Optica Design and Fabrication Congress

04 - 08 June, 2023

Québec City Convention Centre
Québec City, Canada

Events

Iain Neil

ScotOptix

Impact of Technology Evolution on Optical Systems Design and Performance

Technology has evolved with optical systems design becoming more intertwined between optics, mechanics and electronics. Also, aberrated imaging is sometimes preferred over conventional imaging for some applications. Examples will describe these topics with future predictions.

About the Speaker

Iain A. Neil has worked for over 40 years in the optics arena providing innovative optical solutions for many applications and in particular the motion picture industry. His Swiss based company ScotOptix contracts globally providing technical, business, I.P. and new optical technology expertise. He has held CEO, CTO, EVP and other positions at various companies including Panavision, ELCAN (Raytheon) and Barr & Stroud (Thales) and is currently Chief Optics Advisor to Cooke Optics. He has also received numerous patents, authored many publications and has garnered 12 Academy Awards, 2 Emmy’s and the Fuji Gold Medal for optical contributions to the world of entertainment. In addition he is Strathclyde University Alumnus of the year 2003, a Visiting Professor to their Department of Physics and was awarded an honorary DSc degree by them in 2015. Currently he holds associate or fellow memberships in the following societies: OSA, SPIE, SMPTE, SPS, SMAAS, ASC and ©A.M.P.A.S.®.