Photonics Suppliers

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.

ILC Coatings specializes in custom thin-film design and process development. Teams focus on the development of new thin-film technology including obtaining unique optical and material properties and achieving precise coating applications for complex substrates.

Manufacturer of PbSe and PbS infrared detectors and arrays, sensitive from 0.7 to 5.5 microns, for capnometry, imaging, CO, CO2, and N2O gas analysis, flame detection, and process control. Detectors are offered in standard and custom packages in single element and array configurations. Options include IR filters, TE coolers, and temperature sensors.

Leading innovators of high brightness LED chip-on-board products and illumination engineering and technology, Offers high-power LED light sources for science and industry that provide maximum photon delivery, illumination uniformity, and stable optical power. LED wavelengths offered for UV to NIR, broadband white, or multiband.

IPS is known for wavelength-stabilized laser designs, which support Raman spectroscopy, imaging, and quantum technologies in many markets. We provide precise customization of the operating wavelength to picometer precision across a range of solutions from the visible to the near-infrared. Variable power and light delivery options available.

Custom fabricator of optical and electro-optical components in sapphire, ruby, quartz, glass, and ceramics including oxides (alumina and zirconia), carbides (silicon carbide and aluminum), and nitrides (silicon nitride and other ultrahard materials).

Light measurement technology for quality control of consumer electronics, (AR/VR) displays, micro LED wafers, VCSEL/laser systems, automotive lighting and LED/SSL modules. Main products are high-precision spectroradiometer, imaging colorimeter, photometer and goniometer as well as IR and VCSEL testing solutions, operated by user-friendly software.

Manufacturer of vacuum web coating systems featuring innovative design and powerful automation, serving high tech application areas including flexible electronics, energy markets, optical coatings, defense, biosensors and devices. On-site application lab equipped with roll-to-roll coater for customer coating development.

Custom and OEM precision glass, 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.

Designer and manufacturer of broad-beam ion and plasma technology products for the vacuum process community.

Knight Optical delivers custom precision optical components and subassemblies worldwide. Backed by Torrent, we provide agile, dependable solutions to complex challenges. With proactive service and exceptional quality, we aim to be the optics industry's trusted authority.

Optical design and ray tracing for imaging, nonimaging, and illumination.

Manufacturer of high-quality lenses and cameras for a wide range of applications including CCTV, machine vision, cinematography, aerospace, CNC, and robotics. Offers a lineup of lenses ranging from wide angle 1.7 mm to ultra-telephoto 2200 mm focal lengths. Camera offerings include ruggedized, IP67/69K, low-light, and integrated camera/lens systems.

KYOCERA SLD Laser is a US-based GaN laser company, fully vertically integrated including wafer growth. We offer laser chips, chip-on-submount, and bars in a variety of wavelengths including 405, 445, and 520 nm. Offering multi-watt multimode chips, high power single mode, frequency narrowed, and laser-phosphor white light sources.

Manufactures precision lab jacks (scissor lifts) and height stages in the USA. Offers six sizes that range from a 4-inch lift, up to largest with 18 inches of lift. Weight capacity is from 25 to 150 pounds.

Source for optical and illumination design solutions. Products include optomechanical software, optical design software, and a ray-tracing add-in program.

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, High-power coated laser optics, fiber optics, polarizers, and glass filters.

Designs, manufactures, and distributes optical and infrared components including molded glass aspheric lenses and assemblies, infrared lenses and thermal imaging assemblies, and fused fiber collimators. Also offers custom optical assemblies, including full engineering design support for both optics and mechanics.

Global leader in designing and manufacturing infrared technologies for aerospace, defense and commercial markets. Vast portfolio of infrared sensors that covers the entire electromagnetic spectrum from near to very far infrared. Products are at the center of multiple military programs and key components in commercial thermal imaging equipment.

Midwest Optical Systems (MidOpt) has more than 35 years of experience and innovation in the fields of optical design, fabrication and inspection. MidOpt is a worldwide leader in machine vision filters and optical solutions. They are represented in over 30 countries and offer more than 3000 cutting-edge products.

Supplier of photonic products and services for a broad spectrum of applications including industrial imaging, life sciences and biophotonic solutions, LED illumination, machine vision, and industrial test and measurement.

Mitutoyo is a world leader in precision metrology, delivering advanced optical and contact measurement solutions for the photonics, optics, and semiconductor industries. Systems include vision and laser inspection, noncontact and surface measurement, and dimensional analysis supported by automation and data software.

Specializes in manufacturing custom optics, from prototype to volume production. Produces a wide range of optical components (lenses, prisms, mirrors, filters, windows). Materials processed include optical glass, UV and IR fused silica, IR optics (sapphire, germanium, MgF2, CaF2, ZnS, ZnSe, etc.). ISO certified.

Designs and manufactures in-house InGaAs short-wave infrared sensors and cameras. Offers a complete advanced French-made product line from line scan, qVGA, and VGA to full HD resolution with industrial interfaces providing excellent performance (HDR with no saturation/high sensitivity, ultra-low-noise).

Manufacturer of diamond-turned optical components and precision, electroformed optics. Diamond-turning capabilities include 2-, 3-, 4-, and 5-axis technology to deliver custom, precision optical components. Also provides thin-film optical coatings for stringent specifications.

