User Testimonials

"During my job as assistant professor at the optics group of the Delft University of Technology I learned of the existence of the original Optica package for Mathematica. I have since then used it to test out ideas for optical setups and to explain optics to students. ... A very useful feature is its Mathematica backbone, which makes it a very versatile and strong optics design and experimentation platform. The Rayica/Wavica packages reduce the amount of time and money trying out different setups before arriving at the optimal one."

Hedser van Brug
TNO TPD
the Netherlands

"I have found the power of Rayica to be a great help in my laser design work. I am able to custom design much in my models whether it be just reproducing what is on my optics table or pumping a laser crystal. And as a Macintosh user I am very pleased that this program works fully with Mac OS X. Also the customer support that comes with Rayica is extremely helpful if you run into difficult problems."

Paul Stysley NASA

"Rayica has changed the way I work. With it I integrate optical and mathematical analysis of complicated systems all into one seamless environment."

Damon W. Diehl, Ph.D.

ASE Optics Rochester, NY

"I look to Rayica almost daily to answer both simple and difficult optical problems. I get close to an order of magnitude more mileage out of Rayica than my other more expensive ray-tracing programs. There is simply no substitute for the flexibility and power that Rayica and Wavica offer. While you don't have to be a Mathematica expert to use Rayica, I've found the ability to leverage Mathematica for further analysis to be indispensable."

Mark Decker

Laser Systems

Northrop Grumman Corporation