Capabilities
Optical Design
Since 1965 Special Optics has designed and
manufactured literally thousands of unique lens systems. Using a combination
of internal lens designers and external consultants, we have cataloged base
designs ranging from simple bestform lenses and beam expanders to complex
image reducers and telecentric scanning lenses. Having a large library of
lens designs allows us to meet your design needs without disproportionate
design costs. This means that we rarely have to design a system from
"scratch." We simply choose a base design, and modify and reoptimize to meet
the necessary requirements. In this way the customer need not compromise
performance by being forced to choose a standard off-the-shelf lens but,
instead, can obtain an exact design without incurring extreme design
charges.
Lens Radius Tooling (Test Plate List)
Optomechanical Design
In addition to optical design we also supply
any necessary optomechanical design. Using state-of-the-art mechanical
design software, we insure that our lens systems are both technically
feasible and mechanically manufacturable. Our engineering staff works
closely with our customers to integrate all mechanical mounting
requirements.
We recognize that producing high resolution,
diffraction-limited lens systems is often dependent, not only on the optics
themselves, but on the quality of the mechanical parts used for assembly.
Manufacturing
Tolerances
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