Plano Optics

-High laser damage threshold (LDT) coatings for pulsed -Low Loss and Absorption coatings for CW applications -Spectrally complex coatings -Gain media polishing and coating, solid-state assemblies, non-linear crystals -Polarization control and isolation with bonded assemblies -Spectral filtering and channel separation applications

Our core strength is our ability to produce durable, long life, high damage threshold coatings on tight tolerance substrates, particularly in the UV. We support a wide variety of laser applications for leading edge equipment manufacturers in the semiconductor, medical, defense, and  industrial markets. We are also very proud to have many of the world renowned universities and national laboratories as permanent customers. Our in-house capabilities have expanded from the UV to the NIR spectrum and fabrication of spherical and flat items with complex shapes. Our employees work tenaciously to offer reliable precision optics engineering and remarkably consistent on-time deliveries.

Andover Corporation was established in 1976 with the purpose of designing and manufacturing high-quality optical filters and coatings. Over the years as the company has grown, the focus has remained on quality. Our current facility spans 44,000 square feet on 17 acres of land in Salem, NH. Our facility is custom-designed and state-of-the-art, and includes automated coating, glass polishing, and fabrication equipment. Our testing capabilities are extensive, including both automated spectrophotometers for broadband spectral measurements, and ultra-high-resolution spectrophotometers for narrowband measurements. Our optical metrology lab features a custom-designed, computer-controlled tunable interferometer to measure transmitted wavefronts beyond the capabilities of a traditional laser interferometer. We manufacture filters and coatings for a wide variety of applications, including medical instrumentation, fluorescence studies, machine vision, agricultural imaging, ground-based and space-borne astronomical observation, telecommunications, military and civilian surveillance systems, and defense targeting systems.

With the sophisticated demands of today’s optical systems, precision necessarily drives decision. Archer OpTx offers the photonics industry what could be its most exceptional resource yet: a core of globally recognized photonics experts with an unwavering commitment to ultra-high precision optics, flawless integration, and rapid delivery. Using several production techniques, Archer OpTx has created cradle-to-grave assurance of high quality and efficiency with the ability to accommodate prototypes, medium volume production, or high volume production. By providing comprehensive solutions from engineering design services, optical components, lens assemblies, subassemblies, and more, Archer OpTx is a strategic resource for your competitiveness. We develop the right solution for each project, rather than trying to force every job to fit a single solution. Archer OpTx has the team, processes and tools to deliver to you the right optical solution, ensuring an optimal outcome.

Crystal optics for x-ray science

Coherent specializes in the optical fabrication, metrology, and optical coating of reflective and refractive optics; and engages in the design, analysis, fabrication, assembly, alignment, and test of optical components, assemblies, and sub-assemblies.

Edmund Optics^® (EO) has been a leading global manufacturer and supplier of optics, imaging, and photonics technology that has served a variety of markets including Life Sciences, Biomedical, Industrial Inspection, Semiconductor, R&D, and Defense since 1942. EO designs and manufactures a wide selection of optical components, multi-element lenses, imaging systems, and optomechanical equipment, while supporting original equipment manufacturer (OEM) applications with volume production of stock and custom products. The company employs over 1,000 employees in more than nine countries across the globe and continues to expand.  

E.R. Precision Optical Corporation (ERPOC) is a small business with ISO 9001:2015 certification located in the HUBZone of Apopka, Florida. ERPOC specializes in the manufacture of optics used in both mid- and long-wave systems. Our CZ crystal pullers are utilized to grow Germanium (Ge) and Silicon (Si) to our customer’s unique specifications. We offer quick turnaround to our Unites States client base with blank and finished parts.

ITAR registered and compliant optical component manufacturer that has been producing optics in the U.S. for over 60 years. With veteran opticians and engineers using state-of-the-art technology, Esco supplies superior optics that are used in UV, Visible, and IR applications throughout various industries including: defense, aerospace, biomedical, automotive, and photonics. Esco Optics, where passion meets precision.

Manufacturer of custom blanks. Products include fused quartz and silica, optical and filter glasses, and low/ultralow expansion glasses. Capabilities include annealing, slumping, sawing, grinding, edging, drilling, water jet cutting, and CNC shaping and generating.

Inrad Optics fabricates optical materials to exacting quality standards and incorporates those materials into advanced optical components, assemblies and systems. Our materials know-how is reflected in our broad portfolio of standard and build-to-print optical components—including large form factor, extreme precision components, bent crystal assemblies, and metal optics.

Custom and OEM precision glass, spinel, ceramic and optical components including spherical and cylindrical lenses, prisms, windows, mirrors, wedges and reticles. Optical assembly and subassembly capabilities and optical thin-film coating capabilities from UV to IR.

Since 1947, LaCroix Precision Optics has positioned itself as a premier domestic volume and prototype manufacturer of custom precision optics. Capabilities include Spherical, Aspherical, Plano, and custom coated optics. At our facility in Batesville, Arkansas, we use both traditional methods and advanced CNC processing to achieve the highest level of precision and quality demanded by our customers. ISO 9001:2015, ITAR certified and compliant.

Expertise in polishing very thin glass, quartz and fused silica substrates. Also manufactures custom quartzware and glassware for the semiconductor and optics industries. Products include lenses, filters, windows and wafers. CNC capabilities, and sawing and polishing of all shapes and sizes available.

Manufacturer of coated and uncoated lenses, optical windows, prisms, mirrors and electronic substrates for lasers and analytical instruments. Materials include sapphire, quartz, BK 7 and other common laser glasses, germanium, silicon, zinc selenide, zinc sulfide, fluorides and ruby. Supplier of alumina powder and pitch.

Momentum Optics specializes in manufacturing challenging optics with unreal turnaround time.

