Dr. Daniel K. Nikolov Profile

Dr. Daniel K. Nikolov

SPIE Involvement:

Conference Chair | Conference Program Committee | Author | Editor

Proceedings Article | 15 May 2024 Paper

Freeform manufacturing process optimized by automatically generated CAD model

Yiwen Fan, Daniel Nikolov, Mike Pomerantz, A. Nick Vamivakas, Jannick Rolland

Proceedings Volume 12798, 127982C (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2692531

KEYWORDS: Computer aided design, Solid modeling, Systems modeling, Optical surfaces, Manufacturing, Imaging systems, Fabrication, Surface finishing, Mirror surfaces, Mathematical optimization

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Proceedings Article | 15 May 2024 Paper

Efficiency analysis of waveguide in-coupler using metagrating

Pei Xiong, Jeremy Goodsell, Daniel Nikolov, Jannick Rolland, A. Nick Vamivakas

Proceedings Volume 12798, 127981P (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2692406

KEYWORDS: Waveguides, Diffraction, Simulations, Design, Energy efficiency, Scattering, Reflection, Optical gratings, Light sources, Integration

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Proceedings Article | 12 March 2024 Presentation + Paper

Image quality and brightness tradeoffs in augmented reality waveguide displays

Jeremy Goodsell, Jannick Rolland, Daniel Nikolov, A. Nick Vamivakas

Proceedings Volume 12913, 129130Y (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3001638

KEYWORDS: Modulation transfer functions, Freeform optics, Reflection, Diffraction gratings, Design, Image sharpness, Waveguides, Image quality, Augmented reality, Diffraction

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Proceedings Article | 16 March 2023 Poster + Paper

Automated generation of high-accuracy CAD models for metaform design, fabrication, and testing

Yiwen Fan, Daniel Nikolov, A. Nick Vamivakas, Jannick Rolland

Proceedings Volume 12449, 124491K (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2647769

KEYWORDS: Computer aided design, Solid modeling, Manufacturing, Design and modelling, Fabrication, Imaging systems, Optics manufacturing, Optical alignment, Nanostructures, Metrology

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Proceedings Article | 16 March 2023 Presentation + Paper

Efficient all-dielectric metasurface in-coupler for waveguide-based near-eye display

Pei Xiong, Jeremy Goodsell, Daniel Nikolov, Jannick Rolland, A. Nick Vamivakas

Proceedings Volume 12449, 124490Y (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2646494

KEYWORDS: Waveguides, Near eye displays, Diffraction, Augmented reality, Solids, Diffraction limit, Design and modelling, Simulations, Reflection, Optical design

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Proceedings Article | 1 November 2021 Presentation

From freeform to metaform: design, fabrication, and testing

Daniel Nikolov

Proceedings Volume 11889, 1188903 (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2613107

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Proceedings Article | 5 March 2021 Presentation

(Short) journey beyond freeform

Jannick Rolland, Daniel Nikolov, Fei Cheng, Aaron Bauer, A. Nick Vamivakas

Proceedings Volume 11703, 117030U (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2585085

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Proceedings Article | 9 September 2019 Presentation

Mechanically tunable focusing metamirror in the visible (Conference Presentation)

Fei Cheng, Liangyu Qiu, Daniel Nikolov, Aaron Bauer, Jannick Rolland, Nick Vamivakas

Proceedings Volume 11081, 1108116 (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2529355

KEYWORDS: Metamirrors, Optical components, Optoelectronic devices, Biomedical optics, Integrated optics, Control systems, Optical design, Nanostructures, Phase shift keying, Amplitude modulation

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Proceedings Article | 3 September 2015 Paper

Design study for a 16x zoom lens system for visible surveillance camera

Anthony Vella, Heng Li, Yang Zhao, Isaac Trumper, Gustavo Gandara-Montano, Di Xu, Daniel Nikolov, Changchen Chen, Nicolas Brown, Andres Guevara-Torres, Hae Won Jung, Jacob Reimers, Julie Bentley

Proceedings Volume 9580, 95800L (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2188468

KEYWORDS: Zoom lenses, Surveillance, Cameras, Adaptive optics, Monochromatic aberrations, Imaging systems, Visible radiation, Lens design, Distortion, Diffraction

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Showing 5 of 9 publications

SPIE Conference Volume | 1 April 2024

Optical Architectures for Displays and Sensing in Augmented, Virtual, and Mixed Reality (AR, VR, MR) V

Conference Committee Involvement (3)

Optical Design Automation

3 August 2025 | San Diego, California, United States

Optical Architectures for Displays and Sensing in Augmented, Virtual, and Mixed Reality (AR, VR, MR) VI

27 January 2025 | San Francisco, California, United States

Optical Architectures for Displays and Sensing in Augmented, Virtual, and Mixed Reality (AR, VR, MR) V

29 January 2024 | San Francisco, California, United States

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