Welcome to AbbeTrex

Welcome, I'm excited to have you here! We'll begin with a brief history of AbbeTrex, followed by an overview of its current features, and conclude with a roadmap for future goals.

AbbeTrex was started in October of 2025 after seeing a Reddit post that just would not leave my mind. Over on r/Optics a user posted a Spinning Abbe diagram caused by the changing of wavelength. After seeing that post, I searched for a manufacturer's Abbe diagrams that would allow a custom wavelength range. I couldn't find any abbe diagrams other than the classical visible spectrum, so I made one for you! The first versions of AbbeTrex started with an abbe diagram that read from a Schott catalog CSV file and reloaded the page after every change. Now there's a huge catalog of different optical materials from all different manufacturers, a user login system, this blog, and so much more behind the scenes. I am so excited by how far the website has come, and now I keep having neat ideas of things to add next. I'm looking forward to sharing some of the things that I have planned, but before that, let's talk about what's here now!

Custom Abbe Diagrams are here, and they are awesome! We currently support:

• Wavelengths from 0.1 μm to 40.0 μm; Customize them!
• 10 different glass catalogs from most major suppliers
• Relative cost & more custom display options
• Custom temperatures from -100 °C to 140 °C

This can all be used to do awesome stuff! Check out this UV abbe diagram:

You can also customize any of our diagrams and easily share them with colleagues via shareable links. Here's a shareable link to the UV Abbe Diagram: https://www.abbetrex.com/apps/abbe_diagram/?m=schott&ed=i_line&sw=0.3126&cw=0.3650&lw=0.4046&t=20.0

While none of this is set in stone, these are some things that I would like to implement in the future. If you have a suggestion, please let me know!

• More glass plots (like partial dispersion)
• Glass comparison for index, transmission, and more
• A glass detail view that highlights the properties of one glass
• A first-order achromat or apocroat builder
• A coating feasibility tool (based on fft methods)
• An ISO 10110 drawing editor
• A lens design bubble chart
• And lots more!

Thanks for checking this project of mine out; I hope you enjoy it!