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  • Advanced Thin Films

    -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

    5733 Central Ave, Boulder, Colorado 80301, US

    Services: Assemblies, Coatings, Designers, Micro Optics, Plano Optics, Prisms, Spheres

  • Alpine Research Optics

    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.

    6810 Winchester Circle, Boulder, Colorado 80301, US

    Services: Coatings, Plano Optics, Prisms, Spheres

  • Angstrom Precision Optics

    190 Bennington Dr., Rochester, New York 14616, US

    Services: Plano Optics, Prisms, Spheres

  • Archer OpTx, Inc.

    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.

    1208 Sigma Court, Rockwall, Texas 75087, US

    Services: Aspheres, Assemblies, Coatings, Designers, Micro Optics, Plano Optics, Prisms, Spheres

  • Coherent

    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.

    4040 Lakeside Drive, Richmond, California 94806, US

    Services: Aspheres, Coatings, Designers, Equipment, Plano Optics, Spheres, Suppliers

  • Corning Tropel

    Develop, design and manufacture customized integrated optical modules, systems and components to support Micro-Fabrication in Semiconductor & LCD Lithography industries. Products range in complexity from single component to thousands of components in an integrated system: Laser Optics Precision Optics Metrology Instruments

    60O'Connor Road, Fairport, New York 14622, US

    Services: Assemblies, Coatings, Prisms, Spheres

  • Edmund Optics Inc.

    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.  

    101 E Gloucester Pike, Barrington, New Jersey 08007, US

    Services: Aspheres, Assemblies, Coatings, Designers, Micro Optics, Plano Optics, Prisms, Spheres

  • En Pointe Precision Inc

    Small, agile 5-axis CNC shop that can address custom prototypes to production quantities of precision metal, plastic, glass, ceramic, fused silica, and fused quartz parts supporting optical fabrication and assemblies. Metal/plastic 5-axis parts can be addressed in weeks and glass/ceramic 3-axis parts need to be scheduled at least a month in advance.

    1201 Old County Rd Ste 6, Belmont, California 94002, US

    Services: Aspheres, Assemblies, Equipment, Spheres, Suppliers

  • ER Precision Optical Corp.

    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.

    1676 E Semoran Blvd Ste 200, Apopka, Florida 32703-5640, US

    Services: Aspheres, Assemblies, Plano Optics, Prisms, Spheres

  • Esco Optics

    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.

    171 Oak Ridge Road, Oak Ridge, New Jersey 7438, US

    Services: Aspheres, Coatings, Plano Optics, Prisms, Spheres

  • FLIR Systems Inc

    183 Northpointe Blvd, Freeport, Pennsylvania 16001, US

    Services: Aspheres, Assemblies, Coatings, Designers, Micro Optics, Plano Optics, Spheres

  • Fresnel Technologies Inc.

    Manufactures molded plastic Fresnel lenses and related optical components, and IR transmitting materials and optics made from them. Specializes in lens arrays for passive IR applications, diffusers and microlens arrays for illumination, and optics for environmental monitoring at 3.4 microns. Design assistance, tooling and production services, and diamond machining.

    101 W. Moringside Dr., Fort Worth, Texas 76110, US

    Services: Aspheres, Assemblies, Spheres

  • Inrad Optics Inc.

    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.

    181 Legrand Avenue, Northvale, New Jersey 07647, US

    Services: Aspheres, Assemblies, Coatings, Micro Optics, Plano Optics, Prisms, Spheres

  • IRD Glass

    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.

    810 E. St. Paul Street, Litchfield, Minnesota 55355, US

    Services: Assemblies, Coatings, Plano Optics, Spheres

  • JENOPTIK Optical Systems, LLC

    Delivers OEM solutions incorporating a broad range of optical technologies. Design expertise coupled with manufacturing capability in glass and polymer optics, infrared optics, refractive and diffractive wafer level micro-optics integrated with lasers and imaging sensors enables delivery of transformative solutions for customers.

    16490 Inovation Drive, Jupiter, Florida 33478-6428, US

    Services: Aspheres, Assemblies, Designers, Spheres

  • LaCroix Precision Optics

    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.

    PO Box 2556, Batesville, Arkansas 72503-2556, US

    Services: Aspheres, Assemblies, Coatings, Micro Optics, Plano Optics, Prisms, Spheres

  • Momentum Optics

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

    2113 Seaway Ct, Longmont, Colorado 80503, US

    Services: Aspheres, Micro Optics, Plano Optics, Spheres

  • Naked Optics Corp.

    1090 Delacroix Circle, NOKOMIS, Florida 34275, US

    Services: Aspheres, Coatings, Plano Optics, Spheres

  • Novotech, Inc.

    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.

