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Student Optical Design Competition Winners for 2023

Top Awards

Non-Resonant Cavity for Multi-Pass Laser Intensity Buildup

Yi Zeng
Ph.D. Candidate
California Institute of Technology
Using LightTools

1x4 MMI Splitter

Douglas Liu
Undergraduate Student
California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo
Using RSoft Photonic Device Tools

8 to 1 Multiplexer

Danny Maas
Undergraduate Student
California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo
Using RSoft Photonic Device Tools

1x4 Interferometer Power Splitter

Brandon Okazaki
Undergraduate Student
California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo
Using RSoft Photonic Device Tools

Folded Light Source: A Technique for Compact and Efficient Automotive Lighting

Alfred Moore
Undergraduate Student
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Using LucidShape

Compact Relay for Image Steering in Augmented Reality

Carloyn Hokin, Shriniketh Sreevatsan, Adam Wan, Yiran Xie, and Mina Yoo
Undergraduate Students
University of Arizona
Using CODE V

Wide-Field Fiber Coupled Objective Design

Andrew Klein
Ph.D. Candidate
University of Central Florida (CREOL)
Using CODE V

Utilization of Laser Cavity to Optimize Light-Assisted Drying (LAD) System

Anteneh Tsegaye
Ph.D. Student
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Using LightTools

Achromatization of Multi-Material Gradient-Index Singlets

Ankur Desai
Ph.D. Candidate
University of Rochester
Using CODE V

Fluorescence Microscopy System Using 1.5 NA Immersion Microscope Objective

Yi-Ting (Sherry) Feng
Ph.D. Candidate
University of Rochester
Using CODE V

Gradient Index Apochromatic Laser Collimating Singlet

Joanna Rosenbluth
Undergraduate Student
University of Rochester
Using CODE V

Davy Jones¡¯ Optic: An Underwater Camera Lens for Deep Ocean Squid Observation

Matthew Scribilia
Undergraduate Student
University of Rochester
Using CODE V

Ultrashort Throw Projector Lens

Xinyan Wang
Undergraduate Student
University of Rochester
Using CODE V