Photonics Suppliers

For over 75 years, LaCroix Precision Optics has positioned itself as a customer-driven, world-class manufacturer of custom precision optics. Capabilities include custom precision optics, coatings, assemblies, and design support. LaCroix Precision Optics is certified to ISO 9001:2015 and is ITAR registered and compliant.

Supplier of avalanche photodiodes and modules (Si, InGaAs), IR detectors (InGaAs, PbS, PbSe, pyroelectric), photon counting modules, laser diodes and modules (different wavelengths and power), pulsed laser diodes (905 and 1550 nm), laser diode drivers, laser optics, spatial light modulators, polarizers, UV LEDs and glass filters.

Laservision USA designs and manufactures a complete line of laser protection products, including laser safety eyewear, goggles, face shields, laser viewing windows, laser curtains and barriers systems, and comprehensive laser safety audits and training. Specializes in creating custom solutions for safety requirements.

Manufacturer of custom precision optical components, spectrometers, TEA CO2 lasers, and excimer lasers. Specializes in fluid jet polishing equipment, and laser systems. Specializes in the production of difficult, tight tolerance optical components, laser components and systems.

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.

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.

Materion Balzers Optics is a global leader in optical thin film coating solutions. We custom manufacture and supply precision optical filters and coatings. As a high-tech company with five production sites worldwide, our focus is on a variety of markets such as life science, industry, consumer, lighting, space, defense, and automotive.

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.

Designs, manufactures, and markets high-speed video cameras, digital video recorders, and custom imaging systems for industrial, scientific, aerospace, and military markets. Products and services analyze and capture events too fast for the human eye to see and play events back in super slow motion for detailed frame-by-frame image analysis and report generation.

MKS/Newport designs and manufactures high performance optical filters and replicated mirrors in the UV, VIS, and NIR. Filters include bandpass, dichroic, edge, fluorescence, neutral density, and notch filters, as well as optomechanical and electro-optical assemblies based on filter technology. Mirrors include retroreflector, aspheric, and spherical.

High-quality OEM manufacturer of laser workstations and micromachining systems with submicron accuracy for applications in laser welding, cutting, and ablation. Key features include versatility, accuracy, and user-friendly motion control for high-volume product manufacturing requiring complex processes for aerospace, implantable medical devices, electronics.

Manufacturer of UV curing optical adhesives that meet Telcordia (Bellcore) specification of 85 degrees Celsius/85% relative humidity for 2000 hours, UV light sources, and fiber optic splicing systems.

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.

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).

The Optical Engineering Experts - Optikos offers a distinctive set of products and services for optical problem solving: select standard or custom products for testing optics at your facility; send us your optical systems for IQ Lab testing services; or work with our engineers on optically-based product development from concept through manufacturing.

Optris is a leader in the field of noncontact temperature measurement with a full line of pyrometers and infrared cameras developed to support industrial automation and research applications. We design high quality, accurate, and innovative infrared temperature measurement solutions for research and process applications.

Manufacturer of high-grade light measurement equipment including LED test and measurement systems, spectroradiometers, integrating spheres, colorimeters, radiometers, photometers, and calibration standards and services.

PM fiber components; patch cords, splitters/combiners, polarizers, isolators, fused/PLCS couplers, test equipment; PER meter, polarized sources, PDL emulators, polarization controllers/analyzers, digital/motor driven/manual variable attenuators, laser/laser diode to fiber delivery systems; collimators/focusers, polarization entangled photon sources.

PPD provides custom laser optics, assemblies, and IBS coatings for prototype, research, and OEM applications. PPDs precision fabrication, dielectric thin-film coatings, and epoxy-free assembly processes enable total optics solutions. Products include PBS cubes, high power laser mirrors, super-polished lenses, prisms, polarizers, and Brewster windows.

Manufacturer of precision optical components (UV to mid-IR). Prisms, windows, filters, wedges, mirrors, beamsplitters, and all types of singlet, doublet, and triplet lenses. Electron and ion-assisted deposition coating services. Prototype production and OEM assemblies include design and manufacture of single- and multi-element systems.

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.

Photon etc. is a Canadian-Quebec company, founded in 2003, specialized in the design and manufacturing of hyperspectral and infrared imaging systems. With applications ranging from geology to material sorting, food processing and more, we are able to easily integrate our products into various industries.

Publisher of Photonics Spectra, BioPhotonics, and Vision Spectra magazines (print and digital); the Photonics Marketplace featuring the Buyers' Guide and Handbook, (online and in print), ProdSpec, Career Center, and Dictionary; and Photonics.com - with online versions of all our publications, daily news, feature articles, webinars, videos, whitepapers, subscriptions, tradeshow coverage, a bookstore, the All Things Photonics Podcast, and more. Organizer of Photonics Spectra online conferences throughout the year.

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.

Global leader in precision motion control, nanopositioning stages, and automation subsystems. Technologies include hexapods, air bearings, and piezo drives. More than 50 years of experience and 1600 employees. Manufacturing sites in USA, Europe, Asia. PI's customers are leaders in photonics, life sciences, semiconductors, and aerospace.

