Student Optical Design Competition Winners for 2024

A Mach Zehnder Interferometer for Digital Optical Modulation

Kaleb Bellenbaum
Undergraduate
California Polytechnic State University
RSoft Photonic Device Tools: MOST

2x1 Optical Multiplexer

Nick Ghaffarian
Undergraduate 
California Polytechnic State University
RSoft Photonic Device Tools: FullWave

SWIR Microscope Objective for the Characterization of Single Quantum Dots for Quantum Communications

Benjamin Hancock
Ph.D. Optics
University of Rochester
Using CODE V

Designing a Telephoto Camera System With Internal Focusing From Scratch for Safari Wildlife

Nathaniel Lazzara
B.S. Optical Engineering
University of Rochester
Using CODE V  

Half-Adder in Optical Logic Gates

Lucas Lucia
M.S. Electrical Engineering
California Polytechnic State University
RSoft Photonic Device Tools: FullWAVE

Safety in Sight: Wide-Angle Lens for Rearview Car Camera

Nancy Mabry 
B.S. Optical Engineering
University of Rochester
Using CODE V

248nm Photolithography Objective for Printing AR/VR Metalenses

Elizabeth Matchavariani
Undergraduate
University of Rochester
Using CODE V

A Hardware-Efficient Silicon Electronic-Photonic Chip for Optical Structured Neural Networks

Shupeng Ning
Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of Texas at Austin
Using Synopsys OptoDesigner 

2D Inversely-Designed 1x4 Optical Switch

Xichen Shan
Ph.D. Optics and Photonics
University of Central Florida
Using CODE V

Embedded Wide Angle Lens in a Football Helmet

Victoria Usachev
B.S. Optical Engineering 
University of Rochester
Using CODE V

Catadioptric Telephoto Camera for Lunar Photography

McCain Varley
Ph.D. Optics
University of Rochester
Using CODE V