National Security Technologies Wins R&D 100 Award for Holographic Imaging Device Designed in CODE V
September 2009 - An innovative holographic imaging device that helps scientists study materials surfaces under shock-loaded conditions, designed with CODE V optical design software, has received a 2009 R&D 100 award.
A team of researchers at National Security Technologies (NSTec) LLC developed the High-Resolution UV Holography Lens for Particle Size Distribution Measurements, which images a metal particle debris field from acoustic shock waves in a material. They used CODE V to design the system's nine-element lens, which achieves more than 2,000 lp/mm resolution at a 355-mm wavelength. The design team made extensive use of CODE V's Global Synthesis® optimization feature to achieve the best design form.
Established in 1963, the annual R&D 100 awards recognize revolutionary technologies recently introduced to market.
Here is R&D Magazine's description of NSTec's award-winning system.
A paper describing the design, assembly, and testing of this lens system was presented by Robert Malone at SPIE's Optics + Photonics conference in August 2009. Read the paper abstract on SPIE's Web site.
