Knowledge Base
Cross-cutting references on optical engineering, including imaging, fiber photonics, laser systems, alignment, and measurement. These notes connect physical limits and practical design choices.
- Rules of Thumb — Optics, Imaging, Laser
- LaTeX Equation Plotter
- Finding the Cardinal Points and Pupils by Ray Tracing
- Active Fiber Alignment: Power, Dither, and Spatial Sensing
- Fiber Splitters and Combiners: Technology Survey
- Pupil Sampling — A Lecture on Where the Rays Go
- Introduction To Fundamental Lens Design
- Deriving the Axially Symmetric Aberration Polynomial
- Sub-Pixel Hot-Spot Detection in IR Imaging
- Machine-Vision Camera and Lens EOL Qualification
- Laser Design Engineer Interview Guide
- From CAD Geometry to an Optical Model
- Folded Coaxial Illumination — Projection Physics and the MV-150
- Folded Bench Geometry — Working Distance and Lens Travel