Optical Modeling of Biomedical Applications using TracePro

Optical based biomedical systems can span a wide range of applications from wearables, pulse oximeters, absorption spectroscopy, fluorescence microscopy, and many others. These systems use light sources of varying types and wavelength ranges, including UV, visible, and infrared. Optical design and analysis programs such as TracePro allow engineers and designers to design, analyze, and optimize these types of systems in a virtual environment. This allows for easy and efficient modification of the system parameters and helps to speed the design process and reduce development costs.

TracePro allows for an easy file exchange with different CAD programs. Designers and engineers can use their preferred CAD program for the mechanical design then export the model to TracePro for the optical analysis. Typical file formats are SAT, STEP, and IGES. TracePro is based on a 3D solid modeling CAD kernel, so users can also use TracePro for their CAD design. TracePro features an interactive optimizer that gives engineers and designers the capability of optimizing the design of light guides, lenses, reflectors, or almost any other optical element automatically to meet a user defined goal such as flux, illumination pattern, or uniformity.