MM Research

MM Research, Inc. has been providing simulation software and consulting services to the Optics industry since 1992. We specialize in analytical and numerical analysis of physical optics problems; these include:

Propagation of laser beams in free space and through homogeneous media
Interaction of light with isotropic, birefringent, and optically active materials
Scalar and vector diffraction
Reflection, absorption, and transmission of coherent beams from multilayer structures
Diffraction of light from gratings and other patterned surfaces
Ellipsometry and polarimetry
Optics of uniaxial and biaxial crystals
Optics of high-numerical-aperture systems
Coherent and incoherent imaging systems
Electro-optical and magneto-optical effects and sensors
Optical microscopy (phase-contrast, polarized-light, Nomarsky, scanning, ...)
Electron microscopy (Fresnel, Foucault, differential phase-contrast, ...)
Polarization-sensing in optical systems
Wavefront analysis and interferometry
Optical disk data storage (compact disk, digital video disk, CD-Recordable, write-once-read-many, magneto-optical, phase-change erasable, ...)
Thermal aspects of laser beam interaction with matter
Photodetection and noise analysis (shot noise, thermal noise, avalanche noise, ...)

MM Research, Inc. strives to bring the latest developments in the fields of physical optics and numerical analysis to bear on the work of engineers/scientists involved in industrial/academic research and development. Our software packages have helped many students of optics and designers of optical systems to understand, analyze, and optimize diverse optical systems.