    916 Main Street, Acton, Massachusetts 01720, US

    Services: Aspheres, Assemblies, Plano Optics, Spheres, Suppliers

  • Nu-Tek Precision Optical Corporation

    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.

    1202 Technology Drive Suites J-P, Aberdeen, Maryland 21001, US

    Services: Aspheres, Assemblies, Designers, Plano Optics, Spheres

  • Optimax Systems Inc.

    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.

    6367 Dean Parkway, Ontario, New York 14519-8939, US

    Services: Aspheres, Coatings, Micro Optics, Plano Optics, Prisms, Spheres

  • OptoSigma Corporation

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

    3210 S. Croddy Way, Santa Ana, California 92704, US

    Services: Assemblies, Coatings, Plano Optics, Spheres

  • PFG Precision Optics

    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.

    733 Bienville Blvd., Ocean Springs, Mississippi 39564, US

    Services: Assemblies, Coatings, Plano Optics, Prisms, Spheres

  • Precision Optics Corporation

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

    22 E Broadway, Gardner, Massachusetts 01440, US

    Services: Aspheres, Assemblies, Coatings, Designers, Micro Optics, Plano Optics, Prisms, Spheres

  • Precitech

    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.

    44 Blackbrook Road, Keene, New Hampshire 03431, US

    Services: Aspheres, Equipment, Micro Optics, Plano Optics, Prisms, Spheres

  • QED Optics

    QED Optics provides optical manufacturing services including grinding, polishing, and metrology for a wide variety of mirrors, lenses and windows from 10mm to 1m in diameter. QED Optics specializes in on and off axis aspheres, phase correctors and other high precision components requiring optical engineering support.

    1040 University Ave., Rochester, New York 14607, US

    Services: Aspheres, Equipment, Spheres, Suppliers

  • Reynard Corporation

    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™.

    1020 Calle Sombra, San Clemente, California 92673, US

    Services: Aspheres, Assemblies, Coatings, Designers, Micro Optics, Plano Optics, Prisms, Spheres, Suppliers

  • Ross Optical Industries, Inc.

    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.

    1410 Gail Borden Place, A3, El Paso, Texas 79935, US

    Services: Aspheres, Assemblies, Coatings, Designers, Micro Optics, Plano Optics, Prisms, Spheres

  • Salvo Technologies

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

    10781 75th Street, Largo, Florida 33777, US

    Services: Assemblies, Coatings, Designers, Equipment, Plano Optics, Prisms, Spheres, Suppliers

  • Satisloh North America, Inc.

    Satisloh offers machinery and suitable process equipment for the complete production process of any kind of precision optics components. We offer machines for grinding, polishing, centering and thin-film coatings, as well as equipment and concepts for automating the manufacturing process. Our portfolio, completed by suitable software solutions, tools, consumables, and services, enables us to satisfy customer-specific needs in the optical industry.

    N116W18111 Morse Dr., Germantown, Wisconsin 53022, US

    Services: Aspheres, Coatings, Equipment, Micro Optics, Prisms, Spheres, Suppliers

  • Sterling Precision Optics

    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

    1916 Greenleaf Street, Evanston, Illinois 60202, US

    Services: Coatings, Plano Optics, Prisms, Spheres

  • Sydor Optics, Inc.

    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.  

    31 Jet View Drive, Rochester, New York 14624, US

    Services: Assemblies, Micro Optics, Plano Optics, Prisms, Spheres

  • Thorlabs Inc.

    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.

    56 Sparta Avenue, Newton, New Jersey 07860, US

    Services: Aspheres, Assemblies, Coatings, Designers, Equipment, Micro Optics, Plano Optics, Prisms, Spheres

  • ThorLabs Lens Systems (formerly JML Optical)

    Engineered Optical Solutions including, components and systems

    820 Linden Ave, Rochester, New York 14625, US

    Services: Aspheres, Assemblies, Coatings, Designers, Plano Optics, Prisms, Spheres

  • Tower Optical Corp.

    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.

    3600 South Congress Ave., Unit J, Boynton Beach, Florida 33426, US

    Services: Assemblies, Coatings, Micro Optics, Plano Optics, Prisms, Spheres

  • United Lens Company

    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.

    250 Worcester St., Southbridge, Massachusetts 01550-1325, US

    Services: Coatings, Plano Optics, Spheres, Suppliers

  • Vertex Optics, Inc

    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.

    90 Victor Heights Pkwy, Victor, New York 14564, US

    Services: Aspheres, Micro Optics, Plano Optics, Prisms, Spheres

  • Zygo Corp.

    Laurel Brook Rd, Middlefield, Connecticut 06455, US

    Services: Coatings, Equipment, Plano Optics, Spheres