Year after year, program after program, Optimax continues to push the limits of possible in complexity, quality and speed for its customers.
Optimax excels at grinding, polishing and coating precision optics quickly and reliably. We can deliver high precision optics in as little as one week.
Founded in 1991, Optimax is a world-class manufacturer of precision optics. With more than 200 skilled opticians and a modern 120,000 sq. ft. facility, Optimax is the largest prototype optics manufacturer in the United States. Optimax produces a wide range of optical components including:
Optimax is dedicated to supporting projects that require:
We have built a facility with diverse capabilities for making a wide variety of optical components:
Optimax capabilities incorporate a wide range of manufacturing technologies from which we can choose the best process for your requirements. Fabrication capabilities range from conventional machinery to highly deterministic CNC machining, including:
Optimax has developed superior fabrication and coating capabilities for advanced optics designed for use in systems for:
Optimax utilizes deterministic CNC machine tools for predictable removal rates and adherence to tight tolerances. To control centration, precision tools maintain the optical axis.
Based on Form Error Tolerance
Form Error > 2μm Lower Resolution Profilometry (2-D)1 |
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|---|---|---|
Attribute |
Minimum |
Maximum |
| Diameter (mm) | 3 | 250 |
| Local Radius (mm) | -8 (Concave) | ∞ |
| Sag (mm) | 0 | 502 |
| Departure (mm) | 0.01 | 20 |
| Included Angle (°) | 0 | 120 |
Form Error 0.5 – 2μm Higher Resolution Profilometry (2-D)1 |
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Attribute |
Minimum |
Maximum |
| Diameter (mm)3 | 3 | 250 |
| Local Radius (mm) | -12 (Concave) | ∞ |
| Sag (mm) | 0 | 252 |
| Departure (mm) | 0.01 | 20 |
| Included Angle (°) | 0 | 150 |
Form Error < 0.5μm Interferometry with Stitching (3-D) |
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Attribute |
Minimum |
Maximum |
| Diameter (mm)3 | 3 | 250 |
| Local Radius (mm) | -13 (Concave) | ∞ |
| Sag (mm) | 0 | 252,4 |
| Departure (mm) | 0.002 | 1 |
| Included Angle (°) | 0 | 120+5 |
Attribute |
Minimum |
Maximum |
| Diameter | 3mm | 500mm |
| Wavelength | 193nm | 5500nm |
| Use Environment | Vacuum | >95% RH |
| Durability | Moderate abrasion | Severe abrasion |
| Measurement | — | 68°, s, p, average polarization |
| Laser Damage Threshold | — | 1064nm: >30J/cm2@10ns, >1MW/cm2CW |
| Layers | 1 | 200 |
Above are manufacturing limits and tolerances specific to thin film coating. For more detailed information, please contact sales@optimaxsi.com.
Rod or Arbor |
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|---|---|---|
Attribute |
Minimum |
Maximum |
| Length (mm) | 3 | 5001 |
| Width (mm) Radius dependent | 2 | < 2x Radius |
| Cylinder Radius (mm) – Convex Only | 2 | 150 |
X-Y |
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| Attribute | Minimum | Maximum |
| Length (mm) | 3 | 300 |
| Width (mm) | 2 | 300 |
| Cylinder Radius (mm) | 10 | ∞ |
| Concave sag to flat (mm) | 0.1002 | =Radius |
Attribute |
Tolerancing Limit* |
| Diameter (mm) | +0, -0.010 |
| Center Thickness (mm) | ± 0.050 |
| Irregularity – Interferometry (HeNe fringes) |
0.1** |
| Irregularity – Profilometry (μm) | ±1.0 |
| Wedge Lens – ETD (mm) |
TBD |
| Surface Roughness (Å RMS) | 10 |
Attribute |
Minimum |
Maximum |
| Diameter (mm) | 3 | 300 |
| Thickness | 1 | 150 |
| Aspect Ratio1 | 1 | 502 |
Based on Form Error Tolerance
Attribute |
Minimum |
Maximum |
| Diameter (mm) | 3 | 400 |
| Radius (mm) | ±1 | ∞2 |
| Aspect Ratio (Diameter/Center Thickness) | <1:1 | 30:1 |
| Included Angle (°) | 0 | 2103 |
Here are manufacturing limits and tolerances specific to optical aspheres, prisms, cylinders and spheres. For more detailed information on any attribute, please contact sales@optimaxsi.com.
Optimax has developed an interactive cost tolerancing chart to provide sliding scales of the three major variables that affect optical surfaces and costs which are, cosmetics, radius, and irregularity.
The Manufacturing Tolerance Chart provides tolerance guidelines for prototype optics with optical surfaces of f/1 or slower and made from Optimax Preferred Glasses. Consult our chart to determine appropriate tolerances and click on any attribute to show a detailed definition.
Optimax trains its employees to be inspectors first to support our Lean manufacturing environment. Opticians measure and certify their work with metrology instrumentation to assure that it conforms to specifications. Optimax instrumentation includes the most advanced phase measuring interferometry, which allows us to make surface accuracy measurement to lambda / 50.
To ensure that each customer receives only product that conforms to specifications, Optimax performs a 100% inspection of all the optics we manufacture. Written QA measurement documentation is systematically supplied with all prototype orders. Upon request, such data can also be supplied for production orders. Optimax Quality procedures and standards are consistent with ISO 9001:2015 certification.
Note: Irregularity verified with best fit transmission sphere (No Stitching). Data provided electronically.
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Thin film optical coatings from BBAR, V-coat, and reflective to custom coatings which meet exacting customers’ specifications.
Optimax has extensive coating capabilities and equipment, including four electron-beam coaters and one equipped with ion beam assisted coating. Coating spectral conformance is confirmed with a Perkin-Elmer Lambda 900 Spectrophotometer.
With years of experience perfecting its Lean manufacturing processes, Optimax is uniquely qualified to offer fast, on-time deliveries.
Optimax is the world’s leading rapid delivery manufacturer of custom optical components. Since its founding, Optimax has recognized that industries and institutions need fast deliveries of high quality, precision optics and has invested more than 15 years perfecting highly reliable and effective Lean processes. To learn more about these and other Optimax innovations, please visit About Optimax.
Customers trust Optimax to reliably manufacture their most complex optics on time. In the unlikely event that an expedited delivery is late, Optimax policy is to refund any unearned premium.
Optimax excels at grinding, polishing and coating precision optics quickly and reliably. We can deliver high precision optics in as little as one week.
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