Interferometric Analysis Software

IntelliWave™

High performance interferometric analysis software designed to adapt to virtually any fringe-based interferometer.

IntelliWave™ is the de-facto software standard in wavefront analysis and interferometer independence, from which all other's attempt to follow. No other software package covers the breadth of IntelliWave's feature set, instrument compatibility, Plug-In expandability, Automation, and Interactivity with external programs. For over 10 years the largest and smallest of companies and research labs have relied on IntelliWave for mission critical applications in the area of interferogram/wavefront acquisition and analysis. Entire factory floors have standardized on IntelliWave for their quality control of lenses, mirrors, prisms, machined metal parts, and complete optical systems such as lithography steppers. Look at our feature set below and make your choice. Why should you settle for anything less?

"Just a quick note to tell you that the upgrades that we did to our Zygo interferometer by using your products have been warmly welcomed by my company. At this time they are using the ESDI upgraded interferometer more than the Zygo GPI unit that is significantly more expensive.  On Monday I even gave your business card to my competitor with the instructions to contact you for the purchasing of the same equipment to improve their old Zygo.”

Mindrum Precision, Inc.

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INTELLIWAVE™ FEATURE SUMMARY

Interferogram Analysis:IntelliWave™ has the most complete interferogram analysis capabilities available including automatic/manual fringe tracing, spatial carrier tracking, and phase-shifting/simultaneous phase-shifting analysis. This allows virtually any interferogram(s) to be processed, regardless of its origin, quality, or environmental conditions.

Wavefront Analysis: Complete wavefront analysis is available including statistics, aberrations, array arithmetic, histograms, slope, curvature, diffraction analysis, geometric analysis, integrals, and much more.

Dynamic Analysis: Data can be acquired at extremely fast frame rates (hardware dependant), while the test object is manipulated such as increased stress or temperature. The resulting data can played as a graphical movie, along with statistics and aberrations plotted as a function of time. In addition, the motion, shape, and intensity of individual fringes in interferograms can be monitored and plotted overtime.

Optical Analysis: For the optical design guru, IntelliWave™ includes FFT, MTF, PSF, Encircled Energy, geometric spot diagrams, and encircled energy.

Wizards: For the factory floor technician, applet wizards make common measurements extremely easy in production environments. Wizards are available for angle measurements of prisms, corner cubes, and wedged plates. Extreme accuracy wizards for spheres, radius of curvature, flats, and material homogeneity make critical measurements a snap.

Masks: IntelliWave’s powerful masking capabilities allow unlimited flexibility in data selection/rejection. Any combination of mask types can be arranged to control data processing, regional analysis, and graphical display. Masks can moved, resized, overlaid, edited, and grouped together for complex operations.

Image Processing: For the hardcore user with ugly interferograms, data can be filtered using Gaussian, Median, RMS, Spike, histogram, and erosion filters.

Power Tools: A variety of power options are available such as multiple wrapped phase and unwrapping options, grid overlays, metric/English unit conversion, and history lists of measurements made.

Data Manipulation: Data arrays can be added, subtracted, flipped, rotated, translated, or any combination thereof.

Fiducials: Super easy fiducials and image transformations allow you to manipulate data like never before.

Automation: IntelliWave™ has the most advanced automation capabilities available, making repetitive complex tasks easy. More the 150 functions cover data acquisition, data analysis, image processing, quality control, graphical display, file I/O, user prompts, and external program communication.

Graphics and Reporting: IntelliWave’s display graphics are extremely customizable allowing unlimited 1D cross sections, 2D color contour maps, 3D Surface Plots, rotations/pan/zoom, and color palette selection. All reports are completely customizable, displaying only the data required for your unique customers.

Data Exchange: File I/O includes MetroPRO™, CODE V™, ZEMAX™, OSLO, ASCII, JPG, BMP, TIFF, ASCII, and Excel. All spreadsheet data, graphs, and images can be copied/pasted to other applications.

External Program Interaction: IntelliWave™ can send/receive data and communicate with other programs interactively. For example: LabVIEW™ can signal IntelliWave™ to acquire interferogram data or run an automation script, with the resulting data transferred to LabVIEW™. Interfaces are available for LabVIEW™, MS Excel, MATLAB™, and Research Systems IDL.

Plug-In Expansion: Write your own Plug-In(s) to expand IntelliWave’s capabilities that target your exact application including customer user interfaces, numerical calculations/display, graphics, and external instrument control.

Hardware Independence: IntelliWave™ has nearly 100 drivers for commercial/custom interferometers, cameras, frame grabbers, and phase-shifters. With IntelliWave’s driver/plug-in architecture virtually any instrument, hardware, or application can be supported.

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INTELLIWAVE™ EXAMPLES

Powerful Unwrapping IntelliWave™ has the most powerful interferogram processing available. The user can select lightning speed processing or robust processing depending on the environment and interferogram quality.

Step Functions Complex step functions (less the lambda/2) can be processed easily.

Segmented Optics Multi Region processing can be handled automatically while preserving the original height difference between regions.

Fringe Tracing Fringe tracing of complex shapes can be performed automatically or manually. Open and closed loop fringes are supported.

Single Interferogram Analysis IntelliWave’s IntelliPhase™ Spatial Carrier method allows single interferograms to be processed automatically when tilt is added. And its vibration insensitive!

Angle Measurements Angle measurements are easily made for prisms, corner cubes, plates, or between any two or more regions. An unlimited number of regions are supported.

Masking Masking can be performed manually or automatically.

Diffraction Analysis FFT, MTF, and PSF analysis from original wavefront measurements.

Geometric Analysis Geometric Spot Size and Encircled Energy from original wavefront measurements.

Power Spectrum Analysis Power spectrum analysis can be performed using a wide array of tools. Filters include low pass, high pass, band pass, and band reject filters. Frequency ranges can be specified numerically or graphically.

Automation Scripting IntelliWave™ has a powerful Automation scripting engine without you having to learn a scripting language. Complex repetitive tasks can be automated with a simple point & click interface.

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Intelliwave™ Interferometric Analysis Software Version Comparison

Program Features	IntelliWave™ LE-1	IntelliWave™ LE-2	IntelliWave™ PE
Classical interferometry (smooth & reflective surfaces)
Holographic or Speckle interferometry (diffuse surfaces)
Interferogram data acquisition
Import interferograms
Export data to various industrial file formats
Phase shifting (multiple interferogram analysis)
Static (single interferogram analysis)
Phase unwrapping
Four unwrapping algorithms to choose from
Over 12 wrapped phase algorithms including general case
Automatic phase-shifter calibration
Statistical analysis
Zernike analysis (220 terms)
Seidel analysis
Diffraction Analysis ( PSF, PSD, MTF, Encircled Energy, Strehl Ratio)
Interferogram noise filters
Phase map noise filters
Phase map averaging
Interferogram averaging
Boolean object oriented masking
Separate data, analysis, and graphical masks
Quality control
Programmable automation engine
Point and click designer for custom HTML Reports
Automatic programmable rejection criteria for acquired data
Plug-In architecture for customizability
Develop your own Plug-Ins
Programmable spreadsheets
Active X Interfaces to Excel, MATLAB, IDL, and LabVIEW
Acquire data as a function of any parameter such as temperature
Company Services
Consistent software upgrade policy
Solid customer support by phone or email
Provides customized Plug-Ins for unique applications
Offers interim releases (monthly) with requested features
Drivers for virtually any frame grabber, camera, or phase-shifter