CUSTOM MANUFACTURING from PROTOTYPE to PRODUCTION

Manufacturing Capabilities for Custom & Off-the-Shelf Optics

Design, Rapid Prototyping,
Volume Support & Other Services

Global Design &
Manufacturing Facilities

Edmund Optics^® Manufacturing: We Make It

We take customers from prototype to volume production and specialize in creating cost-effective solutions that meet their specifications, timelines, and budgets. Whether you need a build-to-print custom optical component, expert application engineering to optimize your design, or a lens custom designed to customer-supplied functional requirements, our engineers can create ideal solutions for your unique optical challenges. Every step of the way, Edmund Optics^® is committed to ensuring product and procedural quality.

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Manufacturing by the Numbers:

global facilities

2,000,000

optical components made each year

170,000

optical assemblies made each year

Manufacturing Capabilities

From design to prototype to production, Edmund Optics^® manufactures over 2 million optical components every year.

Spherical Lenses

Edmund Optics^® manufactures millions of stock and custom precision spherical lenses including singlets, doublets, and triplets in our state-of-the-art facilities in Japan, Singapore, and Barrington, NJ.

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Spherical Lens Manufacturing Specifications
	Commercial	Precision	High Precision
Diameter	4 – 200mm	4 – 200mm	4 – 200mm
Diameter Tolerance	+0/-0.100mm	+0/-0.025mm	+0/-0.010mm
Thickness	±0.100mm	±0.050mm	±0.010mm
Sag Height	±0.050mm	±0.025mm	±0.010mm
Clear Aperture	80%	90%	90%
Radius	±0.3%	±0.1%	Fix to Test Plate
Power (P - V)	3.0λ	1.5λ	λ/2
Irregularity (P - V)	1.0λ	λ/4	λ/20
Centering (Beam Deviation)	3 arcmin	1 arcmin	0.5 arcmin
Bevel (Face width @45 degrees)	<1.0mm	<0.5mm	<0.25mm
Surface Quality	80-50	40-20	10-5

Aspheric Lenses

Edmund Optics^® is a recognized leader in aspheric lens manufacturing, with a high volume aspheric lens manufacturing cell operating 24 hours a day to produce thousands of precision aspheric lenses per month.

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Aspheric Manufacturing Capabilities
	Commercial	Precision	High Precision
Diameter	10 – 200mm	10 – 200mm	10 – 200mm
Diameter Tolerance	+0/-0.100mm	+0/-0.025	+0/-0.010
Asphere Figure Error (P - V)	3μm	1μm	<0.06μm*
Vertex Radius (Asphere)	±0.5%	±0.1%	±0.05%
Sag	25mm max	25mm max	25mm max
Typical Slope Error	1μm per 1mm window	0.35μm per 1mm window	0.15μm per 1mm window
Centering (Beam Deviation)	3 arcmin	1 arcmin	0.5 arcmin
Center Thickness Tolerance	±0.100mm	±0.050mm	±0.010mm
Surface Quality (Scratch Dig)	80–50	40–20	10–5
Aspheric Surface Metrology	Profilometry (2D)	Profilometry (2D & 3D)	Interferometry

* 1/10th wave at 632.8nm, limited by design and/or metrology

Optical Prisms

Edmund Optics^® is a premier manufacturer of stock and custom optical prisms tailored to meet the most demanding requirements in image displacement or rotation, beam steering, retroreflection, or dispersion.

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Prism Manufacturing Capabilities
	Commercial	Precision	High Precision
Dimensions	2 – 200mm	2 – 150mm	2 – 75mm
Dimensional Tolerance	+0/-0.2mm	+0/-0.1mm	+0/-0.01mm
V-Height	±0.25mm	±0.1mm	±0.03mm
Irregularity	1.0λ	λ/4	λ/20
Prism Physical Angle Tolerance	±3 arcmin	±1 arcmin	45º & 90º ±0.5 arcsec
Penta Prism Deviation	±5 arcmin	±3 arcmin	±0.5 arcsec
Max Bevel (Face Width @ 45°)	0.5mm	0.3mm	0.05mm
Surface Quality (Scratch Dig)	80-50	40-20	10-5
Bonded Prism Assembly Beam Deviation	5 arcmin	3 arcmin	0.5 arcmin
Pyramid Tolerance	±5 arcmin	±3 arcmin	±0.5 arcmin

Optical Coatings

Edmund Optics^® performs a wide variety of single and multi-layer coatings including broadband AR, v-coat, polarizing, metallic, and narrow bandpass for optical components operating throughout the ultraviolet (UV), visible, and infrared (IR) spectra.

