TRAIN YOUR DESIGN SKILLS WiTH Vir­tual­Lab Fusion

Intro­duc­tion

The demand for phy­si­cal optics simu­la­tion tech­no­logy has grown distinctly to the point where, for many appli­ca­ti­ons in modern optics, it sim­ply can­not be avo­ided. Swit­ching to a phy­si­cal optics model only in those parts of the sys­tem where ray tra­cing is not expec­ted to be an accu­rate option risks miss­ing important infor­ma­tion about the sys­tem, mainly due to the mutually incom­pa­ti­ble mathe­ma­ti­cal models – rays and elec­tro­ma­gne­tic fields.

Fur­ther­more phy­si­cal-opti­cal effects may also be rele­vant in other parts of the sys­tem were they were in prin­ci­ple not expec­ted. This is the jus­ti­fi­ca­tion behind the pro­po­sal for a ›fast phy­si­cal optics‹ approach: a phy­si­cal optics tech­ni­que which includes a gene­ra­liza­tion of ray tra­cing fully embedded inside the over­ar­ching phy­si­cal optics frame­work, and which, con­se­quently, pro­vi­des phy­si­cal optics simu­la­tion results just as fast as ray tracing.

In the Opto­Net Sum­mer Course Fast Phy­si­cal Optics Mode­ling and Design, we will equip you with the neces­sary theo­re­ti­cal and prac­ti­cal know­ledge to make the most of your work with the fast phy­si­cal optics soft­ware Vir­tual­Lab Fusion!

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PROGRAM & TRAINING CONCEPT

Phy­si­cal optics simu­la­tion tools & tech­no­logy are a must-have for the ana­ly­sis and design of modern sys­tems. In this course we will be employ­ing the com­mer­cial fast phy­si­cal optics mode­ling and design soft­ware Vir­tual­Lab Fusion to inves­ti­gate a series of opti­cal sys­tems taken from a broad range of fields of appli­ca­tion. We will use these examp­les to intro­duce the most important fea­tures and details of the under­ly­ing tech­no­logy of the soft­ware, from a very gene­ral per­spec­tive in the first two intro­duc­tory days, and with a focus on gra­tings as just one part of lar­ger, more com­plex opti­cal sys­tems in the advan­ced course cove­ring the last three days.

Some of the topics you can expect to hear about: inter­fe­ro­me­try, lens sys­tems, aniso­tropy, fiber cou­pling, ultras­hort pul­ses, meta gra­tings, aug­men­ted and mixed rea­lity light­gui­des, and more!

 

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lEC­TU­R­ERS

The course will be taught by experts of the Opti­cal Engi­nee­ring team at Light­Trans. Their daily work in direct cont­act with users of Vir­tual­Lab Fusion from all over the world means that they do not only have in-depth know­ledge of the soft­ware and how it works, but also, cru­ci­ally, of how best to put it to use in order to satisfy the requi­re­ments of a wide range of nowa­days deman­ded fields of application.

As a spe­cial high­light, the Pre­si­dent and inter­na­tio­nally renow­ned expert Prof. Dr. Frank Wyrow­ski (Fried­rich-Schil­ler-Uni­ver­sity Jena) will give an intro­duc­tion to the topic and cur­rent deve­lo­p­ments in the field of fast phy­si­cal optics on the first day of the training.

 

The Intro­duc­tion Parts from 04. – 05.07.2022 will be held by:
Senior Opti­cal Engi­neer Hart­wig Crails­heim and Opti­cal Engi­neer Sohrab San­gini.

The Gra­tings Parts from 06. – 08.07.2022 will be pre­sen­ted by:
Prin­ci­pal Sci­en­tist Dr. Ste­fan Stei­ner and Senior Opti­cal Engi­neer Olga Bal­adron-Zorita.

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PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS & Modules

This course is desi­gned for opti­cal sci­en­tists, engi­neers, desi­gners with vary­ing levels of exper­tise with Vir­tual­Lab Fusion in mind, start­ing from total beg­in­ners.  

• Intro­duc­tion: This two-day course pro­vi­des an over­view of Vir­tual­Lab Fusion’s fast phy­si­cal optics usage and tech­no­logy, and shows how to apply said tech­no­logy to a series of examp­les from a varied range of appli­ca­ti­ons. Beg­in­ner to inter­me­diate level.  
• Gra­tings: This more advan­ced three-day course focu­ses on gra­tings, start­ing with the many tools available in Vir­tual­Lab Fusion to con­fi­gure very dif­fe­rent types of gra­tings as well as cha­rac­te­rize and opti­mize gra­tings as stan­da­lone com­pon­ents (inclu­ding meta­gra­tings); we then move on to include those gra­tings in more com­plex sys­tems, where the gra­tings will be accom­pa­nied by other opti­cal com­pon­ents. In the fol­lo­wing part, as a nota­ble appli­ca­tion exam­ple, we devote some time to the mode­ling and design of light­guide devices with gra­ting cou­plers for aug­men­ted and mixed rea­lity appli­ca­ti­ons. Advan­ced level.  
• Both: The con­tent of the cour­ses has been desi­gned so that it is pos­si­ble to regis­ter for eit­her of them sepa­ra­tely, or to book both of them tog­e­ther.  

