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Optical modeling and ray tracing
Custom lens design
Complete opto-electronic/opto-mechanical systems
Applied optics research & consulting
Prototyping to volume manufacturing

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if it uses light we’ve worked on it

Consulting services that lead to your success

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Medical Devices

Head Lamps, Endoscopic, Fiber Optic

Image Processing Algorithm Development

Spectrometer Design

Optics, Mechanics and Electronics

Custom Lenses

Objective, F-Theta, Beam Expanders, Telecentric

Microscope Design

VR, AR Optics

Toys

Roadway Lighting

IES Type II, Type III, Type IV, Type V, EN 13201

LIDAR System Design

Depth Sensing

Light Pipes

Buttons, Indicators, Automotive Pointers

Projectors

Commercial, Consumer, and for Optical Metrology

Lighting

Medical, Consumer, Warehouse, Office, Parking Lot, Agricultural

Aircraft Lighting

Runway, Interior, Signal, Emergency

Mobile Phone Optics

Attachments for Wide Angle, Macro, Fisheye, Otoscopes, Ophthalmoscopes

Laser Systems

Skin Resurfacing, Tattoo Removal

Over 300 former clients including:

Medical diagnostic client

Overall, I think these lenses have met or exceeded our expectations in every way.

– Medical diagnostic client

Semiconductor equipment client

Just as a note to your team, I was very happy with this design and system. It was more than I expected and it works very well. Great prototype and delivery was pretty fast.

– Semiconductor equipment client

Bar code device client

Optics for Hire was a great company to work with. At the time, I had no experience developing optical systems before, and OFH was able to guide me through the process of technical specifications through to manufacturing. They were fast and efficient, noting any concerns or limitations with the designs.

– Bar code device client

Industrial distance measurement client

I want to take this opportunity to comment how impressed I am with OFH. Your team is moving so fast, I feel like a turtle. Also, it’s been noted that every time we ask something, our question is promptly answered and your team often brings up aspects that we haven’t considered.

– Industrial distance measurement client

Medical device client

It was my pleasure to meet and work with the people of Optics For Hire. Our advanced ophthalmoscope is comprised of over a dozen lenses and required precise optical engineering and construction. It was not a simple project.

– Medical device client

Our clients’ successful product launches

Design and prototyping of electronics boards

Retinal images processing device

Design of US Coast Guard lens

Design of high uniformity illumination system

设计定制的镜头和一个可调焦点lens

Toy and sports equipment electronics design

Smartphone attachments design

TIR lenses Zemax design

Design and production of borescope for dual wavelength thermal imaging

Design & production of plastic light pipe with Fresnel surface

Design & production of sapphire lens for Co2 laser beam shaping

Design & production of Zeonex plastic injection molded laser line generating optic

Getting Started and Working Together

Tell us about your engineering challenges
OFH reviews your requirements
We provide feedback, ask for clarifications, explain performance trade offs
Together we create a project plan to meet your performance, delivery time, budget goals

Typical project development process

Development of requirements
Feasibility review
Preliminary subsystem specification development

Development of requirements
Feasibility review
Preliminary subsystem specification development

Paper design, computations, simulations, and modeling
Concept development
Block diagram for optics, mechanics, and electronics

Optical design
Electronics design
Embedded software design
Mechanical design
Development of manufacturing documentation

Prototype manufacturing and assembly

Testing of lens and subsystems
System debugging
Experimental measurements
Prototype delivery

Development of quality control processes
Delivery of system at volume

Recent Blog Posts

PAPI Optical Design

Jul 7, 2022

In a previous article we talked about Aviation Light Optics. In that article we talked about the Precision Approach Path Indicator (PAPI). Now we would like to go more in detail about that system and describe their design requirements. The PAPI system is a...

Optics in the News – June 2022

Jun 29, 2022

Complex Optical Components from Fluids. Researchers from the Israel Institute of Technology have developed a new technique to fabricate free-form optics by curing a liquid polymer. Traditionally, free-form optics are fabricated using complex CNC equipment that...

Aviation Light Optic Design

May 30, 2022

In the last month, I have had the need to travel several times by airplane. So, after several hours enjoying $15 sodas, and $30 hamburgers at the airport gates, I started paying more attention to the different illumination systems that are being used in the aviation...

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