Custom Optics - Avantier Inc. offers a wide range of materials, cutting edge equipment, and optic and component capabilities for custom or OEM optics and components. We have over 50 years of expertise in custom optics and custom optical component manufacturing of lenses, prisms, windows, wafers, and custom-shaped substrates using materials such as UV grade fused silica, industrial grade fused silica, IR grade fused silica, filter glass, Germanium, Silicon, ZnSe, and more. Avantier employs the latest techniques and modern equipment to minimize waste and optimize delivery times, and our in-house coating facilities allow us to provide standard and custom coatings, including single layer MgF2 and broadband anti-reflective designs, reflectors, beamsplitters, high laser damage threshold coatings, and customized dielectrics for the UV-NIR spectrum. Avantier provides certificates of compliance and material certifications for all orders, and we have inspection reports available for our precision optics.

Image Processing - At Avantier Inc., our experienced team of engineers with over 30 years of Image Analysis and Image Processing can assist to image process all files described above and include all types of color image processing for color images, as well as all kinds of image enhancement. When new Spectroscopic X-ray images, promising to replace MRI and CT, will become available, we will also have the capability for image processing of those as well. Our engineers can perform offline image processing, or, for video output of computer vision devices, we can provide algorithms to process video frames in real time. We can also take on trivial tasks such as partitioning an image into smaller ones, or more advanced representing images in various degrees of resolution, such as subdividing images into wavelets.

Mechanical Engineering Services -  Mechanical engineering is vital in designing imaging and optical systems. Engineers collaborate with specialists to create precise mechanical components for cameras, telescopes, microscopes, and precision instruments. Avantier designs mounting mechanisms, focus and zoom controls, and positioning systems. We also build housings, supports, and interfaces for electronic components. Additionally, Avantier offers prototyping, manufacturing, analysis, optimization, interdisciplinary collaboration, and compliance with standards.

Optical Lens Assembly - Avantier is at the forefront of custom optical lens assembly and design, and we can assist you through every step of the process, from initial blueprints and designs to assembly of the final product. As a premier provider of optical components and devices, with decades of experience in the optics industry, we are able to design and build even the most complex optical lens assemblies to the most stringent standards.

Optical Design - Although we manufacture lenses, we are more than just a lens manufacturer. We also provide optical system integration services, optical reverse engineering services, rapid optical prototypes and volume production. We can produce everything from simple spherical lenses to aspheric optics to complex micro-optical assemblies. Beam splitters, beam shapers, prisms and filters are all available in our catalogue, and our optical components are designed for a diverse range of wavelengths, from UV to IR.

Optical Engineering - Although there are many manufacturers of lenses and other optical components, they don’t all have the expertise necessary for high performance optical design. Optical expertise and engineering analysis is where we shine. Unlike many other providers, we have the potential to scale up or down with you as required. We have the resources for full scale production of consumer products while still being able to provide individualized personal attention to small-scale projects and experimental research prototypes.

Opto-Mechanical Design - No optical component is used in a vacuum, and opto-mechanical design is the science of positioning optical components with or without mechanical components to create an interconnected system. It is the bedrock on which every optical device used today is built, from microscopes to interferometers to high powered laser system. At Avantier Inc, our experts in opto-mechanical design are available to provide design services as well as troubleshooting help and ongoing support. We understand that every environment is unique, and we want to work with you to ensure your assembly will perform as desired in your application.

Metrology - At Avantier Inc, we design optical solutions systems and product high performance optics for optical metrology equipment for a wide variety of applications. We work at the forefront of research and developments, and produce metrology systems for research, industry, aerospace, and defense.

Rapid Optical Prototyping - In house design expertise as and manufacturing enables us to produce prototypes in a fraction of the time it might take at another optics design firm. For instance, custom pieces can be diamond turned within a 1-2 week turnaround time, and CNC machining can also be accomplished in less than two weeks. Our optical designers are skilled in sourcing cost effective optical components and quickly creating a wide range of custom optical elements in a minimum of time.

Reverse Optical Engineering - If you’d like to produce a lens or optical assembly but have no specifications, just a finished product, you may need reverse optical engineering services. Reverse optical engineering means working backward from an existing sample or prototype to create a set of plans and specifications that allow you to recreate the optical component you need. In some circumstances, you might want the design replicated. In other situations, we can improve on the original design to create a new product that works better than the original. Either way, our team is ready to work with you to produce the custom lens your application requires.