Company Background and Philosophy

Special Optics designs, develops and manufactures precision optical components from one facility located in Wharton, New Jersey. Since our beginning in 1965 we have developed and refined a wide range of optical fabrication and opto-mechanical assembly capabilities. As a result, we have evolved into a unique company, offering standard catalog optics along with custom designs, while continuing to focus on responding to customer needs quickly. In this light, our policy is to provide 24-hour turnaround on all quotations.

Our Products and Services for UV, VIS, IR and CO₂ Applications

• Bestform Lenses -- Fused Silica and CaF₂

• Beam Expanders -- Motorized, Variable and Fixed for low and high power applications

• Scan Lenses -- F-Theta and Telecentric

• Confocal Microscopy Lenses -- Apochromatic

• Multi-Element Objectives -- Single line, Achromatic and Apochromatic, UV High NA

• Laser Diode Collimators

• Polarization Optics -- Zero, Multiple Order, Achromatic

• Soleil Babinet Compensators

• Risley Prisms

• In-Line Beam Steerer

• AR Coatings

• Optical Designs

• Mechanicals for your specific OEM or optical bench requirements

"Special"

At Special Optics we emphasize "Special". By this, we mean that our products are high-quality, diffraction-limited optical systems. Since we design, manufacture and assemble the optical systems ourselves, we provide tight coordination between design and manufacturing tolerances and requirements, thereby assuring that the final system performance matches the initial design goals. In addition to our extensive catalog product lines, we work with customers to develop new systems to meet their specific needs. If you have a challenging design and want to see it quickly turned into a successful prototype or product, contact Special Optics.

Scanning Lenses
     Scan Lens Theory (PDF)
     VIS-NIR Scanning Lenses
     Confocal Microscopy Lenses
     Telecentric UV Lenses
     IR Scanning Lenses
Mechanical and Misc.
     Four Axis Positioner
     Rotatable Waveplate Housing
     Gimbal Mount
     Calibrated Rotary Mount
     Collimation Tester
     Single Element Lens Mounts
     Polarizer Adaptors
     Vee Block Mounts
     Threaded Adaptors
     Alignment Apertures