Photonics Suppliers

Manufactures catalog and custom/OEM optical components and assemblies including microscope objectives, motorized zoom beam expanders, high-resolution diffraction-limited lenses, telecentric scanning, focusing and imaging lenses, wave plates, polarizers; also mounting hardware, optical coatings, and lens design services for UV to CO2 wavelengths.

Designer and manufacturer of interference filters: narrow and broad bandpass, long- and shortwave, ND filters, atmospheric windows, AR and metallic coatings. Holographic diffraction gratings: plano, concave and blazed, pulse compression/stretcher gratings. WDM and telecom applications include diode laser tuning gratings and network communications gratings.

Custom manufacturer of precision flat-surfaced, parallel, and wedged optics specializing in double-sided polishing for transmitted wavefront and parallelism. Products include optical and IR windows, glass wafers, color glass filters, mirrors, wedges, plate beamsplitters, and witness samples. ITAR registered, ISO 9001:2015 certified.

Manufacturer of air-spaced and solid etalons, ultrahigh damage threshold laser optics and interferometer optics. Coatings from UV to near-IR. Optomechanical systems.

Provides high laser damage threshold excimer and UV laser optics, Al and MgF2 broadband mirrors and coatings, VUV/UV optical filters, detector-enhanced coatings and assemblies. Works with researchers and engineers in disciplines including aerospace, medical, analytical, and semiconductor technologies.

Designs and manufactures IR detectors for the 0.5 to 24 micron range. Products include InGaAs, Ext-InGaAs, InAs, InSb, PC&PV HgCdTe detectors, linear and 2D arrays with a wide range of detector cooling options for defense, security/safety, chemical and biological detection, semiconductor inspection, life science, and spectroscopy markets.

Designs and manufactures high-performance CCD, ICCD, emICCD, EMCCD, sCMOS, and InGaAs cameras; spectrographs; and optics-based solutions for the scientific research, industrial imaging, and OEM communities. Partners with researchers and OEMs to solve challenging problems.

Lapping and polishing consumables and machinery for glass, plastic, crystals, IR, semiconductor, electro, laser, and fiber optics. Microcellular foam elastomer pads, compounds, ultrapure alumina, colloidal silica, diamond powder/slurries; water-based, nanosize, alpha-alumina; optical blocking, synthetic pitch, double-sided polishers, and centrifuges.

Designs and manufactures stock and custom lenses and precision assembled optical lenses including UV quartz, CCD and CMOS, CCTV and diode laser, high-res, mounts, filters, and accessories. Application engineers provide custom design services. Universe has over 1600 different lenses in stock, and ships worldwide. Since 1949.

AS9100/ISO 9001 manufacturer of substrates, wafers, flat optics, precision shims/spacers, 0.127-mm sq to 450-mm diameter. Precision lapping, polishing, dicing, 5-axis CNC machining, small diameter core drilling, hole drilling. Ultrathin 10-20 microns, ultraflat, tight tolerances. Fused silica, glass, sapphire, ceramics, metals. Large inventory.

Manufacturer and designer of linear and rotary motion control positioning equipment including manual and motor-driven assemblies; rotary tables, XY tables, elevating tables; motor controls and readouts. Need to make simple moves? Or, have a more complicated positioning challenge? Let us help you move in the right direction. Made in USA.

Custom optical tables. Manufactures products for optical laboratories including optical tables, breadboards, vibration isolation, support stands, workstations as well as laser safety accessories.

Manufacturer of precision optics from prototypes to low volume quantities for the medical, defense, semiconductor, aerospace, transportation, and many other industries. Specializes in larger optics (15 to 650 mm) and works with a wide range of difficult shapes and materials. Meets precision optics needs, on time, and within budget requirements.

Custom embedded industrial-grade embedded video cameras and systems. Meets custom, high volume requirements of OEMs and large-scale integrators. Over 1 million cameras integrated into systems globally since 1995. ISO 9001 registered. Embedded board level, zoom block, and photo ID cameras. Global HQ based in Boston, MA and EU office in Eindhoven, NL.

Publisher of Vision Spectra, a quarterly magazine geared especially for the vision community. Stay up-to-date on trends, read commentary from authorities in the field, and keep up with newly released products in every issue. Topics include neural networking, smart cameras, intelligent lighting, vision-guided robotics, 3D vision, and machine vision optics. Subscribe online at www.Photonics.com/subscribe.

Specializes in the design and manufacture of advanced optical metrology instruments and systems, ultraprecise optical components and assemblies, and providing electro-optical design and manufacturing services.