Illumination Fundamentals, Theory and Application

Testimonials

"I highly recommend the illumination course taught by Julius Muschaweck. His deep knowledge of illumination and his expertise in implementing optical designs, combined with his passion to teach, make him a perfect instructor. He translates illumination concepts into conceivable real-life examples. During the virtual sessions, he did a great job keeping all course participants engaged by using technology that allowed him to switch smoothly between lecture notes, a virtual whiteboard, and illumination software. I’m glad I had the opportunity to take his course."
 -Shohreh Shadalou, Ph.D. Candidate, Optical Science and Engineering, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte

“Julius Muschaweck’s course provides an excellent overview of illumination fundamentals and applications. Julius is an expert in illumination optics and is an excellent teacher. He did a fantastic job of breaking down and presenting complex concepts for students with a wide range of previous experience and educational backgrounds. In addition, Julius is extremely well versed in software and modeling of illumination systems. I learned a number of practical new tips and tools for using LightTools in the course.”
 -Dr. Thomas Suleski, Professor of Physics and Optical Science, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

""I had the chance to attend the course "Modeling sources and Systems for Illumination" given by Julius Muschaweck and I really enjoyed it! My favorite part of the course was the one about ray files and the available set ups in LightTools to use them properly. Julius is really good at making all the students comfortable to ask their questions and to give very clear and complete answers. I would recommend this course to anyone curious and passionate with the field of illumination optic design."
-Gabrielle Grondin, Optical Designer, Lumenpulse

Course #1: Understanding Light for Illumination

By the end of this course you will be able to:

• understand and apply the concept of étendue to practical problems
• compute étendue even in complex cases, using illumination ray tracing software
• connect the dots between flux, intensity, illuminance and luminance
• determine LED luminance from common data sheet values
• use étendue, luminance and flux information to determine feasibility from first principles and to find promising design approaches.

Course Summary

The course consists of nine 3-hour sessions held on three consecutive weeks. Classes begin at 8:00 a.m. and end at 11:00 a.m. PDT each day, with breaks at appropriate times. The course uses Zoom Meetings web conferencing.

Attendees do not need LightTools/LucidShape software. While a pocket calculator suffices for the exercises, spreadsheet calculation software is useful.

A download link to course materials will be provided prior to the class. Please email lighttools_support@synopsys.com for help on setting up the computer before the first day of class or to verify that you can access Zoom Meetings.

Registration and Fees

The fee for this short course is $1,500 (Minus any applicable discounts). Payment by credit card or ACH bank transfer can be made to the course instructor at JMO, GmbH. A link to the payment site will be sent after completing your course registration. 

Attendance is limited, though minimum enrollments must be met. 

For all registration questions, please contact:
Synopsys OSG Training Registration
Phone: (626) 795-9101
E-mail: lighttools_support@synopsys.com

Course #2: Modeling Sources and Optical Systems in Illumination Optics

Course Description

Synopsys Optical Solutions Group is proud to announce a new online course on design patterns modeling sources and optical systems for illumination optics. This class will be given live by Mr. Julius Muschaweck and is intended for those engineers and scientists who would like to extend and deepen their understanding of illumination optics.
 
This three-day online short course shows engineers in illumination optics how to get their ray-tracing models right. Participants should be familiar with the optics concepts covered in our course “Understanding Light for Illumination."

By the end of this course you will be able to:

• make educated choices which source model to use 
• build well working source models, including spectra, from often mediocre quality of LED vendor ray files
• understand how Monte Carlo ray-tracing software “thinks” 
• understand the tradeoffs between various surface and material modeling options 
• apply the concepts covered in our course “Understanding Light for Illumination”  to source and system modeling
• choose which optical effects to model, and which to neglect  

Course Summary

The course consists of three 3-hour sessions held Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Classes begin at 8:00 a.m. and end at 11:00 a.m. PDT each day, with breaks at appropriate times. The course uses Zoom Meetings web conferencing. 

LightTools will be used, by the instructor, throughout the course for demonstration. However, the concepts we discuss are applicable to all Monte Carlo ray-tracing software packages. Attendees do not need to have LightTools/LucidShape software installed. 

A download link to course materials will be provided prior to the class. Please email LightTools_support@synopsys.com for help on setting up the computer before the first day of class or to verify that you can access Zoom Meetings.