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General Coating Capabilities
Dimensions (Diameter or Square)	2 – 1000mm
Reflectivity	0.1 – 99.98%
Anti-Reflective Wavelength Range	266 – 12,000nm
Highly-Reflective Wavelength Range	13.5 – >40,000nm
Shortpass Filter Cut-Off Wavelength	400 – 1600nm
Longpass Filter Cut-On Wavelength	240 – 7300nm
Bandpass Filter CWL, OD, and Bandwidth	193 – 10,600nm, >OD 7, 1nm - Broadband
Notch Filter CWL	355 – 1064nm
Reflective ND Filter OD	OD 0.1 – OD 3
Filter Center Wavelength (CWL) Tolerance	±1nm
Filter Edge Tolerance	<1% Deviation, <0.2% Special Cases
Beamsplitter (BS) Wavelength Range	240 – 20,000nm
BS Polarization Extinction Ratio (S:P)	10,000:1
Laser-Induced Damage Threshold (LIDT)	>40 J/cm² @ 1064nm @ 20ns @ 20Hz Pulses, Measured
Durability	MIL-PRF-13830B APP C, PARA C.3.8.4, PARA C.3.8.5, MIL-C-48497A

*Measured in the UV-visible range

Imaging Lens Assemblies

Edmund Optics^® manufactures a wide variety of imaging lens assemblies including fixed focal length lenses, telecentric lenses, and microvideo lenses fully supported by downloadable 3D models, datasheets, and drawings.

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Imaging Lens Specifications
	Fixed Focal Length Lenses	Telecentric Measuring Lenses	Fixed Magnification Lenses
Sensor Sizes	Up to 43.3mm	Up to 43.3mm	Up to 90mm
Resolution	Up to 120 MegaPixel	Up to 32 MegaPixel	Up to 16k Line Scan
Field of View	>105º	Up to 242mm	0.2mm - 186mm
Lens Mounts	C-Mount, TFL-Mount, F-Mount, S-Mount, M42	C-Mount, F-Mount, M42	C-Mount, F-Mount, M42, M72
Number of Options	120+, View All Products	75+, View All Products	65+, View All Products
Modifications Available	Focal Length, Housing, f/#, Coating	Magnification, Housing, f/#, Inline Illumination, Working Distance	Magnification Housing
Custom Design Capabilities	Yes, Learn More

Engineering Services

Edmund Optics^® offers a wide variety of services to complement and support our manufacturing capabilities. For information on the inventory of optical materials kept on site at EO manufacturing facilities for quick prototyping, visit our EO Preferred Glass Types application note.

Design & Engineering

Global Staff

Global Staff of Over 150 Engineers and Scientists

Broad Design Expertise

From UV to Visible to NIR, SWIR, MWIR, and LWIR

Manufacturability

Emphasis on Designing for Manufacturability – from Prototype to Volume Production

Experts

Excel at Imaging, Projection, and Visual Systems

Flexibility

Used to Challenging Envelope Requirements

Optical Analysis

Well-Versed in Complex Optical Analysis, Including Stray Light Analysis

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Quality & Metrology

Metrology

State-of-the-Art Optical Metrology Including Interferometers, Profilometers, and Coordinate Measurement Machines (CMM)

Imaging Analysis

Semi-Automated MTF Measurement Equipment and Automated Equipment for Optical Parameters such as Effective Focal Length (EFL), Distortion, Field Curvature, and Concentricity

Radiometrics

Stray light, Veiling Glare, and more

Coatings Characterization

UV/VIS/NIR Coating Characterization through Spectrophotometry

Environmental Testing

Environmental Testing Equipment such as Vibration, Humidity, and Immersion

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Rapid Prototyping
Customized in 2-3 weeks

