Photonics Group, Imperial College London, London, UK
15:00	Coffee Break
15:20	Improving freeform surface manufacturability estimates by leveraging orthogonal polynomials in design Nicholas Takaki (KSch-2019*), Aaron Bauer and Jannick Rolland University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
15:40	Modeling & Analysis of Random Mid-Spatial Frequency Errors on Optical Surfaces David Hasenauer Optical Solutions Group, Synopsys Inc. USA
16:10	An integrated spinning disk confocal microscope with simultaneous low- and high-magnification imaging paths Mark Neil¹, Rimas Juskaitis², Alessandra Carmichael Martins³ Affiliation: 1 - Imperial College London, London, UK 2 - Aurox Ltd, UK 3 - University College Dublin, Dublin, IE
16:40	Closing Remarks Michael Damzen ICL, London, UK
*KSch-20XX = Kidger Scholar-20XX