Who Should Attend

Any illumination engineer or optical designer who wants to be on safer ground when it comes to modeling light sources, especially LEDs, and to building optical system models which are sufficiently precise, but not overengineered. Participants should be familiar with the optics concepts covered in our course “Understanding Light for Illumination”.

Registration and Fees

The fee for this short course is $500 (Minus any applicable discounts). Payment by credit card or ACH bank transfer can be made to the course instructor at JMO, GmbH. A link to the payment site will be sent after completing your course registration.

Attendance is limited, though minimum enrollments must be met. 

For all registration questions, please contact:

Synopsys OSG Training Registration
Phone: (626) 795-9101
E-mail: lighttools_support@synopsys.com

Course #3: Optical Elements for Illumination

By the end of this course you will be able to:

• understand the building blocks of illumination optics from a common, coherent viewpoint 
• think about illumination optics in terms of design patterns 
• let the theory presented in “Understanding Light for Illumination” guide you when selecting and combining design patterns 

Course Summary

The course consists of three 3-hour sessions held Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Classes begin at 8:00 a.m. and end at 11:00 a.m. PDT each day, with breaks at appropriate times. The course uses Zoom Meetings web conferencing. 

LightTools will be used, by the instructor, throughout the course for demonstration. However, the concepts we discuss are applicable to all Monte Carlo ray-tracing software packages. Attendees do not need to have LightTools/LucidShape software installed. 

A download link to course materials will be provided prior to the class. Please email LightTools_support@synopsys.com for help on setting up the computer before the first day of class or to verify that you can access Zoom Meetings.

Who Should Attend

Any illumination engineer or optical designer who wants to gain a deeper understanding of how the common design elements (lenses, mixing rods, micro lens arrays, CPCs,…) actually work for illumination, how and why to choose one over another, and how to combine them. Participants should be familiar with the optics concepts covered in our course “Understanding Light for Illumination”

Registration and Fees

The fee for this short course is $500 (Minus any applicable discounts). Payment by credit card or ACH bank transfer can be made to the course instructor at JMO, GmbH. A link to the payment site will be sent after completing your course registration.

Attendance is limited, though minimum enrollments must be met. 

For all registration questions, please contact:

Synopsys OSG Training Registration
Phone: (626) 795-9101
E-mail: lighttools_support@synopsys.com

Course #4: Freeform Optics for Illumination

Course Description

Synopsys Optical Solutions Group is proud to announce a new online course on design patterns for illumination optics. This class will be given live by Mr. Julius Muschaweck and is intended for those engineers and scientists who would like to extend and deepen their understanding of illumination optics. 

This four-hour online short course introduces participants to the art of designing freeform optics for illumination: surfaces without translational or rotational symmetry that can efficiently create desired illuminance distributions. The course will explain how freeform surfaces “work”, and show which degrees of freedom, and which limitations, are inherent to the design process. Practical examples will be shown and explained.

Course #5: Colorimetry for LED Users

By the end of this course you will be able to:

• be familiar with the common color spaces, including CIE 1931 XYZ 
• intuitively grasp additive color mixing and LED binning 
• compute which LEDs to mix in which amounts to achieve desired color and brightness 
• use JMO’s open source Matlab® spectrum library (if you are a Matlab user) 
• understand the Color Rendering Index (CRI) and its limitations 
• use various color difference metrics to assess homogeneity 

Course Summary

The course consists of three 3-hour sessions held Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Classes begin at 8:00 a.m. and end at 11:00 a.m. PDT each day, with breaks at appropriate times. The course uses Zoom Meetings web conferencing. 

Attendees do not need LightTools/LucidShape software. JMO’s open source Matlab® spectrum library is used for examples, but Matlab® is not needed for the course.

A download link to course materials will be provided prior to the class. Please email LightTools_support@synopsys.com for help on setting up the computer before the first day of class or to verify that you can access Zoom Meetings.

Who Should Attend

Any engineer or optical designer who needs to understand colorimetry and color mixing, especially with LEDs.   

Registration and Fees

The fee for this short course is $500 (Minus any applicable discounts). Payment by credit card or ACH bank transfer can be made to the course instructor at JMO, GmbH. A link to the payment site will be sent after completing your course registration.

Attendance is limited, though minimum enrollments must be met. 

For all registration questions, please contact:

Synopsys OSG Training Registration
Phone: (626) 795-9101
E-mail: lighttools_support@synopsys.com