LightTools from Optical Research Associates (www.opticalres.com) is widely recognized as the best software for the design of illumination optical systems for many applications. Introduced in 1995, it has been continuously upgraded by the largest team of developers in the optical software industry. It is the preferred tool of numerous companies, government agencies, research labs, and universities worldwide.

Why do these many organizations choose LightTools? Because LightTools is first and foremost a design tool, not simply an analysis tool. Thanks to truly effective illumination optimization, LightTools can help you to achieve the illumination distributions you really need.

It also offers interactive ray tracing as well as numerous powerful analysis tools and utilities. This is why the vast majority of our customers continue to use LightTools year after year.

Here are just a few ways that LightTools will help you save time and money, increase your productivity, and ultimately improve your company’s bottom line.

Created especially to solve illumination problems

LightTools has been specifically developed for the unique requirements of illumination systems design. With every release, we’re offering innovative new capabilities that allow you to push the boundaries of what’s possible for illumination systems.

So whatever your ultimate design goal is – better energy efficiency, brighter illumination with fewer sources, optimized light distribution – LightTools provides you with an industrial-strength toolkit to make it happen.