Helios knows the physics, knows your equipment, and gets to know you. Brainstorm an idea, then let it help you design, simulate, run, and analyze the setup — and share what works with a community of builders.
// not a chatbot with a physics nudge
A deep body of optical science — from first principles to interferometry, holography, and beyond.
A structured map of how every concept and component connects, so Helios reasons instead of guessing.
Hundreds of common optical configurations to start from or adapt on the spot.
Learns your interests, your goals, and your equipment — so the help it gives is actually yours.
// chat · publish · reproduce
Helios is a community too. Chat with other builders, run the Recipes they publish, see exactly how their setups performed, and find your next idea.
Share a working setup as a Recipe others can run, adapt, and credit back to you.
Browse how real setups actually performed — measured data and bench notes — before you commit hardware.
Message other builders, swap ideas, and find your next project in the open.
// three engines, one assistant
From 2D ray tracing to full vector, wave, and phase computation — you choose the fidelity, with Helios to guide the call. Quick enough for a first sketch, rigorous enough for real analysis.
Your personal lab assistant. It knows your inventory — every optic, sensor, and holographic plate, down to coatings and vibrational characteristics — and its notebooks keep ideas, simulations, and results in order.
A complete interactive course, beginner to expert — concepts, hardware selection, setup testing, troubleshooting, and finished holograms. Every lesson runs hands-on labs powered by the Simulation Engine, and Helios tailors the path to what you care about: art, outreach, the science, full-color holograms.
Get build notes, early invites, and a first look at each module as it ships. No noise — just light.