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Optica

Optical Modeling as a Language

Build, analyze, optimize, and deploy custom optical applications.

Like the surf, 
innovation happens 
at the interface of order and chaos.
Optica™ helps uncover structure within complexity—transforming physical systems into programmable models.

WHY OPTICA IS DIFFERENT

Most optical design software is built as a fixed tool.

Optica™ is different.

It is both an optical modeling language and an authoring environment for building custom optical applications.

THE CORE SHIFT

From Optical Model to Application

With Optica™, a complex optical model can be transformed into a custom interface designed for a specific task.

Instead of exposing users to a full design environment, you deliver a focused, easy-to-use application.

BUILD ONCE.
DEPLOY BROADLY

Build Once. Deploy Broadly.

  • Wolfram Cloud

  • Wolfram Player (desktop & mobile)

  • Custom interfaces

  • Standalone workflows

  • Compiled code (including C in select cases)

What's more:

End users may not need an Optica™ license.

SIMPLICITY
FOR USERS

A Simpler Interface for Complex Physics

The expert builds the physics.


The user gets the interface they actually need.

BEYOND CLOSED SYSTEMS (a comparison)

Beyond Traditional Optical Design Software

Traditional Tools

Optica™

Fixed interface

Custom interfaces

License required for all users

Deployable without licenses

Model stays inside tool

Model becomes application

Limited extensibility

Fully programmable

Hidden internal algorithms

Ability to inspect and understand how models are computed.

Transparency without compromise

Optica™is designed to provide visibility into how optical systems are defined and evaluated.

Users can inspect and learn from the underlying structure of models and many of the computational methods involved. While certain advanced electromagnetic routines remain proprietary, the majority of the system is accessible, enabling a deeper understanding than is typically possible in closed optical design environments.

FINAL CALL TO ACTION

Ready to build optical tools others can actually use?

Contact

Optica Software™

Developed by Barnhart Optical Research LLC

San Diego, California

Email: support@opticasoft.com

Phone: (217) 369-5993

©2026 by Optica Software

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