FRED Optical Engineering Software
Description
FRED Optical Engineering Software simulates the propagation of light through any optomechanical system by raytracing. Whether your design is imported from CAD, a lens design program, or constructed from within the software, FRED provides engineers with the essential tools for virtual prototyping of optical systems.
FRED Optical Engineering Software
Features
Rapid virtual prototyping
Real-time visualization/editing of complex optical/mechanical systems.
Accurate simulation of virtually any light source, including include lasers, arc lamps, LED’s, ideal emitters, bulbs and user defined ray sets.
Advanced geometry, scatter, optimization, tolerancing, scripting and graphic tools.
No limit on surface definitions: including materials, thin film coatings, scatter models, etc.
Cost effective package: designed specifically for engineering professionals who face real world optical problems.
Applications
stray light
laser applications
illumination and non-imaging optics
imaging systems
multi-wavelength systems
thermal imaging
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Frequently Asked Questions
The applications of FRED include stray light, laser applications, illumination and non-imaging optics, imaging systems, multi-wavelength systems, and thermal imaging.
The key features of FRED include rapid virtual prototyping, real-time visualization/editing of complex optical/mechanical systems, accurate simulation of virtually any light source, advanced geometry, scatter, optimization, tolerancing, scripting and graphic tools, and no limit on surface definitions.
FRED Optimum includes FRED features, plus multi-variable optimization capability, parameter sensitivity analysis, system configurations manager, parameter pickups, distributed computing, and multi-threading on up to 63 CPU threads.
FRED Optical Engineering Software simulates the propagation of light through any optomechanical system by raytracing.
FREDmpc includes FRED and FRED Optimum features, plus up to 150x faster raytracing, GPU-enabled massively parallel computing, linear scaling with number of GPUs, and distributed computing with GPU raytracing and analyses.