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Science & Technology
April 30, 2021 | 04:16 pm

A new way to make AR/VR glasses look more like regular glasses

Rochester researchers are combining freeform optics and a metasurface to avoid ‘bug eyes’ in AR/VR glasses and headsets.

topics: augmented reality, Center for Freeform Optics, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, Jannick Rolland, Nick Vamivakas, research finding, virtual reality,
University News
December 8, 2020 | 09:41 am

Jannick Rolland named fellow of National Academy of Inventors

The director of the Center for Freeform Optics holds more than 50 patents and is considered a pioneer in optical applications in augmented and virtual reality.

topics: announcements, awards, Center for Freeform Optics, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, Jannick Rolland,
Featured
April 14, 2019 | 11:50 am

From a dancer’s form to freeform optics

Jannick Rolland, director of the Center of Freeform Optics, has 35 patents to her name and is listed among the top women pioneers in augmented and virtual reality.

topics: Center for Freeform Optics, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, Jannick Rolland, virtual reality,
Science & Technology
October 18, 2018 | 11:48 am

Collaborative ‘back and forth’ drives progress on freeform optics

With a second five years of funding from the National Science Foundation, the Center for Freeform Optics is a collaboration working to develop devices that are lighter, more compact, and more effective than ever before.

topics: Center for Freeform Optics, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Materials Science Program, URnano,
Science & Technology
May 2, 2018 | 12:30 pm

New method eliminates guesswork when lenses go freeform

Lenses and mirrors with freeform rather than symmetric can lead to optical devices that are more effective than ever before. A new design method would eliminate the expensive trail-and-error needed to work with freeform optics.

topics: Aaron Bauer, Center for Freeform Optics, featured-post-side, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, Jannick Rolland, research finding,
Campus Life
November 10, 2016 | 10:46 am

As Center for Freeform Optics grows, so do opportunities for students

Since its 2013 launch under an award from the National Science Foundation, CeFO has been shaping the future of optical instrumentation on a global scale, and has more than doubled the number of partner companies in just this past year.

topics: Center for Freeform Optics, featured-post-side,
Science & Technology
July 31, 2013 | 04:23 pm

New Partnership Advances Freeform Optics

Freeform optics could transform 21st century optical science, allowing for a wider range of shapes for lenses and mirrors, which in turn may revolutionize mobile displays, LED lighting, remote sensing devices and astronomical instrumentation.

topics: Center for Freeform Optics, grant, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Jannick Rolland, optics, research funding,