IR optical components manufacturing expertise
Ophir’s US-ITAR-certified European site, which is located in NATO-member Romania, has recently expanded manufacturing capacity, and is able to address the rapidly increasing defense-industry demand. The site specializes in the fabrication and coating of customized optical components, such as demanding build-to-print requirements. From developing an initial prototype to serial production, Ophir combines unparalleled experience and the latest technologies to provide high-end optical components and IR lens assembles that meet the strictest demands of defense industries worldwide.
Ophir’s site in Bucharest fulfills high-volume requirements for the most advanced defense and aerospace solution deployments. Thousands of delivered precision infrared components have enabled our customers’ electro-optical defense systems to operate in environmentally challenging applications. Offered products include protective windows, imaging lens elements and mirrors.
With decades of knowledge and experience, having designed and delivered thousands of infrared components for multiple defense applications, Ophir has earned its reputation as a world-leading, one-stop-shop designer and manufacturer of Infrared thermal imaging components for defense OEMs. If you’re looking for the best quality optics, built with unrivalled know-how and expertise, Ophir is the answer.
Our R&D engineering team works in collaboration with defense customers to develop, design and deliver optimized optics with unparalleled optical performance quality, for which we are known worldwide. We deliver solutions for high precision and environmentally challenging applications, answering the strict demands of customers worldwide, enabling today’s most advanced aerospace and defense solution deployments. When you choose Ophir, you’re choosing to partner with a team that can turn any design into a high performance product that will enable you to reach your goals in the defense industry.
| Windows | Lenses | Mirrors | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimensional | ± 0.05mm | ± 0.01mm | ± 0.05mm | ± 0.01mm | ± 0.05mm | ± 0.01mm | |
| Surface figure (P-V) | Flatness 0.5 | 0.2Fr Irregularity 0.2 | 0.1Fr | Spherical Power 2Fr | 1Fr Irregularity 0.5Fr | 0.2Fr | Aspherical Radius tolerance 0.1% | 0.05% Irregularity 2Fr | 1Fr | Flatness 0.5Fr | 0.2Fr |
| Parallelism | 3 | 5 arc sec. | 3 | 5 arc sec. | 3 | 5 arc sec. | |
| Surface quality (S-D) | 80-50 | 10-5 | 80-50 | 10-5 | 80-50 | 10-5 | |
| Roughness nm, RMS | 2 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.5 |
With over 40 years of experience, Ophir is recognized as a world leader in the development, production and application of advanced optical coatings.
Using a clean room, our highly abrasion-resistant, anti-reflective (AR) coatings include several types of DLC coatings, providing maximum durability, energy transmission & minimal reflection.
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With rigorous QA testing throughout product lifespan, we ensure that your finished product is optimized for your
needs with the highest performance requested.
