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Products made with Zemax define our world.

From satellites orbiting the earth, to the smartphone in your pocket, the products designed by Zemax customers shape our daily interactions.

Why Zemax

Products made with Zemax define our world.

From satellites orbiting the earth, to the smartphone in your pocket, the products designed by Zemax customers shape our daily interactions.

Why Zemax

Design for manufacturability

Bring optical systems to market quickly and cost-effectively through a streamlined engineering workflow.

Optical Design Applications

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Imaging Optics

  • Target-tracking cameras
  • Driver-assist cameras
  • Cell phone/computer cameras
  • Biometric sensors
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Lighting & Illumination

  • Plane exterior lighting
  • Headlights
  • Laser printers
  • Biometric sensors
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Lasers & Fibers

  • Target-tracking cameras
  • Headlights
  • Laser printers
  • Optical interconnects
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Harness the power of Zemax optics software

The premier optical design software used by engineers around the globe for 30 years.

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STAR Module

Easily build STOP analysis into your design workflows with fast, accurate STOP results from FEA data.

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Package optical systems & export complete designs from inside OpticStudio or CAD software, like CREO.

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Customer Success Stories

Healthcare

Imaging Optics

Advanced tolerancing techniques for endoscope optical design

Manufacturing

Lasers & Fibers

nLIGHT uses OpticStudio to create a robust, multi-kilowatt laser that enriches how devices display images

Defense

Imaging Optics

Flexibility built into OpticStudio helps LightPath design for manufacturability across a range of solutions

Consumer Electronics

Lighting & Illumination

Redefining human-machine interactions through eye tracking

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Zemax Training

Individual Training

Learn useful optical design techniques at your own pace.

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Group Training

Empower your team with a Zemax training course.

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