Optical Systems Design, Inc.
- Information and download of SYNOPSYS lens design program (SYNthesis of OPtical SYStems) evaluation copy.
- http://www.osdoptics.com

Optics Lab Optical Ray Tracing Software
- Program helps use evaluate optical systems for performance standards. Page includes list of specifications, free demo and pricing information.
- http://www.science-lab.com/

Unigit - a rigorous diffraction software
- Vector optical diffraction solver for 2D and 3D patterned multilayer stacks and gratings based on the MMFE and the Rayleigh-Fourier Method.
- http://www.unigit.com

IME Software
- Provides physics educational software: RAYTRACE, for teaching geometrical optics, GASSIM is a molecular simulation program, ELF is an electric field and equipotential plotter.
- http://members.ozemail.com.au/~imesoft/

Zemax
- Offers optical engineering software and product descriptions for ZEMAX, OptiCAD, ZELUM, and LensVIEW.
- http://zemax.com/

ABCD Laser Beam Propagation Software
- A Macintosh-based program for propagating Gaussian laser beams through various optical elements or calculating eigenmodes of simple resonators.
- http://www.novajo.ca/abcd/index.html

Optical design software
- ATMOS the Amateur Telescope Maker Optical design and analisys Software is a program for designing and analizing about thirty telescope configurations . Atmos is easy to use and came at a very affordable price.
- http://www.atmos-software.it/

C2V
- Software for simulation and design of integrated optics components. Offers full-vectorial (bend) mode solvers, beam propagation software, waveguide mask design software , thermo-optic and stress-induced birefringence simulations.
- http://www.c2v.nl/fr_index.shtml?/products/software/olympios-software.shtml

MS Macrosystem
- Offers 3-dimensional visualization software for laser beam topography, optical interferometry, and atomic force microscopy.
- http://www.msmacrosystem.nl/

Curve fitting software
- Focus is a curve fitting software for the Windows operating system that has been developed to facilitate spectroscopic modelling and data exchange
- http://crmht.cnrs-orleans.fr/pot/software/focus.html

MIE Software
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- http://omlc.ogi.edu/software/mie/

ScatLab
- ScatLab is a software developed to perform electromagnetic scattering simulations mainly based on classical Mie theory solution.
- http://www.scatlab.com/

Universitat de Barcelona
- The Optical Charactersisation Group offers software tools for the optical characterisation of thin film materials and multilayer stacks based on spectrophotometric and ellipsometric measurements.
- http://www.ub.es/optmat/index.html

SciSoft
- Programs for investigations of single particle light scattering on base of the Mie theory and light scattering in dispersive media with high concentration of particles.
- http://www.sci-soft.net/

OpTaliX
- Comprehensive optical design and thin film analysis software. Supports 3d surface tilts, aspheres, gratings, gradient index, spline deformation, optimization, diffraction analysis, coatings.
- http://www.optenso.de

Diffraction International
- DURANGO interferometry software for data acquisition, analysis, evaluation and simulation. Support of many interferometer hardware.
- http://www.diffraction.com

HOLOOR
- Offers DOE-CAD, a software for design, masks generation and performance modeling of diffractive optical elements. The company also provides beam shapers and focusers, F-Theta lenses and lenslet arrays.
- http://www.holoor.co.il

Semiconsoft
- Thin Film Optical Metrology Software (Ellipsometry, Reflectance, Transmittance) for R&D and production. The main product is TFCompanion, a software application for thin film analysis and metrology. Includes analytical tools for interpretation of meas
- http://www.semiconsoft.com/

Software Spectra
- Software for designing and manufacturing optical multi-layer thin film coatings. Its primary product is TFCalc.
- http://www.sspectra.com

Hesotar
- Virtual Nonlinear Optics Workbook. The software enables students and scientists to perform numerical experiments in nonlinear optics. A free demo is provided.
- http://www.hesotar.com

Computational Optics Group (COG)
- Software for computational optics and computational electromagnetics. Offers MaX-1, a general Maxwell solver, MMP is a Multiple Multipole Program, GMT solves for electrodynamic fields. Includes evolutionary optimization, genetic algorithms and evolutionar
- http://alphard.ethz.ch

LAS-CAD GmbH
- Laser cavity design and analysis code LASCAD, including FEA and DPSSL analysis.
- http://www.las-cad.com/

Femtosoft Technologies
- Sells retrieval software for the measurement of femtosecond laser pulses using Frequency-Resolved Optical Gating (FROG).
- http://www.femtosoft.biz

OXALIS-LASER
- 3D coherent beam propagation and Gaussian beam propagation software along optical systems and laser cavities, including diffraction, gain saturation, thermal lensing and others physical effects. Products are SimCa and COMMOD.
- http://www.oxalis-laser.com

