Photonics Suppliers

DataRay Inc. was founded in 1988 with a mission to advance the technology of laser beam analysis. We develop standard and custom laser beam characterization solutions that exceed customer expectations. Our product portfolio consists of beam profiling cameras, scanning slit beam profilers, specialized beam profilers, and laser profiling accessories.

Designs and manufactures dynamic laser interferometers and optical profilers, and surface defect gauges. Applications include precision machined surfaces, optics, astronomy, aerospace, space-based telescopes, flexible electronics, automotive, and in-line production measurement.

Manufacturer of InGaAs detectors in TO, connectorized, ceramic mount, or pigtailed packages. Active diameters range from 30 microns to 5 mm. Array products include InGaAs linear arrays and fiber ribbon arrays.

Provides measurement solutions for optical surfaces and systems. Custom metrology for measuring surface figure error, precision alignment, and transmitted wavefront error. Products include computer-generated holograms (CGHs) for interferometric measurement of aspheric and freeform surfaces, mechanics, and accessories for enabling CGH measurements.

Fizeau and LUPI interferometers. Making optics is a daily challenge. Less time, more challenging specifications, and demands to lower cost. Apre interferometers give you the performance edge and architecture to grow with you, at minimal cost. APRE upgrades most brands and models of interferometers to keep your present systems working. Call today.

Extensive suite of application-focused instrumentation for life sciences and materials research and production covers the full range of metrology techniques, sample sizes, and imaging resolutions. Technologies include AFMs, NanoIR spectrometers, fluorescence microscopes, stylus and optical profilers, mechanical testers, and nano-indenters.

Manufacturer of mid-IR lasers, sensors, and imaging systems for mid-IR applications including molecular spectroscopy, life sciences, remote sensing, process control, and defense and security. Laser performance spans 3 to 13 microns, with options for pulsed, CW, broadly tunable, narrow linewidth, rapid-scan, and high power output.

Distributor of IR pyroelectric, thermopile, PbS and PbSe, and LED detectors; UV detectors; VIS detectors. IR and VIS laser diodes and diode modules. Signal recovery amplifiers. UV through IR filters, metal mirrors, and other optoelectronic components. NDIR, laser, and electrochemical gas and flame detection modules. Spectroscopy systems. SiPMs.

Provides precision analog measurement and signal generation, data acquisition and control instrumentation, pulse and picosecond timing delay generation, laser diode drivers, waveform generators, and fiber optic, photonics, and mixed technology products for demanding aerospace and defense, scientific, and industrial applications.

Supplier of precision photomasks, microlithography, photomask tooling, contact printing, emulsion, chrome and see-through masks, laser written optical components, encoders, optical parts, mask design, precision cutting of glass or silicon, and CAD services. Fast turn services.

Develops, manufactures, and markets solid-state Light Engines that facilitate imaging and photometric analysis for applications in biomedical and materials sciences and other areas. Expertise in analytical chemistry, materials science, solid-state physics, optics, and engineering.

Manufactures standard and custom polarization control components and systems including polarizers, retarders, LC devices, Pockels cells, polarimeters, and SLMs. Applications are in optogenetics, aerospace, defense, medical imaging and analysis, data storage, polarimetry, semiconductor inspection and processing, astronomy, and more.

Develops, calibrates, and markets a complete line of laser and LED measurement products, including laser power/energy meters, beam profilers measuring femtowatt to hundred-kilowatt lasers, high-performance IR and visible optical elements, IR thermal imaging lenses and zoom lenses for defense and commercial applications.

Produces high-performance optical coatings and components specializing in the design, development, and manufacture of ion-beam sputtered, low optical loss, laser-damage resistant thin films for the UV-VIS-IR spectral region. Applications include lasers, laser devices, nonlinear crystals, medical instruments, and other photonic devices.

FLIR distributor and systems integrator. Sells thermal cameras for online, remote monitoring, and automated thermal imaging applications. Offers products for infrared nondestructive test equipment.

Precision optical glass: strip, blanks, pressings, polished balls, near-UV transmitting i-Line glass, ceramic substrates, CaF2, UV/IR materials, quartz, fused silica (standard/excimer grade), Nanoceram. Ohara CCZ ultralow expansion (excellent CTE uniformity, blank form, to 1.8 m diam). Double-side polished substrates (low surface roughness, excellent flatness).

Provides optical engineering services for all product development phases including specification, conceptual through detailed optical design, system analysis, tolerancing, customer and vendor interfacing, ghost and stray light analysis, illumination design and modeling, radiometry and contamination control. Develops optical engineering software.

Photron develops and manufactures high-speed camera systems that provide extremely high frame rates and extraordinary light sensitivity. Photron cameras are effectively utilized in a wide variety of applications within the automotive, military, aerospace, medical, scientific, R&D, and manufacturing industries.

Manufacturer of laser-quality precision optical assemblies and components (VUV to IR) including prisms, mirrors, windows, retroreflectors, filters, plate-type beamsplitters, alignment cubes, polarizing and nonpolarizing cube beamsplitters, and coatings. ISO 9001:2015 certified.

Develops integrated imaging solutions to enable automated visual inspection and measurement of light, color, and surfaces. Scientific-grade imaging colorimeters are used for production-quality inspection and R&D testing of displays, backlit components, LEDs, and other light sources, as well as overall manufacturing integrity.

Manufacturer of precision optical components and high-power laser coatings from UV to IR. Stock and custom optics: lenses, beamsplitters, filters, windows, mirrors, wave plates, large wedges, prisms, and many more. In-house custom coatings: AR, high reflection, dichroic, and polarizing. Optics from 4 mm to 16 inches.

Reynard Corporation manufactures custom optics and thin-film coatings from 0.2 to 50 microns (UV-IR). Other in-house capabilities include diamond turning, optical fabrication, photolithography pattern optics, environmental testing, and design services. Prototype to production, ISO 9001:2015 certified, ITAR registered, and Cybersecurity (CMMC) compliant.

Founded in 1957, RMI designs and manufactures precision optics and coatings. Our technical expertise include laser optics from DUV to Far IR; IR optics including high output diamond turning; and custom optical assemblies. We have proven experience in solutions for aerospace/defense, life science, medical, semiconductor, industrial, and research markets.

SPIE is the international society for optics and photonics. SPIE organizes 25 conferences annually including SPIE Photonics West. The SPIE Digital Library houses over 500,000 journal and proceedings papers in technologies such as biomedicine, communications, sensors, defense and security, manufacturing, electronics, energy, and imaging.

Develops and supplies optical and photonics design software, and provides engineering consulting services. Software includes imaging design, illumination design, automotive lighting design, and photonic design.