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VENUE

The Sum­mer Course will take place in Jena, the city of Ernst Abbe and Carl Zeiss who laid the foun­da­tion for modern optics 150 years ago. Since then the sci­ence city Jena has been shaped by inno­va­tive, light-based tech­no­lo­gies. Enjoy the spi­rit in the young uni­ver­sity town sur­roun­ded by a magni­fi­cent land­scape and well-known sights of Euro­pean history.

The venue is the SCALA Pan­ora­m­aban­kett Jena

The semi­nar will take place in the pan­orama ban­quet of the Jen­Tower (27th floor), Leu­tra­gra­ben 1 in Jena. With pro­fes­sio­nal tech­ni­cal equip­ment and a plea­santly undis­tur­bed envi­ron­ment at a height of 128 m, the best con­di­ti­ons for con­cen­tra­ted work are crea­ted. During breaks, we offer healthy, balan­ced cui­sine for refresh­ment and well-being.

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INFECTION PREVENTION

We want to run a safe event and reduce the risk of infec­tion for all par­ti­ci­pants to the maxi­mum. This means:

• We will pro­ba­bly limit the num­ber of participants.
• When plan­ning the room, we will of course take distance and hygiene rules into account.

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REGISTRATION

The regis­tra­tion is open. Reser­va­tions are pos­si­ble. Mem­bers from our part­ner clus­ters bene­fit from a con­sidera­ble discount.

Con­fe­rence mate­ri­als, docu­ments and exer­ci­ses are included in the con­fe­rence fee. Par­ti­ci­pants are kindly expec­ted to cover the costs for their indi­vi­dual tra­vel and accom­mo­da­tion. Please bring your own note­book, the requi­red soft­ware will be pro­vi­ded by the organizer.

Atten­dance fees for the Sum­mer Course depend on your pre­fer­red boo­king model:

• Intro­duc­tion – 2 Days – July 4–5, 2022
  250 EUR mem­ber fee (Opto­Net mem­bers, mem­bers of the Regio­nal Net­works of Optec­Net Ger­many and mem­bers of inter­na­tio­nal part­ner networks)
  350 EUR regular
• Gra­tings – 3 Days – July 6–8, 2022
  375 EUR mem­ber fee (Opto­Net mem­bers, mem­bers of the Regio­nal Net­works of Optec­Net Ger­many and mem­bers of inter­na­tio­nal part­ner networks)
  525 EUR regular
• Intro­duc­tion + Gra­tings – 5 Days – July 4–8, 2022
  495 EUR mem­ber fee (Opto­Net mem­bers, mem­bers of the Regio­nal Net­works of Optec­Net Ger­many and mem­bers of inter­na­tio­nal part­ner networks)
  725 EUR regular
• Intro­duc­tion + Gra­tings – 5 days (for under­gra­duate stu­dents) – July 4–8, 2022
  295 EUR par­ti­ci­pant fee (with proof of under­gra­duate studies)

(no VAT included accor­ding to §4 Nr. 22a UStG)

Appli­ca­ti­ons are con­duc­ted through the on-line form. A con­fir­ma­tion email will be sent once the appli­ca­tion has been recei­ved. The par­ti­ci­pant under­ta­kes the respon­si­bi­lity to pay the invoice(s) issued for the ser­vices in advance and before the due date indi­ca­ted on the invoice. Cash or che­ques will not be accepted. The trai­ning fees do not cover tra­vel, accom­mo­da­tion or any other costs such as health insu­rance. All boo­kings are pro­vi­sio­nal until full pay­ment has been recei­ved and ack­now­led­ged. Pro­vi­sio­nal Boo­kings can be reser­ved for up to 2 weeks, pro­vi­ded that the event’s maxi­mum capa­city has not been reached.

CANCELLATION POLICY

The can­cel­la­tion has to be sent by email to ed.anej-tenotpo@ofni
Before June 4: Fees will be fully reim­bur­sed. A EUR 100 hand­ling fee will be with­held. Until June 20: 50% of the total fee will be reim­bur­sed. A EUR 100 hand­ling fee will be with­held. No refunds will be made for can­cel­la­ti­ons after June 20 or for no-shows. In case a par­ti­ci­pant would not be able to attend the trai­ning, a sub­sti­tute can be accepted. Trai­ning will be con­firmed as soon as the mini­mum num­ber of par­ti­ci­pants has been rea­ched. All par­ti­ci­pants will receive a final con­fir­ma­tion. Trai­ning fees are reim­bur­sed in case of can­cel­la­tion due to force majeure or due to spea­k­ers‹ pre­ven­ti­ons. No com­pen­sa­tion will be paid for any addi­tio­nal costs incurred.

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The Pro­gram in Detail

Satur­day & Sun­day, July 2–3

Arri­val in Jena

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