PHOTON GEAR - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- President
- Lead Optical Designer
As President and Lead Optical Designer Gary tells it like it is. He's the number one resource for solving extremely complex optical design challenges, drawing from over 30 years' experience in the field. His designs include high NA objectives, large field scan lenses, imaging lenses, precision nulls and plastic optics. Other areas of expertise include diffractive optics and diamond turning. Gary holds a PhD in Optics from the University of Rochester and was recognized by OSA for Engineering Excellence in the development of diffractive optics.
Backed by over 40 years of experience in the laser and optics fields, John is responsible for optical testing, optical design, software development, and modeling. His expertise includes Matlab for optical modeling and image processing, laser system design, non-imaging optics, fiber optics, custom instrument development and ophthalmic optics. John holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from MIT and a PhD in Optics from the University of Rochester. John is an Adjunct Professor at the Institute of Optics at the University of Rochester, where he teaches optical system design using Zemax and CodeV.