CODE V: Faster, easier, more flexible optical design

Unsurpassed return on investment and comprehensive support – from the optical design innovation leader you’ve trusted for over 45 years.

CODE V is widely recognized as the best software for the design of image-forming optical systems. Introduced in 1975, it has been continuously upgraded to define the state of the art in optical design technology by the largest team of developers in the optical software industry. It is the preferred tool of numerous companies, government agencies, research labs, and universities worldwide, many of whom have used it for over 20 years.

Why do these companies continue to choose CODE V over other potential solutions? Because CODE V reliably produces better optical designs in less time - designs that are often cheaper to fabricate than those produced with other software. And when the quality of the optics is important to your business, CODE V can help you save time, money, and your company’s reputation. That’s why our customers continue to use CODE V year after year.

Here are just a few ways that CODE V will help you succeed:

 

Increased productivity with the best optimization in the industry The Optical Solutions Group at Synopsys is dedicated to providing CODE V users with unique, innovative optimization capabilities that give them the best design solution as fast as possible. For example, our global optimization feature uses an algorithm we invented, and has been verified time and time again by users as the most capable in the market for generating practical solutions for real-world problems. Smart, engineering-based defaults minimize setup time and allow you to focus on designing your optical system, not managing a complicated merit function.
Savings on tolerancing and manufacturing costs A great design doesn’t help much if you can’t build it cost effectively. Because CODE V’s tolerancing is so fast and accurate, you can run it in the early stages of a design to avoid wasting time on a system that will be too sensitive to manufacture. You can even include tolerance performance when you optimize the system, so you know the design will work right when it’s built. By weighing the benefits of performance and manufacturing sensitivity at the same time – such as designing towards larger tolerances and less expensive glasses -- you can significantly reduce the cost of manufacturing the optics.
Faster time to market CODE V’s flexible user interface, faster algorithms, intelligent defaults, and features to support the manufacturing process all help you develop and assemble designs that are right the first time – and get your products to market faster. For example, the alignment optimization feature is a tremendous time saver for determining hardware adjustments to recover performance loss due to misalignments and other manufacturing errors, based on actual measured interferometric data.

Comprehensive, ongoing support

As the largest optical design software supplier in the industry, we offer unmatched resources to help ensure your success. You can rely on rapid access to expert tech support staff who understand optical design and engineering. In addition, all customers have 24/7 access to a dedicated Web site that contains hundreds of resources to help you become more productive, including training videos, usage tips, articles, documentation, FAQs, and example files and models.

Introductory and advanced training courses are provided on a regular basis at our corporate headquarters. We also offer customized, application-specific training that can be conducted at your site. Just tell us what you need, and we’ll gladly assist you.