Novotech, Inc. specializes in manufacturing infrared optical components. Products offered include blanks, diamond turned optics, and coated optics. Novotech specializes in germanium, silicon, ZnS, CaF2, BaF2, and ZnSe.

Nu-Tek Precision Optical Corporation is a small team of designers, engineers, and opticians who specialize in the manufacture and alignment of custom optical components and sub-assemblies from 1 inch to 1 meter through conventional grinding and polishing, CNC small tool figuring, and single point diamond turning.

Optics Masters is an optical fabrication company and supplier to many Gvnt Primes. Specializing in optics in the Visible to UV to IR spectrum. Materials we work on range from BK-7, Ge, ZnSe, ZnS, MgF2, CaF2, Silicon and many other materials. We can do substrates with sizes from .250" to 18" diameter with thicknesses from .010" to whatever is needed. Specs achievable are as low as 1/20wave TWF, 10-5 SQ Per Mil-PRF-13830, Wedge in the sub second range and provide ALL the test documentation needed to satisfy even the most stringent requirements including AS9100. We are an ISO 9001:2015 Certified, ITAR Registered US Based Company. If you have any requirements for witnesses or any drawing spec based optics, please give us a call or email us to see what we can do for you.

Dedicated to small volume, high quality and quick delivery of precision optical components. Specializing in aspheres, cylinders, plano-optics and spheres to customer specifications. Final inspection data is provided with the optics. Manufactures, tests and delivers speed and quality prototype optics.

Global manufacturer of Optics, Optical Coatings, Opto-Mechanics and Optical Systems.

Manufacturer of precision optical components from UV through mid-IR wavelengths. Components include prisms, windows, filters, wedges, mirrors, beamsplitters, and all types of singlet, doublet and triplet lenses. Electron and ion-assisted deposition coating services available. Prototype production and OEM assemblies include design and manufacture of single- and multielement systems.

Micro-Optics, Optical Assemblies & Lenses, Capabilities include Optical Design & Engineering, Design for Manufacture, Coating, Assembly & Test, Online Precision Optics Coating Catalog, ITAR, ISO 13485

Precitech designs and manufactures ultra precision machining solutions for freeform diamond turning, milling, and grinding which are used to produce optical lenses, mold inserts, mirrors, and precision mechanical components. Our diamond turning machines produce rotationally symmetric, asymmetric, freeform, and sculpted geometries with form tolerances in the sub-micron range and nanometer surface finishes.

Manufacturer of  custom optics and thin-film coatings 0.2 µm to 50 µm (UV-IR) to demanding specs for defense & aerospace, commercial & industrial and medical applications. Other in-house capabilities include diamond turning, optical fabrication, photolithographic patterning & environmental testing.  Prototype to production, ISO 9001:2015 Certified, ITAR Registered and Cybersecurity Compliant. We look forward to working with you in Perfecting Your Light™.

Designs and manufactures optical products including precision optical components from prototype to production quantities. Products include micro-optics, precision molded aspheres, optical assemblies and lenses. Capabilities include optical design and engineering, coating, assembly and test. Online precision optics catalog. ITAR.

Manufacture and design of coatings, electronics, electro optics, optical assemblies, and personal protective equipment for the defense industry.

SCHOTT Advanced Optics develops products and customized solutions for applications in optics, lithography, astronomy, optoelectronics, life sciences, and research. We also offer a portfolio of more than 120 optical glasses, special materials and components, from customized glass development to high-precision optical product finishing and metrology.

SOMOS IWT is a manufacturer of industry-leading equipment & technologies for critical surface preparation and material slicing to high technology industries. Our equipment technologies include: • Double-side lapping & polishing • Single-side lapping & polishing • Diamond wire slicing – Single-wire, multi-wire

Manufactures optical components including filters, lenses, mirrors and windows. Stocks optical glass, colored filter glass and fused silica. In-house tempering, coating and custom machining. Other products include prisms, beamsplitters, cylindrical lenses, wedges, rods, tubes, reflectors and optical assemblie

Sydor Optics manufactures precision flat-surfaced, parallel and wedged optics.  They specialize in double-sided polishing, precision pitch polishing, CNC machining and laser machining. Products include wafers, windows, debris shields, filters, mirrors, optical flats, wedge prisms, plate beam splitters, and coating witness samples. ITAR Registered, ISO 9001: 2015 Certified.  

Designer and manufacturer of photonics equipment for research, manufacturing, and biomedical applications. Offerings include optomechanical, motion control, vibration isolation, optical, fiber, light analysis, laser, SLD, optical amplifier, and imaging components and systems.

Engineered Optical Solutions including, components and systems

Manufacture of precision optics, specializing in Crystal Quartz Waveplates, Achromatic Waveplates, Prisms, Micro Prisms, Filters, Lenses, Mirrors, Windows, Transmission Flats and Interferometer Beam Expanders (4” to 6”). Stock and Build To Print optics and assemblies. Over 40 Years in Business. ISO 9001:2015 certified, ITAR Compliant. Cage Code 1N2U3 - Tower is a SDVOSB.

A vertically integrated manufacturer of custom optical components specializing in thin-film coatings, precision machined and polished optical elements. ULC is ISO 9001:2015 certified and ITAR registered and features state-of-the-art metrology. Our commitment to quality provides you the one-stop solution for UV-Mid IR optical component requirements.

Valiant is a supplier of fused quartz and fused silica materials for optical applications.

Vertex Optics is a manufacturer of precision optics from prototypes to mid volume quantities for the medical, defense, semiconductor, and many other industries. Vertex Optics specializes in larger optics (150 MM to 500 MM) and works with a wide range of difficult shapes & materials. With decades of experience in optics fabrication, you can count on Vertex Optics to meet your precision optics needs, on time, and within budget requirements.