Optiwave, Zemax Collaborate

BELLEVUE, Wash. and OTTAWA -- Optiwave Systems Inc., the leading provider of waveguide optical component and system design tools, and ZEMAX Development Corp., the leading worldwide provider of lens design and illumination simulation applications software, today announced a collaboration to create a new interface to streamline the exchange of data between popular optical engineering simulation design tools provided by Optiwave and ZEMAX.

The new interface will enable Optiwave and ZEMAX users to import and export their proprietary file formats between each platform, allowing for easy data exchange between the two popular optical engineering simulation environments in their respective fields.

"Together, Optiwave and ZEMAX are delivering easy data exchange between the two most widely used design applications that optical engineers choose for lens design, illumination, and optical waveguide design," said Jan Jakubczyk, President and CEO of Optiwave. “Research engineers involved in the design of flat panel displays, optical data storage and telecom equipment frequently use a number of simulation design tools from different vendors to meet their design needs. Our interface will help bridge the flow of information between Optiwave and ZEMAX products.”

Optiwave Systems Inc.