Cutting-Edge Optics: Sagittal Optics joins CeFO

A week ago, Sagittal Optics attended the Spring Industrial Advisory Board Meeting of the Center for Freeform Optics (CeFO), held in Rochester, New York. CeFO is a leading research center dedicated to the design, manufacturing and metrology of advanced optical components with freeform surfaces (those without rotational symmetry). It brings together the University of Rochester, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and a consortium of distinguished industrial partners. These biannual meetings track technical progress on ongoing projects and guide students and researchers in solving real-world industry challenges.

The purpose of the trip was to attend technical presentations, gain firsthand insight into the latest advances in complex optical surfaces, strengthen ties with leading research groups and introduce Sagittal Optics as a new affiliate of the CeFO consortium. By joining CeFO, Sagittal Optics directly supports the center’s mission to advance pre-competitive research and education in the science, engineering and applications of freeform optics through sustained industry partnerships.

This collaboration will allow the company to participate in cutting-edge projects focused on developing lighter, more compact and higher-performing optical systems, to help demonstrate freeform technologies in state-of-the-art instruments and to contribute to the training of the next-generation workforce critical to both academia and industry.

Through this affiliation, Sagittal Optics will gain access to advanced techniques for the design, fabrication, testing and assembly of freeform optical components, identify new synergies with leading academic and industrial partners, anticipate key trends in the optics sector, reinforce its technical expertise in a highly specialized environment and expand its international network, thereby fostering the professional growth of its team.