Wombat Works is Lastek's multi-disciplinary team offering a full-spectrum optical system design service.

Dr Shakil Rehman is a research scientist in the field of optics, optical microscopy, optical imaging and image analysis with core competencies in Optical System Design and Prototyping, Optical Microscopy, Confocal and Multi-photon Microscopy, Digital Holography, Image Processing and Data Analysis.

Shakil graduated from the University of Sydney in 2004 with a PhD in physics, under the supervision of Professor Colin Sheppard. In 2005, he was awarded a JSPS (Japan Society for the Promotion of Science) research fellowship and worked at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, in Tsukuba, Japan for several years.

In 2007, he moved to Singapore to take up a position in the Bioengineering Department of the National University of Singapore. He also held a joint appointment during this period as a research fellow at the Singapore Eye Research Institute.

From 2011, he joined the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART), where he worked both in Singapore and at MIT in the USA.

In 2017, he returned to Australia and joined Lastek Pty Ltd, where he has overseen the design and development of advanced imaging and microscopy systems and biomedical prototypes.

Shakil has professional expertise in optical design simulations with Zemax.

Lastek Wombat Works

Shakil is a member of the Lastek “Wombat Works” team that develops opto-electronics systems for industry and research-based organizations. 

This is a multi-disciplinary group with a proven track record of delivering custom optical design & engineering services.

Lastek Wombat Works offer a full spectrum service, including the design, testing, prototyping and building of optical systems, from the simplest to the most advanced.

Special Products Portfolio

Vigo Photonics, Poland. IR Detectors 2 mm to 16 mm wavelength range

Tucsen Photonics, China. High performance scientific cameras, CMOS, sCMOS

NIT: Near Infrared Technologies, Spain. Thermal cameras with temperature range from – 40ºc to +2000ºc) - uncooled MWIR and LWIR imagers (1 mm to12 mm spectral range)

Alpao, France. Adaptive Optics, Deformable Mirrors, Wavefront Sensors

Contact:   Dr Shakil Rehman

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