Precision Optics

POG

Optical systems.
Engineered around your requirement.

Custom systems, precision components and microstructures — with mounting, alignment and metrology considered from the start.

Custom optical systems Components & key technologies

Opto-mechanical design illustration from the POG optical-systems website — POG / opto-mechanical design

Custom optical systems

Design. Integrate.
Verify. Produce.

POG combines optical and mechanical design with in-house manufacture, coating, assembly and testing.

Build to specification

Start with the optical function. Review feasibility, optical design and mechanical interfaces against the system requirement.

Build to print

Bring an existing design or drawing set. Agree manufacture, assembly and acceptance scope with POG.

Integrated assemblies

Combine lenses, prisms and micro-optical components with light sources or detectors where the application requires them.

Prototype to production

Use agreed design reviews, prototype approval and testing to establish the route into series production and lifecycle support.

Complex opto-mechanical assembly supplied for the optical-systems section — Complex opto-mechanical assembly / supplied image

Integrated optical systems

Consider the whole assembly.

Optics, mechanical interfaces, illumination and detection belong in one system brief. Agree alignment and acceptance evidence alongside the design.

Discuss an integrated optical system

Requirement → optical & mechanical design → prototype & verification → production

Discuss a custom optical system

Key technologies for optical systems

Mounted lens undergoing alignment turning at POG — POG / alignment turning

Mounted optics & alignment turning

Align optical and mechanical references for mounted lenses.

POG ion beam figuring equipment — POG / ion beam figuring

Ion beam figuring / IBF

Review surface correction against the required optical performance.

POG published interferometer results before and after IBF correction — POG / measurement example; project results vary

Optical metrology

Agree wavefront, MTF, transmission or project-specific acceptance evidence.

MRF is discussed in POG’s technical material. Availability for a specific project requires confirmation.

Components / mounted optics / verification

The details that make the system work.

Collection of optical lenses from the supplied POG image library — POG / precision components

Precision optical components

Lenses and prisms, individually or in an assembly. Define material, coatings and acceptance criteria.

POG patterned calibration target — POG / calibration target

Microstructures & reticles

Patterned substrates, calibration targets and microapertures. Specify the pattern and inspection method.

In-house optical coatings

POG coats optics in-house using sputtering and vapor deposition. Discuss DUV-to-IR applications, including broadband anti-reflection, mirror and beam-splitter coatings. Specify wavelength band, substrate and angle of incidence.

Confirm the required IR band and project-specific coating scope with POG.

What to bring to the discussion.

A specification, drawing or system requirement is a useful starting point.

01
Optical function, wavelength range and field of view
02
Drawing or specification, including mechanical interfaces
03
Surface, alignment and metrology acceptance criteria
04
Prototype quantities and expected production volume

Manufacturer references

MRF is discussed by POG as a surface-correction method. Its availability for a specific project must be confirmed with the manufacturer. Build-to-spec and build-to-print scope, materials, tolerances and inspection deliverables require project review.

Metal optics · LT-Ultra, Germany.

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Bring us the requirement.
We’ll start there.

Discuss your application

Optical systems.Engineered around your requirement.

Design. Integrate.Verify. Produce.