Model.
Optimize.
Validate.
Atomaste builds physics-based models for mechanical and optical systems, explores better designs through simulation-driven optimization, and validates performance with decision-ready technical evidence.
Our fields of expertise
Atomaste brings the same analytical rigor to optical science and to simulation-driven design. Choose a field to explore.
Atomaste Optical Science
Telescope mirror design, wavefront modeling, interferometric metrology, and polishing science for high-performance optical systems.
Explore opticsAtomaste Simulation
Finite element analysis, structural optimization, and simulation-driven solutions that validate and improve your designs.
Explore simulationOptical science for high-performance instruments
Wavefront-driven mirror design, interferometric metrology, and polishing science for telescopes and precision instruments.
Lightweight mirror design
Lightweight primary mirrors in glass-ceramics such as ZERODUR® and CLEARCERAM®-Z, designed so that geometry and support act as one integrated structure, optimized for mass, stiffness, and manufacturability.
Wavefront-driven optimization
Finite-element deformation fields are converted into optical path difference and annular Zernike metrics, linking structural design choices directly to optical performance.
Support-system optics
A multi-point axial whiffletree and floating lateral supports carry changing gravity loads without distorting the optical surface. Interface stiffness is evaluated in terms of wavefront error.
Interferometric metrology
A folded-beam Fizeau architecture with a computer-generated hologram enables full-aperture testing of fast aspheric mirrors during polishing and verification.
Model-guided polishing science
Physics-based simulation of the swing-arm polishing process, covering tool motion, removal functions, and Zernike-mode correctability, to identify which surface errors the machine can address and how force-control choices reduce risk for a lightweighted mirror.
Carbon-fiber optical structures
An ongoing in-house research project exploring carbon-fiber (CFRP) mirror blanks and optical support structures, aimed at ultralight, stiff, and thermally stable optics for next-generation instruments.
Optiques Fullum
Atomaste is proud to be an official Optiques Fullum partner on professional optical projects. Atomaste designs, simulates, and optimizes telescope optics and optomechanical systems, while Optiques Fullum manufactures, polishes, and builds the finished telescope hardware. Together, the collaboration connects physics-based models to finished, verified optical systems.
- Design
- Simulation
- Optimization
- Analysis & validation
- Optical fabrication
- Polishing
- Manufacturing
- Telescope system build
Concrete optical and simulation systems
Selected work across telescope design, optical metrology, and model-guided manufacturing systems.
GigaBIT balloon imaging telescope
Design and simulation of the 1.2 m-class primary mirror system, including the lightweight mirror blank, floating support architecture, gravity-case analysis, and wavefront-error-driven optimization.
Optiques Fullum folded Newtonian telescope
Optomechanical design and simulation support for a folded Newtonian telescope concept with Optiques Fullum, connecting telescope layout, mirror support, structural behavior, and fabrication constraints.
Interferometer rig
Interferometric test-rig architecture for high-performance mirror verification, including folded-beam layout planning, CGH/Fizeau-style testing concepts, alignment constraints, and measurement workflow design.
Semi-deterministic polisher
Model-guided polishing system concept for controlled optical correction, combining tool-motion simulation, removal-function understanding, feedback from metrology, and closed-loop process control.
Simulation-driven design & optimization
From finite-element validation to automated design exploration, Atomaste turns complex mechanical systems into optimized, evidence-backed designs.
What We Solve
Whether you need to validate a design before manufacturing, optimize an existing product, or troubleshoot performance issues, we provide the analysis and insights to make confident, informed decisions.
Design Validation
FEA & Simulation
Know how your design will perform before building it. Identify weak points, verify safety margins, and validate against requirements.
- Stress & deformation analysis
- Vibration & modal studies
- Thermal behavior
- Fatigue life prediction
Performance Optimization
Structural Optimization
Get the best design, not just a working one. Systematically improve weight, stiffness, cost, or any metric that matters to you.
- Weight reduction
- Shape & topology optimization
- Multi-objective trade-offs
- Design sensitivity analysis
High-Precision Systems
Opto-Mechanical & Aerospace
For applications where nanometers matter. Specialized analysis for optical systems, telescopes, and precision instruments.
- Surface form error analysis
- Thermal stability
- Gravity & pointing effects
- Support structure optimization
CAD Design
Siemens Designcenter, SolidWorks
Design for AM
Additive manufacturing
Technical Reports
Documentation & validation
Consulting & PM
Guidance & project coordination
Analysis Capabilities
Advanced Optimization
Combining classical optimization methods with machine learning to find optimal designs faster. Applicable to any multi-physics problem.
From requirements and objectives to optimal design
Our optimization workflow combines rigorous numerical analysis with efficient search algorithms. Whether targeting thermal stability, minimizing surface deformation, improving dynamic response, reducing manufacturing cost, or balancing multiple competing objectives simultaneously, the approach adapts to your specific performance requirements.
Atomizer
Optimization pipeline & protocol framework
Atomizer is the optimization pipeline that enables structured, repeatable design exploration. It provides the protocols and infrastructure to connect FEA solvers, custom physics extractors, and optimization algorithms, giving full control over objective functions, constraints, and post-processing workflows.
Designcenter CAD Integration
Direct parametric link between Siemens Designcenter models and the optimization loop via NX Open API.
Classical Optimizers
TPE, CMA-ES, NSGA-II, MMA, and other proven algorithms, integrated through modular optimization backends.
Surrogate Modeling
Machine learning surrogates that approximate expensive FEA simulations for rapid design exploration.
Multi-Objective
Pareto-optimal solutions with custom objective functions and design constraints.
Ready to improve your designs through rigorous FEA and optimization?
Whether it is structural performance or an optical system, let's discuss your project requirements.
Start a projectTools & Technologies
Industry-leading software combined with custom automation for maximum efficiency and precision.
FEA & Simulation
Core Analysis Tools
Linear & nonlinear structural
Integrated CAD analysis
CAD & Design
Parametric Modeling
Advanced surfacing & assemblies
Rapid prototyping & drawings
Atomaste Science and Technology
Atomaste, officially Atomaste Science and Technology inc., is a Québec-based company that brings rigorous analysis and simulation to high-performance design across two complementary fields.
We work at the intersection of computation and the physical world, from finite-element simulation and structural optimization for industrial clients, to wavefront-driven optical science for astronomical instruments.
Whether the goal is validating a design before manufacturing or shaping a telescope mirror to nanometre tolerances, the same principles apply. We model the physics carefully, optimize against the metrics that matter, and deliver results you can trust.
Let's optimize together
From structural simulation to optical systems, tell us about your project and we will get back to you quickly.