LOFT, Large Optics Fabrication and Testing group & OEFF

Student won scholarship for optical design

tsu — Tue, 21 May 2013 20:42:35 +0000

Tamer Elazhary received the 2013 Micheal Kidger Memorial scholarship for optical design. Congratulations!

Holography and Lithography Workshops Coming Soon

tsu — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 22:07:06 +0000

The 2013 Computer Generated Holography and Diffractive Optical Elements Workshop and Optics of Imaging in Lithography Workshop, both directed by professor Tom D. Milster, will soon hit the halls of the Meinel Building. Read mroe…

National Academy of Engineering Regional Meeting at OSC – May 20, 2013

tsu — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 21:00:08 +0000

College of Optical Sciences (OSC) at Univ. of Arizona hosts the National Academy of Engineering Regional Meeting on May 20 — and anyone in Arizona or elsewhere with a strong technical interest in astronomy or optics is welcome to attend. Admission is free of charge, but registration is required by May 10. Read more…

[Webinar] Enabling Technology for Highly Aspheric or Free-Form Optics Manufacturing

letter2dwk — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 05:24:11 +0000

Webinar at Photonics Media, http://photonics.com

Thursday, April 25, 1 pm ET/10 am PT

Dae Wook Kim will discuss various new approaches for advancing the current computer controlled optical surfacing process for manufacturing highly aspheric or free-form optics, such as 8.4-meter diameter Giant Magellan Telescope off-axis primary segment at the U of A. He will also present actual data demonstrating the performance of the enhanced process to build next generation optical systems.

Grant won: Optomechanical Analysis in High-Precision Telescopes

tsu — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 22:43:43 +0000

The $54k grant is offered by The Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy for a time of one year. Read more…

SOML and LOFT teams works on third mirror for Giant Magellan Telescope

tsu — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 20:53:30 +0000

After casting the second of seven mirrors for the Giant Magellan Telescope in January, the UA GMT staff are steadily casting the third and zooming in on a new perspective on the universe. Read more…

LOFT collaborates with Women In Optics on the creation of 50 “Cool optics kits” donated to the Girl Scouts of Southern Arizona

LoftUser — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 20:46:14 +0000

During the Spring 2012 semester LOFT partly sponsored the creation of 66 optics kits. 50 were donated to the Girl Scouts of Southern Arizona and 16 to CIAN (Center for Integrated Access Networks) from OSC. On November 12th 2012, a couple LOFT members gave training to the Scouts on how to use these kits and explain the optics behind the different experiments.

Projects: Optimax Product Grant for Research

letter2dwk — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 19:11:20 +0000

Optimax, a principal partner with the College of Optical Sciences (OSC) Industrial Affiliates program, is offering a $10,000 Optimax Product Grant for Research.

Title: Control of mid-spatial frequency errors

PI: Dae Wook Kim

Special Talk: Benefits of molding fused silica with a focus on cost savings of raw material and CNC machine time

letter2dwk — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 22:16:35 +0000

Speaker: David Gritz, Director Sales, Heraeus Quartz America, LLC Optics Division

Host: Dae Wook Kim (Please, email me for more information.)

Title: Benefits of molding fused silica with a focus on cost savings of raw material and CNC machine time

David’s career has focused on new process, product and business development in glass (most notably in fused silica and fused quartz glasses) and glass-ceramics primarily focused in advanced optical products in the Photonics areas. Areas of expertise include advanced lasers, optical instrumentation, semiconductors optical metrology, microlithography, aerospace optics, astronomy, optics used in military and scientific R&D. Over the past 20 years, David has managed the development of over 30 new technology enabling products used by many tier-one manufacturers in these fields and has been responsible for development new business exceeding $100M’s business for Corning, Lucent & Heraeus.

Special Talk: Ultra-precision Machining and Freeform Surface Measurement

letter2dwk — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 22:12:39 +0000

Speaker: Dr. Benny Cheung, Professor and an Associate Head of the Partner State Key Laboratory of Ultra-precision Machining Technology in Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

Host: Dae Wook Kim (Please, email me for more information.)

Topic: Research in Ultra-precision Machining and Freeform Surface Measurement

Abstract: The use of freeform optics for various industrial applications has become more widespread. In this presentation, the latest research related to Ultra-precision Machining and Freeform Surface Measurement being undertaken in the Partner State Key Laboratory of Ultraprecision Machining Technology at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University is presented. Some examples of applications of the technologies in freeform optics are also discussed.