FRED Optimum (FRED) is an advanced optical engineering software program created by Photon Engineering LLC capable of simulating the propagation of light through virtually any optical/mechanical system through non-sequential raytracing. Coherent optical fields are propagated using a proven Gaussian beam decomposition algorithm.

FRED includes the following features:

* User friendly GUI allows you to add lenses, mounts, baffles and coatings in a flash
* 3D graphical interface for model rendering, construction and verification
* Real-time visualization
* IGES/STEP import and export
* Lens import from Zemax, Code V and OSLO
* Comprehensive library of vendor catalogs for inserting off-the-shelf  lenses, mirrors and prisms
* Propagates both coherent (laser) and incoherent light through your system
* Non-sequential AND sequential raytrace algorithms
* Sources can be multiple sources, multiple wavelengths and arbitrary directions
* Detailed source allow control of ray position/direction, wavelength, coherence, polarization, & power
* Gaussian, Blackbody or Sampled spectra definition for sources
* 19 surface types, 9 curve types and lens, mirror, prism and element primitives available
* 7 coating types, including polarization and thickness variations
* Diffraction gratings with unlimited orders and efficiencies
* 12 surface scatter models and 2 volume scatter models
* 6 importance sampling specifications for efficient scatter calculation
* Catalog, GRIN, birefringent, formula and sampled materials definitions
* Raytrace controls for specification of power, splitting and intersection
* Ray manipulation utilities for export, import and filtering operations
* 34+ default ray analysis utilities
* Photometric and radiometric units
* Integrated BASIC compiler with nearly 1200 commands
* OLE Automation server/client capability
* Digitization tool for data extraction
* Multi-threading on up to 4 CPU cores

FRED Optimum includes all of the above features AND:

* 64-bit architecture for expanded memory access capability
* Multi-variable optimization capability
* Multi-threading on up to 16 CPU core

Photon Engineering LLC.,is a consulting and software development firm based in Tucson, Arizona specializing in all phases of optical engineering: design, analysis and implementation.