Photonics Suppliers

Advanced Optics manufactures custom optics, precision optics, as well as off-the-shelf optical mirrors, optical windows, optical flats, optical filters, and optical lenses from prototype to production. We carry a wide range of substrates in-house, precision polish up to lambda/20 and provide custom fabrication and coatings.

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.

Manufacture and research of high performance dyes. Our expertise includes narrow-band visible and infrared absorber dyes for optical filters, as well as fluorescent, and the closely-related laser dyes. Since early 2017 Exciton has been part of Luxottica, a leader in the design, manufacture, and distribution of fashion, luxury, and sports eyewear.

Custom optics development and manufacturing of plastic optics, projection systems, AR/VR/HUD, LED illumination, and imaging and sensing optics. Capabilities include in-house optical and mechanical design, diamond turning, CNC machining, glass lens manufacturing, plastic optics molding, metrology, and assembly and testing.

Designs and manufactures piezo nanopositioning systems and nanoscale precision instruments for metrology, photonics, astronomy, and microscopy. Closed loop nanopositioners with low noise, high stability PicoQ sensors. Products include piezo nanopositioners, single molecule microscopes, high precision micropositioning, AFM, and custom design.

Manufactures custom vacuum-deposited thin-film coatings for glass, plastic, and infrared optics, specializing in AR, reflective, ITO, conductive, metallic, filter, and scratch-resistant films. Now offering diamond-like carbon for all substrates, including severe abrasion DLC for chalcogenide material.

Manufactures optical components including filters, lenses, mirrors, and windows. Stocks optical glass, color 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 assemblies.