Software

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

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

Beamseeker
Gaussian laser beam trace spreadsheet software program using Microsoft Excel.
http://www.geocities.com/beamseeker/

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/

Breault Research Organization, Inc.
Software and consulting services for the development and analysis of optical systems.
http://www.breault.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 evolutionary strategies
http://alphard.ethz.ch

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

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

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

Diffractive Optics Design
This site presents a new powerful and versatile softaware for diffractive optics design.
http://diffractive.optics.free.fr/

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

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

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

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

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

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/

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/

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/

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

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

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

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/

MODAS - Modern Optical Design and Analysis Software
Paraxial and Seidel calculations, spot diagrams, ray fans, 3D wave aberrations and energy distribution, optical layout, optimization. (MS-Win, free crippled version available).
http://www.geocities.com/ivankrat/modas.html

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

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

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

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/

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

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 raytracing software for optical design and analysis.
http://www.optics-lab.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/

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

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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/

Semiconsoft
Thin Film Optical Metrology Software (Ellipsometry, Reflectance, Transmittance) for research and development and production. The main product is TFCompanion, a software application for thin film analysis and metrology. Includes analytical tools for interpretation of measurement data. Available for all operating systems with JVM support (Windows, Apple, Unix).
http://www.semiconsoft.com/

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

ZEMAX
Software for all aspects of optical system design.
http://zemax.com/