OSLO software by scientists and engineers to design lenses, reflectors, optical instruments, laser collimators, and illumination systems. It is also used for simulation and analysis of optical systems using both geometrical and physical optics. In addition to optical design and analysis, OSLO provides a complete technical software development system including interactive graphics, math, and database libraries.
“OSLO” is the name of a commonly used optical software package, standing for Optics Software for Layout and Optimization. This software allows the student to model optical components and observe and analyze key ideas and problems in optical design. Because of the large capabilities of the software it takes a considerable amount of time for a student to learn the full potential of the software. For this reason it was advantageous to rigorously review the current tutorials and improve upon them.