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.
Optimax manufactures the optics inside breakthrough technologies in aerospace, defense, semiconductor, and medical devices. We are organized into three distinct manufacturing groups, each purpose-built to deliver unique value to customers. This allows us to supply highly complex optics to a variety of markets with the speed and performance your programs require.
Optimax provides rapid delivery services for prototype optics ranging in size from 10-100mm. While 10 week delivery for prototype optics is typical in the industry, Optimax offers 6 weeks standard delivery with the option for expedited deliveries as fast as 1 week.
The Estimator is a unique tool designed to allow an optical designer to input parameters and adjust tolerances to get an estimated cost of prototype optics. This empowers the designer to find the best balance of performance versus cost.
Optimax dedicates a team of engineers and account managers to key production programs to ensure on-time delivery, efficient communication, and outstanding quality.
For each production program, we deliver the critical data and reliability you need by streamlining our quality process to give you custom data packages and the overall best value.
Optimax provides engineering assistance to achieve robust designs resulting in the best possible cost and consistent designs for our customers.
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:
Focusing laser energy over long ranges for targeted results.
Optimax takes ownership of the entire process and is your go-to partner for complete laser grade optic solutions. We back up our performance with third-party verified low absorption and high-laser damage thresholds.
Short wavelength deep ultraviolet lasers for nanoscale linewidth imaging.
Precision optics with high throughput and long life for the semiconductor industry.
High power lasers for large format industrial material processing and research.
Our advanced optics allow uniform transmission across the lens and provide long, useful life in high-fluence applications.
Laser mirrors are qualified in our laser metrology labs
DUV processes yield greater transmission for short-wavelength semiconductor applications.
DUV processes yield greater transmission for short-wavelength semiconductor applications.
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Enables tight post-coating wavefront control on complex mirror geometries
Optimax utilizes specialized fabrication, coating, cleaning, handling, and packaging processes.
Freeforms with low total error, increase wavefront performance, and precise surface positioning.
New metrology solutions developed for high precision freeform optics
Optimax delivers finished optics faster and with less risk because we own the complete manufacturing process, including optical coating.
Made in the USA: Serving sensitive defense and direct energy programs
Size Capabilities: Optimax can IBS coat up to 400 MM
Metrology: Optimax has invested in advanced metrology, including custom metrology options. If you can’t measure it, you can’t make it.
Specifications: Ion Beam Sputtered Coatings: 400mm Mirrors, ARs and Filters Absorption: <2ppm ARs, <5ppm Mirrors in the NIR Laser damage thresholds: >10MW/cm2CW
Optimax has received a number of Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grants over the years. These grants, administered by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Technology, allow government programs to benefit from small businesses’ nimble development to commercialize new technologies.
| Current: | Type: | Start Year: | Agency: | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monolithic Multi-surface Precision Optics for Smallsats and Cubesats, using Freeform Surface Definitions |  |
SBIR Phase II | 2020 | Department of Defense MDA |
| Additive manufacturing and thin film coating development for lightweight directed energy reflective optics | SBIR Phase II | 2020 | Department of Defense MDA |
Our ongoing development, whether it’s technology developed during SBIR projects or through other projects, allows us to enhance our high precision optics that we offer to all of our customers.
New optical material processing.
Optical manufacturing studies of new to market materials.
Conformal and freeform optics.
Novel conformal processing techniques.
Want to find out more about the innovation and ideology that is happening here at Optimax Systems. View and download our Technical Papers:
Optimax achieves operational excellence by investing in cutting-edge technology, advancing its people, and sharing 25% of monthly profits with employees, but don’t take just our word
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Optimax has developed a robust freeform optical fabrication CNC process that includes generation, high speed VIBE polishing, sub-aperture figure correction, surface smoothing and testing of freeform surfaces
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