OptoNet Seminar – Illumination Optics

Challenges & Solutions for Optics Design

The seminar will provide comprehensive insight into the physics and mathematics of illumination optics and will equip participants with a "toolbox" of methods and design elements. A number of archetypal examples will be used to explain how problems can be analyzed using basic principles and how these insights and the toolbox can be used to create good design approaches.

KEY POINTS

• Optical fundamentals (ray optics)
• Radiometric/photometric quantities, including motivation and measurement
• Phase space: what is it?
• Photometric quantities in phase space
• Light sources, and how to model them
• Simulation of illumination optical systems
• Colorimetry and color mixing
• Design methods / archetypal design approaches
• Archetypal design problems and their solution

TARGET GROUP

The seminar is aimed at optical designers, developers and engineers who deal with illumination optics in the course of their work and therefore want to gain a deeper understanding of light for illumination and its practical application.

METHODOLOGY

In the seminar, both fundamentals and in-depth topics are dealt with in a structured and practical manner. Many exercises and small experiments are an integral part and contribute to a deeper understanding. Individual questions and problems of the participants will be discussed.

TEAM OF SPEAKERS

Physicist Julius Muschaweck has been involved in optical design for illumination for over twentyfive years. After a stay at the University of Chicago as a Visiting Scholar  with Prof. Roland Winston (known as the founder of Nonimaging Optics), he co-founded an optical engineering service company (OEC) that pioneered freeform optics. At OSRAM, he later held the position of Senior Principal Key Expert and coordinated, together with Henning Rehn, over 100 OSRAM optical designers worldwide. He then moved to ARRI, the leading manufacturer of film cameras and luminaires, as Principal Optical Scientist. Julius Muschaweck currently works as an independent consultant providing illumination optics solutions to industrial clients. He is the author of over 25 scientific publications.
Website JM Optics

Julius Muschaweck is supported by Dr. Henning Rehn. The physicist with a PhD, who worked in Jena until 2001, first at the Friedrich Schiller University and later at Carl Zeiss, has outstanding knowledge in the design of illumination optics. From 2001-2018, he was active in Lamp Development and LED Products at OSRAM, among others, before moving to Switzerland in 2018.

SEMINAR STRUCTURE

Part 1 Understanding light | Monday, 24 March 2025

• Concept of Etendue & application to practical problems
• Calculating etendue even in complex situations using commercially available ray tracing software
• Luminous flux, luminous intensity, illuminance and luminance
• Calculation of luminance of commercially available LEDs from data sheet information and use in optical design
• Use of luminance, luminous flux, and etendue for the feasibility of an illumination optics problem and for design approaches

Part 2 Modeling light sources & lighting systems | Tuesday, 25 March 2025

• Use of light source models
• Building well-functioning light source models including spectra
• Monte Carlo ray tracing software
• Modeling of surfaces, materials and optical effects

Part 3 Optical Elements & Architectures | Wednesday, 26 March 2025

• Building blocks of lighting optics systems - how do they transform the light beams, and what should be considered in the design
• Use of ›design patterns‹ (solutions for typical tasks) for lighting optics tasks.

Since we expect international participants, the cours will be held in English.

VENUE

The seminar will take place in the Room ›Jena‹ of the JenTower (27th floor), Leutragraben 1 in Jena. With professional technical equipment and a pleasantly undisturbed environment at a height of 128 m, the best conditions for concentrated work are created. During the breaks, we offer healthy, balanced cuisine for refreshment and well-being.

BOOKING

• Upon receipt of your registration, you will receive a registration confirmation.
• The event is scheduled as a face-to-face event.
• Cancellations can only be accepted in written form. Free of charge until 10 February 2025, after that the full participant fee has to be paid. We will gladly accept a substitute participant.
• We reserve the right to cancel the event at short notice if the number of participants is too low.
• You will receive an appropriate certificate after successful participation.

ACCOMMODATION RECOMMENDATION

We recommend the following hotels near the venue:

Hotel SCALA › chic business hotel with a fantastic view over the city of Jena
Hotel Dorint › chic business hotel and Oased tranquillity in the city of Jena
Hotel Zur Noll › pleasant downtown hotel with Thuringian cuisine
Hotel Vielharmonie › small individual hotel for city tourists
Hotel Eulensteins › modern boutique hotel with ecological orientation

NOTE

By submitting this registration form, you agree that your name will be included on a list of participants, which will be available to the other participants. Furthermore, you agree that pictures of the event can be shown on our websites and our social media accounts, unless you explicitly object before the event.

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