Applies spectral technology, application expertise, and manufacturing scalability to provide solutions in the biomedical, environmental, industrial, and research and science segments.

Manufactures precision optical glasses: strip/slab, blanks, fine gobs, polished ball lenses, near-UV transmitting i-Line glass, ceramic substrates, CaF2, UV/IR materials, quartz, fused silica (std./excimer grade). Ohara CCZ ultralow expansion (excellent CTE; large size). Nanoceram. Double-side polished substrates (low surface roughness, excellent flatness).

Provider of optical components and a variety of thin-film optical coatings. Offers multilayer coatings, BBAR, beamsplitters, polarizer, ITO, patterned dichroics, and metallic coatings. ISO 9001:2015 and ITAR registered.

Manufacturer of custom optical assemblies for biomedical, defense, and commercial markets. Design and engineering services are provided including design for manufacturability and prototype to medium production. Experienced active alignment of complex optical systems and customized metrology and testing expertise. ITAR compliant and ISO 9001:2015 certified.

Publisher of Photonics Spectra magazine, an international publication covering the photonics industry: lasers, optics, imaging, sensors and detectors, test and measurement, light sources, fiber optics, spectroscopy, microscopy, materials, coatings, and machine vision. Photonics Spectra is referred to by the largest qualified audience of engineers, designers, researchers, and managers seeking to keep abreast of photonics technology. Subscribe online at www.Photonics.com/subscribe.

Manufacturer of miniature high-voltage DC-DC converters (surface mount); low-profile AC-DC power supplies in single, dual, and triple isolated outputs; transformers and inductors in plug-in, axial-lead, and surface mount configurations.

Vertically integrated surface solutions provider. Solutions are backed with in-house product development, research and application testing along the entire value chain. Global presence in manufacturing and research ensures support for your application development.

QD Laser offers high-quality DFB lasers, compact visible lasers, high-power Fabry-Perot lasers, quantum dot lasers, and epitaxial wafers (foundry service).

Manufacturer of digital delay pulse generators, OEM and custom solutions range from compact timing boards and trigger modules to fully integrated timing control systems. Our precision timing modules are not off-the-shelf components - they are co-engineered solutions built to integrate seamlessly into your product or experiment.

Quantum Computing Inc. (QCi) (Nasdaq: QUBT) develops accessible, low-power quantum photonic machines. Its U.S.-based integrated photonics foundry leverages thin-film lithium niobate (TFLN) to deliver scalable, high-performance systems for computing, AI, cybersecurity, and sensing.

Specializes in producing high-performance nonlinear optical crystals and electro-optical components for the photonics market. Product lines include nonlinear crystals such as RTP, HGTR, KTP, LBO, BBO, and CLBO. Also offers electro-optic components like RTP and BBO Pockels cells, as well as quasi-phase matching devices such as PPKTP, PPSLT, and PPLN.

Nextrom is a leading global supplier of production technologies for optical fibers and fiber optic cables. We provide solutions and equipment for optical glass making, fiber drawing, fiber coating, ribbon making, proof testing and fiber optic cable production. Our technology is used to produce telecom preforms, specialty preforms and fibers.

Schaefter+Kirchhoff has four main product lines including polarization-maintaining fiber optics, lasers for machine vision, line scan cameras as well as scanner systems and inspection systems. The focus is set on the winning combination of high optical and mechanical precision.

Design and manufacture of semiconductor laser diodes and modules for defense, space, medical, and commercial markets. All R&D and production activities, including epitaxial wafer growth of wavelengths from 780 to 1875 nm, take place in a state-of-the-art, DOD-compliant facility in the US. ISO 9001:2015 certified quality management system.

Manufacture, delivery, and support of field portable spectroradiometers for remote sensing. Special systems designed and manufactured. Full in-house calibration available using NIST traceable standards.

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.

Provides high-performance scientific CMOS, EMCCD, and CCD cameras that support demanding, quantitative bioresearch.

Manufacturer of high-performance industrial and board cameras for machine vision applications in factory automation, quality control, logistics, medicine, science, security, and a variety of other markets.

Designs and manufactures high performance, high resolution, NIR corrected lenses with motorized versions for machine vision, robotics, intelligent traffic systems, and security. Technology provides an ultrawide FOV, correcting barrel distortion optically without software. Complete lens assemblies. ISO 9001:2015.

Vertically integrated designer and manufacturer of photonics equipment for research, industry, life science, biomedical, and defense applications. Offerings include optomechanics, motion control, optics, fiber and fiber processing systems, light analysis, lasers and SLDs, optical amplifiers, imaging components, and microscopy systems.

Develops and manufactures laser systems for scientific and industrial applications. Portfolio includes diode lasers, ultrafast fiber lasers, terahertz systems, and frequency combs. Applications are in biophotonics, industrial metrology, and quantum technology.

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

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 high-performance laser diode modules. Modules are optimized for biomedical, medical, and industrial markets in demanding applications such as microscopy, neuroscience, and flow cytometry. OEM subsystem engineering and design for applications requiring long-term reliability, stability, and lifetime.

Designer and manufacturer of microscopy automation solutions such as OEM components and optomechanical subsystems. Products include autofocus sensors, microscopy modules, as well as infrared imaging systems.