Photon Engineering
- Optical engineering and optics-related software development such as FRED (optical engineering software package).
- http://www.photonengr.com

Barnard Microsystems
- Develops microwave and optotelectronic device and circuit design software.
- http://www.barnardmicrosystems.com

Optiwave
- Software for integrated and fiber optics.
- http://www.optiwave.com/

Stellar Software.
- Beam III, IV, optical raytracer for use by students and optical engineers. Windows and Mac versions available.
- http://www.stellarsoftware.com/

SCIOPT Enterprises
- Software for Optical, Laser, and Integrated Optical system design. Products are PARAXIA, SIGRAPH-OPTIK, OPTEC.
- http://www.sciopt.com

Photon Design
- Software tools for integrated optics, fibre optics, diode laser, TWA and diffractive optics modelling. Products include FIMMWAVE, FIMMPROP-3D and CLADISS-2D.
- http://www.photond.com

Light Scattering Analysis
- Software for analysis of scattering of particles by plane waves and laser beams. A demo version is available.
- http://hhbconsult.homepage.dk

Grating Solver Development Company
- GSOLVER is a tool for analysis of gratings with arbitrary groove profile based on full vector diffraction. Antenna Solver is a rigorous antenna analysis program
- http://www.gsolver.com

Scientific Computing International SCI
- Software for optical thin film design, characterization and metrology systems. Current products include: Film Wizard, Film Spectrum and Film Ellipse.
- http://www.sci-soft.com

Light Tec
- Distributor of software for optical design, illumination, straylight, integrated optics and color measurements.
- http://www.lighttec.fr/

OPTIS
- Optical design and analysis software. CAD software for light simulation. Products are SPEOS, SOLSTIS, OPTICALC and LIGHT.
- http://www.optis.fr

Optics Lab
- Optical raytracing software for optical design and analysis.
- http://www.optics-lab.com

Lighting Technologies
- Provides software for photometric analysis and lighting design of non-imaging optical systems. Products are Photopia and Lumen Micro.
- http://www.lighting-technologies.com

Thin Film Center, Inc.
- Offers optical thin film design and analysis software and product descriptions for Essential Macleod. Training services and consulting for the coating industry.
- http://www.thinfilmcenter.com

FTG Software Associates
- Software for optical thin film coating and spectrophotometer data acquisition
- http://www.ftgsoftware.com

Radiant Imaging
- Software and services for illumination calculations. Comprehensive radiant source model library. Product descriptions for ProSource, ProMetric and ZELUM.
- http://www.radimg.com

Bentec Multiplexed Hyperaspheric Optical Surfaces
- Provides free download optical software (aspheric/hyperaspheric), designs and manufactures aspheric polymer optics. Non-spherical wavefront transformation lenses are designed to specification.
- http://www.bentecservices.com/

Optima-Research
- Supplies equipment and software for scientists and engineers. Also provides training in computer-based optical design and modelling.
- http://www.optima-research.com

International Intellectual Group, Inc.
- PC Grate is a software for calculations of diffraction efficiency of different types of relief gratings on PCs.
- http://www.pcgrate.com/

Sky Scientific Optical Design and Astronomy
- Offers optical design software for engineering professionals, students and educators. Products for astronomy and astrophotography.
- http://www.skyscientific.com/

Optical Data Solutions, Inc.
- Offers LensVIEW, a CD-ROM database of lens design examples found in the optical design literature, mainly from patents. Includes more than 30000 individual designs.
- http://www.ods-inc.com

MIT Photonic-Bands
- Software for computing optical band structures (dispersion relations) in periodic dielectric structures and photonic crystals (free, C source).
- http://ab-initio.mit.edu/mpb/

Sarkomand Software
- Optical simulation, particle beams, and other scientific software (Macintosh).
- http://www.sarkomand.com/

Sinclair Optics, Inc.
- OSLO optical design software. Free evaluation level OSLO LT available.
- http://www.sinopt.com/

Lambda Research Corporation
- Their products include the TracePro software for illumination analysis featuring tutorials on using a light pipe and the OSLO optical lens design software.
- http://www.lambdares.com/

Breault Research Organization, Inc.
- Software and consulting services for the development and analysis of optical systems.
- http://www.breault.com/

Optical Research Associates
- Optical design and illumination software. Also pages educating about optics.
- http://www.opticalres.com/

WinLase
- Software for laser resonator design and gaussian beam propagation (MS-Win, demo available).
- http://www.winlase.com/

TEC++
- Optical design and analysis software VOB by METEC with optimization.
- http://www.tecplusplus.de