Freeform Optics for Illumination (online course) July 24, 2025
This four-hour online short course introduces participants to the art of designing freeform optics for illumination: surfaces without translational or rotational symmetry that can efficiently create desired illuminance distributions. The course will explain how freeform surfaces “work”, and show which degrees of freedom, and which limitations, are inherent to the design process. Practical examples will be shown and explained.
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Understand how freeform surfaces for illumination “work”
- Know the fundamental limitations of freeform surfaces, especially with extended sources
- Use some solved examples as guidance for your own work
Dates and times
This course will be held via Zoom in one session of four hours.
Feb. 14, 2025 (Friday)
8:00 to 12:00 a.m. Pacific, which is
11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Eastern, which is
17:00 to 21:00 Central EuropeanZoom / Hardware / Software
The course is held via Zoom. Meeting invitations including the Zoom link will be sent out well in time before the courses starts. We recommend to participate using the Zoom Desktop client, the connection tends to be more stable than with just a browser (which works also). It is not a must, but greatly appreciated, if you have a working web cam: The course is much more lively and interactive when we see each other. A second monitor is also a good idea, to show the main window with the course material on one screen and the participants, the chat and other stuff on a secondary monitor.
Applicable discounts
When you book all five courses together here, you will receive a 10% discount compared to individual prices.
When two or more persons from the same company book any course, the second, third etc. person will receive a 30% discount. Effectively, that means an overall 15% discount for two, an overall 20% discount for three persons etc. Please contact us at julius@jmoptics.de to receive a discount code.
There is a small number of seats on each course reserved for students or faculty members, at a substantial case-by-case discount. Please contact us at julius@jmoptics.de to discuss.