Optical Design Division

Recognized technological expertise

The Optical design division is led by Dr. Simon Thibault, whose 15 years' experience in optical design includes five years as the head of the optical design group at INO (Institut National d’Optique, Québec).

Main accomplishments:

• Astronomical optical instruments for many world-class observatories (CFHT, GEMINI, OMM)
• Lenses for medical imagery
• Military system (display, zoom, eyepiece, bi-ocular, sight, IR camera)
• Deformable mirror (adaptive optic, front wave sensor)
• Wide-angle corrector for mirror
• IR & Visible Zoom (1,3-10X)
• Metrology (interferometry, colorimetry, photometry)
• CGH, computer-generated holograms
• Fiber optic coupling system
• Achromatic prisms for optical scanning modules
• Telescope for a lidar with segmented field of view
• Double spectral band objectives/anamorphic objectives
• Distortion control objective/lenses

TESTIMONIAL

We worked with the optical division at ImmerVision for the preliminary design of a lunar liquid mirror telescope (LLMT). This initial phase of the project, financed by the Canadian space agency, in collaboration with NASA and the University of Arizona, could not have been completed without Dr. Simon Thibault's expertise and input. The work conducted by Dr. Simon Thibault is crucial for this project and lays important groundwork to be further explored in the next development phases of the LLMT project. This is a major Canadian contribution to the project.

Optical Solutions Development

• Prototype conceptualization and computer-based performance analyses
• Prototyping and assembly
• Characterization and quality control

Opto-Mechanical Conception Services

• Mechanical integration of optics
• Compatible and sophisticated CAD software usage