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Assembled 1D resonant actuator prototype for a portable OCT system shown against a metric scale

Case Studies, opto-mechanical design, scanners

25 Sep 2026

Case Study: Resonant Actuator & 2D Beam-Steering Scanner for a Portable OCT Platform

Custom resonant voice-coil actuator and 2D beam-steering scanner for a portable OCT system: magnetic-circuit trade study, FEA-validated leaf-spring suspension, a root-cause design update and three production runs.

John Ellis

3D rendered view of custom NIR spectrometer control PCB with Altera Cyclone III FPGA, FTDI USB FIFO, ADC ICs, and power management in compact mixed-signal board

Case Studies

28 May 2026

Case Study: FPGA-Based Control & Interface Electronics for a Tunable NIR Spectrometer

John Ellis

Opto Electronics, 3D, imaging

4 Apr 2026

Case Study: Structured-Light Stereovision System for Parcel and Package 3D Dimensioning

John Ellis

optical layout UV, VIS lens

Opto Electronics

2 Apr 2026

Case Study: Optical Data Storage System Design & Engineering

John Ellis

Down hole, oil, water sensor

Uncategorized, Opto Electronics, ZEMAX Modeling

21 Mar 2026

Case Study: Downhole Optical Fluid Discrimination Sensor: Optical Modeling for High Temperature High Pressure Oilfield Sensor

John Ellis

custom grow light reflector

illumination, Illumination & LED Optics Design, LED, ZEMAX Modeling

21 Mar 2026

Case Study: Uniform High-PPFD Grow-Light Optics for Indoor Vertical Farming

John Ellis