ESODM-2024_Programme

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SPANISH OPTICAL DESIGN MEETING
Thursday 8 February 2024

INtech La Laguna: IACTEC
Santa Cruz de Tenerife - España

08:30

Arrival and coffee

08:55

Welcome and Introduction: Tina E. Kidger, CEO, Kidger Optics Associates
& Sergio Bonaque Gonzalez, European Solar Telescope, IAC-Tenerife
Morning Session Chair: Sergio Bonaque Gonzalez

09:00
Current and Future NASA Space Telescopes: From James Webb
to Nancy Grace Roman and Beyond
Joe Howard (Plenary)
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, USA

09:45

Technology meets application: How optical design plays a key role
in connecting both worlds
Norbert Kerwien
Carl Zeiss AG, Germany

10:15

Coffee Break

10:40

Compact high-resolution LWIR optical system for the MORERA mission:
final configuration
Marta de la Fuente

ASE OPTICS Europe, Barcelona, Spain

11:10
Review of Stigmatic Optical Systems
Rafael Acuna
Huawei Technologies, Finland

11:40
A New Type of Lens for Wide-Angle Imaging in Superior Perspective
Vladan Blahnik
HENSOLDT Optronics, Oberkochen, Germany

12:10
BUFFET LUNCHEON, sponsored by:
Optical Solutions Group, Synopsys Inc

Poster Session

13:10

Afternoon Session
Introduction: Tina Kidger, CEO, Kidger Optics
Afternoon Session Chair: Joe Howard

13:15

Optical Design of HARMONI:
The first light spectrograph for the Extremely Large Telescope

Niranjan Thatte
University of Oxford, UK

13:45

Design Considerations for the Secondary Adaptive Mirror of the
European Solar Telescope
Sergio Bonaque Gonzalez
IAC - Tenerife

14:15

The early development and modern use of the Optical Plate Diagram
Andrew Rakich
Mersenne Optical Consulting, New Zealand

14:45

Coffee Break

15:10

Designing metalenses for various length scales:
challenges from design to manufacturing
Maryvonne Chalony
Synopsys Optical Solutions Group, France

15:40

Caustics: An old optical theme revived
Sergio Barbero Briones
Instituto de Óptica (CSIC), Madrid, ES

16:10

Compact and versatile wavefront sensor for current and
emerging challenges in the field
Ricardo Oliva-García, Carlos Cairós, Juan Trujillo-Sevilla,
José Manuel Rodríguez-Ramos
Wooptix S.L., Tenerife, ES

16:40

Closing Remarks
Sergio Bonaque Gonzalez
IAC - Tenerife

Sponsored by:

IACTec Santa Cruz de Tenerife - España
SYNOPSYS - Optical Solutions Group
Edmund Optics, Worldwide
Kidger Optics Associates
ASE Optics Europe
Wooptix S.L.
Iber Optics
ZEISS

ESODM-2024 Cooperating Organizations:

Magna Congresos – Tenerife, ES
SEDOPTICA, Spain

For further details please contact:

Tina E. Kidger, Kidger Optics Associates

e-mail: tina@kidger.com
or
Sergio B. Gonzales, IAC - Tenerife

e-mail: sergio.bonaque@IAC.es

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08:30	Arrival and coffee
08:55	Welcome and Introduction: Tina E. Kidger, CEO, Kidger Optics Associates & Sergio Bonaque Gonzalez, European Solar Telescope, IAC-Tenerife Morning Session Chair: Sergio Bonaque Gonzalez
09:00	Current and Future NASA Space Telescopes: From James Webb to Nancy Grace Roman and Beyond Joe Howard (Plenary) NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, USA
09:45	Technology meets application: How optical design plays a key role in connecting both worlds Norbert Kerwien Carl Zeiss AG, Germany
10:15	Coffee Break
10:40	Compact high-resolution LWIR optical system for the MORERA mission: final configuration Marta de la Fuente ASE OPTICS Europe, Barcelona, Spain
11:10	Review of Stigmatic Optical Systems Rafael Acuna Huawei Technologies, Finland
11:40	A New Type of Lens for Wide-Angle Imaging in Superior Perspective Vladan Blahnik HENSOLDT Optronics, Oberkochen, Germany
12:10	BUFFET LUNCHEON, sponsored by: Optical Solutions Group, Synopsys Inc Poster Session
13:10	Afternoon Session Introduction: Tina Kidger, CEO, Kidger Optics Afternoon Session Chair: Joe Howard
13:15	Optical Design of HARMONI: The first light spectrograph for the Extremely Large Telescope Niranjan Thatte University of Oxford, UK
13:45	Design Considerations for the Secondary Adaptive Mirror of the European Solar Telescope Sergio Bonaque Gonzalez IAC - Tenerife
14:15	The early development and modern use of the Optical Plate Diagram Andrew Rakich Mersenne Optical Consulting, New Zealand
14:45	Coffee Break
15:10	Designing metalenses for various length scales: challenges from design to manufacturing Maryvonne Chalony Synopsys Optical Solutions Group, France
15:40	Caustics: An old optical theme revived Sergio Barbero Briones Instituto de Óptica (CSIC), Madrid, ES
16:10	Compact and versatile wavefront sensor for current and emerging challenges in the field Ricardo Oliva-García, Carlos Cairós, Juan Trujillo-Sevilla, José Manuel Rodríguez-Ramos Wooptix S.L., Tenerife, ES
16:40	Closing Remarks Sergio Bonaque Gonzalez IAC - Tenerife