09:30 – 11:30 p.m. Workshop (please sign in on registration form, Max. 30 people)
OTF Studio Software: A Comprehensive Toolkit for Design, Reverse Engineering, and Monitoring of Optical Coatings

Purpose:

This talk addresses optical‑coating engineers, scientists, students, PhD researchers, and technicians engaged in the design, characterization, monitoring, production, and development of optical thin films.

Overview

• Getting started: creating simple designs, organizing data into projects, and navigating the interface
• Evaluation and analysis tools
• Efficient optimization and synthesis workflows for thin‑film design
• Advanced design capabilities for complex multilayer structures
• Application‑specific design challenges, including narrow bandpass filters, notch filters, ultrafast application, and other laser‑related coatings
• Reverse engineering workflows: models, algorithms, and methods for extracting coating structures from measured data M

01:00 p.m. Meeting Point in Buchs (OST – Ostschweizer Fachhochschule). We will then travel to Sargans together in carpools. Please indicate on the application form if you require a lift.

01:25 p.m. Meeting at ESPROS Photonics AG, Sargans (with those driving themselves)

01:30 – 03:00 p.m. Company visit ESPROS (Max. 60 people)

03:00 – 03:30 p.m. Coffee Break supported by ESPROS 

Founded in 2006, ESPROS Photonics AG is a leading provider of Time-of-Flight (TOF) technology. Leveraging its expertise in optoelectronics and CCD/CMOS technology, ESPROS develops and manufactures TOF chips and camera modules that deliver precise 3D data, even under challenging lighting conditions. This makes ESPROS a key technology leader for autonomous navigation, object recognition, and other applications in dynamic environments. The company focuses on three core areas: ASIC design, standard chip products (TOF chips, line scan cameras, and photodiodes), and TOF camera modules. Because ESPROS covers the entire semiconductor design process and performs critical semiconductor processes at its own plant in Sargans, ESPROS is the reliable partner for all TOF sensor requirements.

03:30 – 04:00 p.m. Drive back to Buchs, OST- Ostschweizer Fachhochschule

04:00 – 04:45 p.m. Introductory presentations (OST/SIH, RhySearch, IOF)

04:45 – 05:45 p.m. Lab Tours at OST- Ostschweizer Fachhochschule and RhySearch

06:30 p.m. Arrival and welcome drink at Restaurant Landgasthof Werdenberg, Grabenstrasse 2, Buchs

07:00 p.m. Get-together Dinner

Menue:

Starter: Vegetable Soup

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Meat choice: Steamed beef escalopes with a red wine jus, served with a porcini mushroom risotto and vegetables.

Veggie choice: Stuffed kohlrabi with mushrooms and herb sauce, served with buttered rice.

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Dessert: Crème Brûlée

We look forward to welcoming you to the evening event. To cover the catering costs, there will be a participation fee of 85 CHF (including beverages).