Manufacturer of digital cameras and imaging software for machine vision and scientific applications. Color and monochrome cameras based on CCD and CMOS sensors offer easy connectivity via GigE, FireWire, USB 2.0 and 3.0 interfaces. SDK, DCAM, and other software support allow quick integration with application.

Since 1969, Power Technology, Inc. has innovated in laser technology, offering modules for diverse fields like semiconductor manufacturing, biomedical, industrial, and defense. From laser diode modules with 261 to 13,900 nm wavelengths to advanced HeNe power supplies, PTI excels in custom design and manufacturing for tailored applications.

PG&O provides reliable, cost-effective, precision optics and commercial components from 0.040 in. to 30 in. diam., highly precise thin-film coatings, custom and standard components and turnkey optical solutions that operate from 0.2 to 15 microns. Delivering highly durable sapphire optics for broad-spectrum apps and finished IR optics for mission-critical tasks.

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.

Manufacturer of high precision electro-mechanical and optical components. With a variety of micro- and nano-positioning products, we can customize solutions to meet your exact needs. Prior produces high speed motorized stages, robotic sample handling systems, laser autofocus systems, motorized nosepieces and fully configurable motorized optical stands.

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.

RPMC Lasers likely has the solution you're looking for: from components, to OEM modules, to turnkey systems, from manufacturers, primarily in the US and Europe. Since 1996, we have been providing honest advice, committed to helping you find the ideal laser solution. If we don't have it, we'll tell you who does.

Schneider is a machine manufacturer in the area of ophthalmics, precision and ultra-precision optics. The product portfolio comprises grinding, polishing, and centering machines for spherical and aspherical precision optics applications. The diamond turning machines enable ultra-precision manufacturing of freeform optics and infrared optics.

Provides high-performance lenses for demanding video, digital projection, and industrial optics applications offering precision optical design, manufacture, test, and distribution of both standard and custom solutions. Serving the precision industrial market, manufactures photographic and industrial lenses and filters.

Develops products for applications in optics, lithography, astronomy, automotive, consumer electronics, industrial, and life sciences. Offers a variety of optical and laser glasses, optical filters, glass ceramic, IR materials, optical components, custom glass development, precision finishing, and metrology capabilities.

Manufacturer of laser diodes in the 1250- to 1940-nm range for automotive lidar, professional medical, military, and industrial applications. High power semiconductor lasers are available as bare die and bar, as well as in a variety of packages including B and C mounts, TO-cans, laser engines, and fiber-coupled devices up to 100 W.

Sensors Unlimited is a supplier of InGaAs technology, products, and shortwave-infrared imaging solutions. Products built on our InGaAs platforms are SWIR 2D area cameras, 1D line-scan cameras, and linear photodiode arrays.

Manufacturer of advanced optical components and optical assemblies. Offers custom optics manufacturing and custom optical design and engineering services. A top lens manufacturer specializing in coated optics, thin-film coatings, custom lens assembly and delivering cost-effective custom optical solutions.

SmarAct develops and produces solutions in the field of high-precision positioning, automation, and metrology. Since its foundation, SmarAct has grown from a small team of engineers to a group of companies with 200 highly qualified employees. Today, SmarAct can draw on years of experience and a passionate, customer-focused team.

Designs and manufactures high power metal mirrors, passive and water-cooled copper, molybdenum tungsten, titanium, aluminum, and stainless-steel mirrors, metal mirror corner cubes, laser beam shaping systems, optical integrators, line image focusing modules, 100-plus-kW beam dumps, laser optics, small and large mirror mounts, and lightweight metal mirrors.

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.

Spectrum Scientific, Inc. (SSI) is a high volume manufacturer of aspheric and freeform mirrors, hollow retroreflectors, and holographic diffraction gratings. Our optical replication process allows us to supply high fidelity, highly repeatable precision optics.

Manufactures precision devices for scientific research and industrial OEM. Products include optical beam combiners, high-power LED, xenon light sources, high-speed wavelength switchers and shutters, multi-photon microscopes, translation systems, motorized stages, manipulators, electrophysiology amplifier systems, and micropipette pullers.

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

Antireflection nanotextures etched directly into the bulk optical material providing high optical performance with R down to 0.01%; extreme broadband performance UV-NIR, no added absorption, high laser damage threshold. Available in fused silica, diamond, sapphire, and a wide range of IR materials.

Teledyne DALSA is a part of Teledyne's Vision Solutions group and a leader in the design, manufacture, and deployment of digital imaging components for machine vision. Teledyne DALSA image sensors, cameras, smart cameras, frame grabbers, software, and vision solutions are at the heart of thousands of inspection systems around the world.

Teledyne Lumenera is a part of Teledyne's Vision Solutions group and is a leading developer and manufacturer of high-performance digital cameras and custom and OEM imaging solutions used worldwide for industrial and scientific applications.

Supplier of high-performance scientific IR cameras and hyperspectral imagers for the defense, industrial, and academic research industries. Also offers R&D services for optical system technology development.