optical design

AMP Optics, LLC is a San Diego optical engineering consultancy founded in 2010 that takes complex optical systems from concept through design, analysis and production. It specializes in system development through efficient optical design and analysis, serving free-space communication, medical, aerospace, defense, lithography, imaging, hyperspectral and polarimetric areas.

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Aperture Optical Sciences designs and manufactures precision optics components and systems for space-based imaging and optical communications, high energy lasers, airborne imaging, and industrial machines and instruments. AOS is a US-owned corporation located in Central Connecticut, is ITAR registered, and is a leading US manufacturer of SiC optics with an installed base in more than 60 satellites.

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Applied Optimization, Inc. (AO), based in Fairborn, Ohio, has since 1995 been discovering innovative solutions in material science and space science for clients and partners in industry and government. Its team of scientists, engineers, mathematicians, and software developers works on additive manufacturing, materials processing, space situational awareness, and space object characterization.

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Äpre Instruments designs and manufactures surface and wavefront interferometers, including Fizeau and LUPI interferometers, for the precision optical manufacturing industry. The company also develops REVEAL metrology software and patented Spectrally Controlled Interferometry (SCI) technology, and offers custom systems, upgrades, refurbishments, and optical accessories. Founded June 19, 2013, with headquarters in Tucson, AZ.

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Armament Technology Incorporated (ATI) is a manufacturer and distributor of tactical optical systems for defense, security, and precision shooting applications worldwide. Based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, ATI is the Master Distributor for ELCAN and the manufacturer of Tenebraex scope protection systems, Tangent Theta riflescopes, and SAI Optics.

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Astro-Physics has been producing state-of-the-art telescopes, mountings and accessories since 1975. The company designs and manufactures telescopes, German equatorial mounts, piers, tripods, dovetail plates, saddle plates, counterweights, telecompressors, field flatteners, focusers and related astronomy accessories.

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ATGI (Advanced Technologies Group) is an aerospace research and development company located in Stuart, Florida, developing disruptive technologies for the defense and commercial marketplace. It designs and manufactures Hi-power Ram Air Turbines (HiRAT), HALO non-contacting dynamic seals, airborne pod systems for EW and ISR applications, and optical sensors. ATGI holds 14 patents issued in the United States and abroad and offers outsourced engineering and analysis services.

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Clear Align specializes in infrared imaging technology, designing and manufacturing thermal imagers, infrared cameras, and advanced optical systems. It provides AI-enabled and networked Electro-Optical/Infrared (EO/IR) systems for border surveillance, counter UAS, ground vehicle targeting, airborne ISR, and space imaging, with more than 30,000 systems fielded worldwide and deployment in 27+ countries.

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CloudSci LLC is an early-phase startup based in Fort Collins, Colorado, focused on applying innovative optical, electronic, and computational techniques to develop cutting-edge atmospheric particle measurement equipment. The team has more than 30 combined years of atmospheric science experience spanning indoor air quality, aerosol, black carbon, and cloud microphysics.

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Colt Optics designs and manufactures precision rifle scopes, red dot sights, and magnifiers for critical-shot accuracy. Its VMR rifle scope lineup includes 1-8x28, 3-18x44, and 4.5-27x56 models featuring first focal plane reticles, German SCHOTT optical glass, 34mm tubes, and MIL-STD recoil ratings. The company also offers the CSQ-1 and MRS-1 red dots, C3X-1 magnifier, and LP5X-P laser.

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Contrast, Inc. is an optical design and engineering company founded in Albuquerque, NM in 2005. It develops custom cameras, optical systems and real-time image processing for commercial, consumer, industrial and military markets, including patented high dynamic range (HDR) video cameras such as VIA, ARC and LUX.

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Deep Sky Instruments has been designing and building telescopes since 2006, based on the optics of Star Instruments. Since 2015 RC Optical Systems has been part of Deep Sky Instruments. DSI provides RCOS-based telescopes, telescope mounts and accessories in standard or custom configurations, with in-house optical testing, custom corrective optics design, and in-house machining for prototypes and short-run production.

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Difrotec OÜ is an Estonian company based in Tartu that develops ultra high accuracy interferometry and custom optical solutions. It developed, designed and manufactured the first commercially available point diffraction interferometer, the D7, a phase-shifting point diffraction common path interferometer for measuring optical surface figure and transmitted wavefront quality with angstrom-scale accuracy. The company has over 30 years' experience in mathematical modelling of optical systems and optical image processing.

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Dr. LED designs, manufactures, and distributes high-performance marine LED light fixtures, marine navigation LED bulbs, and marine LED replacement bulbs for recreational, commercial, and government vessels. Designed in Seattle, the company has specialized exclusively in marine LED lighting since 2005, holds multiple U.S. patents, and its products are used by the U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard.

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Earth Tools is a scientific-instruments company based in New York City, working across optics, microfluidics, molecular biology, and ecology. It builds research-grade measurement systems end to end, integrating optical, fluidic, biological, and electronic components into single systems, ranging from benchtop instruments to field-deployable systems and from individual sensors to integrated measurement platforms.

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Eidetic Optical Systems engages in advanced, high technology optical and opto-mechanical design and engineering projects at any wavelength. The company provides optical prescriptions, opto-mechanical design, assembly and test for customer product development and production, and offers complete solutions including design, analysis, assembly, and test through industry partnerships.

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Engineerium is a consultancy with an expert network of engineers specializing in optical, mechanical, and electrical design. With over 25 years of industry-leading experience, they deliver analytical instrumentation and purposeful engineering guided by fundamental physics and explicit system constraints.

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Eoptic specializes in purpose-built imaging solutions, combining imaging products with software, ML/AI, and complex system integration to deliver actionable information. The company designs, manufactures, deploys, and supports optical hardware and software products, offering advanced electrical, optical, and mechanical systems for complex imaging and metrology. Its Cambrian Technology and M-Series multi-modal imaging engines serve security and surveillance, space, industrial metrology, and medical applications.

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Since 2014, Design Systems International LLC has been developing, validating, and setting up volume manufacturing of compelling and reliable Electro-Opto-Mechanical systems. The company provides innovative engineering solutions and has worked on dozens of projects, including military and commercial product manufacturing, prototype and proof-of-concept development.

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Greenlight Optics is an optical systems engineering and manufacturing company established in 2009, specializing in projection displays, LED and laser illumination, imaging systems, plastic optics, and the integration of optics with electrical and mechanical systems. It provides turnkey optical product development and manufacturing services, with co-located design, prototyping, and manufacturing capabilities.

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HFR is a small R&D company in Southern California, started in 2015, that develops and manufactures advanced products from early R&D through production. Its expertise spans medical imaging devices, vision testing products, large area flexible electronic circuits, photonic and magnetic sensors, and software development including edge-fog-cloud distributed computing for healthcare IT.

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Keo Scientific Ltd. designs and builds highly sensitive scientific instrumentation capable of wavelength-resolved imaging of sub-visual emissions from the upper atmosphere and ionosphere. The company has been in the field since 2003, with personnel experience going back to the mid 1970s, and its products are deployed worldwide from the high-Arctic to the Equator to Antarctica.

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