34,000 Optical Components Available to Ship Same Day
Modified Standard Optical Components in 2-3 Weeks
Rapid Fully-Custom Prototyping Available in as Little as 2-3 Weeks
Inventory of Common Optical Glass Types Shortens Lead Times

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Volume & OEM

Flexible

Highly flexible volume order servicing

Competitive

Competitive volume discounts to support catalog and custom production requirements

Knowledgable

Well-Versed in Configuration Control and Change Control Requirements for custom products

Seamless

Seamless FAR, DFAR, Quality Assurance Provision (QAP), and Testing Requirement Flow-downs

Compliant

ITAR registered and compliant; DPAS Servicing and Support

Global

Global supply chain network with global warehousing – quickly and easily supporting your projects wherever you prefer

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Global Manufacturing Facilities

Edmund Optics^® manufactures and supplies customers around the globe with millions of precision optical components and optical assemblies. Whether stock, modified standard, or custom, we have the expertise and resources necessary to manufacture optical products based on your project’s specific requirements. Our dedicated and skilled team members will ensure that you receive the optimal solution for your application, while our quality assurance teams guarantee the best final products.

Edmund Optics^® Headquarters | New Jersey, USA

Corporate headquarters
120,000 sq. ft. (11,148 m²); 20,000 sq. ft. (1,858 m²) of dedicated manufacturing space
High precision optomechanical and imaging assemblies
7 Laminar flow assembly workstations
Precision spherical, aspherical, and diamond turning capabilities
ISO 9001 certified and ITAR compliant
Coating laboratory for a variety of AR, mirror, and filter coatings

Edmund Optics^® Tucson | Arizona, USA

Tucson Design Center specializing in customer focused applications engineering
Coordinates with sales and manufacturing to ensure design solutions meet customer manufacturability, cost, and performance requirements
Over 30 years design experience in the UV – LWIR wavebands
Emphasis in optical design engineering techniques for imaging and sighting optics assemblies
Product development of EO Designed and Manufactured TECHSPEC^® components

Edmund Optics^® Oldsmar | Florida, USA

14,000 sq. ft. facility
Laser optics manufacturing capabilities across crystal and glass fabrication, polishing, metrology, high laser damage threshold and diamond-like carbon coatings, inspection, and testing.

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Edmund Optics^® ITOS GmbH Mainz | Germany

7,060 sq. ft. (660 m²)
European manufacturing base for polarizers and filters

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Edmund Optics^® Singapore Pte. Ltd. | Singapore

Large Facility with 77,000 sq. ft. (7,150 m²) of manufacturing, coating, and assembly space
Custom prism manufacturing with angle tolerances down to 1 arcsec
State-of-the-art machined asphere cell
8 coating chambers for anti-reflection, mirror, beamsplitter, and filter coatings
Large coating laboratory for anti-reflection, mirror, beamsplitter, and filter coatings
On-site assembly and testing, including interferometry and spectrophotometry
ISO 9001 certified and ITAR compliant

Edmund Optics^® China | Shenzhen, China

16,140 sq. ft. (1,500 m²) facility
Class 10,000 cleanroom
Class 100 Laminar flow booths
Optical and mechanical design, prototyping, and testing capability
High volume assembly of optomechanical and imaging assemblies
On-site testing equipment, including MTF and interferometry
On-site design services supporting assembly, manufacturing, and product development of EO Designed and Manufactured TECHSPEC® imaging lenses
ISO 9001 certified

Edmund Optics^® Akita Japan Factory | Akita, Japan

80,000 sq. ft. (7,432 m²) of manufacturing space
High precision spherical optics from 5 - 100mm in diameter
State-of-the-art coating facility for multi-layer and dielectric thin film coatings
Unique aspherizing cell for low cost, color-corrected asphere production
Class 10,000 cleanrooms and Class 100 Laminar flow booths
On-site assembly and testing, including interferometry and spectrophotometry
Over 50 years of experience in spherical optics fabrication
ISO 9001 certified