Educational Calculators

This set of web tool calculators is designed for optics enthusiasts, students, and professionals alike. We offer a set of educational tools to assist with various simple optical calculations.

Selfoc GRIN9 Lens Profile

Interactive Tracer (Coming Soon)

Simple 2D GRIN Tracer

Unleash the power of gradient-index optics with our GRIN Optic Calculator! This calculator helps users input precise mathematically driven refractive index profiles and displays light propagation paths within GRIN media for free. Featuring real-time simulations, interactive visual aids, and an intuitive interface, the GRIN Optic Calculator helps enhance your understanding of gradient index optics.

Example Edge Test for Edge spread function

Interactive Calculator (Coming Soon)

Edge Spread Function / MTF Calculator

Our Edge Spread Function (ESF) Calculator tool adeptly analyzes the transition or spread of light intensity across an edge within an imaging system. By inputting image data, users can obtain a calculation of the ESF, pivotal for understanding image sharpness and system resolution. With its straightforward user interface, the ESF Calculator stands as an educational tool to help in preliminary evaluation of real optical systems.

Spot of Arago

Interactive Calculator (Coming Soon)

Simple Diffraction Calculator

Introducing the Simple Diffraction Calculator: a straightforward and user-friendly tool designed to demonstrate several methods for propagation of optical fields. Easily compute the diffraction patterns produced by various apertures with just a few clicks. Input your desired wavelength and aperture size, and instantly obtain diffraction patterns. Understand the complexities of wave interference and gain clearer insights into the behavior of light with this educational tool.

Achromatic Doublet

Interactive Calculator

Achromatic Doublet Calculator

Step into the realm of color-corrected optics with our Achromatic Lens Calculator! This tool demonstrates the design of an achromatic doublet given a singlet, ensuring optimal focus for two wavelengths. Eliminate chromatic aberration for two colors and learn how to compute the ideal pairing of lens materials, radii, and thicknesses.

Double Gauss Classic Lens system

Interactive Calculator

Seidel Coefficient Visualizer

Discover optical aberrations with our Seidel Coefficient Visualizer. This tool provides an intuitive platform to visualize and interpret the five primary Seidel aberrations. Input your system's coefficients, and watch as the visualizer generates comprehensive graphical representations, offering insights into the behavior and impact of each aberration on image quality. 

Double Gauss Classic Lens system

Interactive Calculator

Zernike Coefficient Visualizer

Navigate the landscape of wavefront aberrations with ease using the Zernike Coefficient Visualizer. Simply input your system's Zernike coefficients, and witness the transformation into insightful graphical representations that elucidate the nature and magnitude of each aberration present. Additionally visualize the contribution of Zernike aberrations on Image quality.