Custom Optical Components for R&D and OEM Markets
Opticology fabricates precision flat optics to your specifications — windows, prisms, mirrors, diffusers, and absorptive filters — from a wide range of optical materials including BK7, fused silica, calcium fluoride, and infrared substrates.
Opticology has been manufacturing precision optical components for over 20 years, serving research institutions, OEM manufacturers, and defense programs. We specialize in flat optics — components we can produce efficiently, hold to tight tolerances, and deliver competitively even at low quantities. Every project includes direct access to our in-house engineering team.
20+
Years in optical fabrication
ITAR
Registered Manufacturer
R&D · OEM · Defense
Markets Served
10+
Optical Materials
ABOUT OUR COMPONENTS
Precision Flat Optics, Built to Your Specs
Opticology specializes in flat optical components — the category we are set up to produce efficiently, hold to tight tolerances, and deliver competitively even at low to moderate quantities. Every project includes direct access to our in-house engineering team, which means we can help refine specs, recommend materials, or adapt designs to reduce cost and improve manufacturability.
Colored Glass Filters As A Versatile And Economical Means For Optical Filtering
PRODUCT CATEGORY
Flat Optical Windows
Opticology specializes in flat optical components — the category we are set up to produce efficiently, hold to tight tolerances, and deliver competitively even at low to moderate quantities. Every project includes direct access to our in-house engineering team, which means we can help refine specs, recommend materials, or adapt designs to reduce cost and improve manufacturability.
Typical Specs
- Diameter: 0.5″–2″ (12–50mm), ±0.005″
- Thickness: ~0.25″, ±0.002″
- Parallelism: ±5 arcminutes
- Flatness: λ/4 to λ/20
Coating Options
- Antireflection (AR)
- Beamsplitter
- High reflective (HR)
AVAILABLE MATERIALS
BK7 | Fused silica | CaFâ‚‚ | MgFâ‚‚ | ZnSe | Si | Ge


PRODUCT CATEGORY
Wedged Windows & Wedge Prisms
Both surfaces polished but oriented at a precise angle to each other — from arcseconds to degrees depending on the application. Used for beam steering, ghost suppression, and eliminating back-reflection in sensitive optical systems.
- Small-angle wedges for ghost image suppression
- Larger-angle prisms for beam deviation and steering
- Tight angle control to match system requirements
- All standard window materials available
PRODUCT CATEGORY
Prisms
Opticology specializes in flat optical components — the category we are set up to produce efficiently, hold to tight tolerances, and deliver competitively even at low to moderate quantities. Every project includes direct access to our in-house engineering team, which means we can help refine specs, recommend materials, or adapt designs to reduce cost and improve manufacturability.
Prism Types
- Right angle prisms
- Equilateral prisms
- Dove prisms
- Penta prisms
- Custom to print
Materials
BK7 | UV fused silica | Rutile | LiNbO₃
Sizes up to 1″ standard — contact us for larger formats.


PRODUCT CATEGORY
Mirrors
Precision flat mirror blanks — one surface polished, one fine-ground — then thin-film coated to your specified reflectance and wavelength range. Same material options and dimensions as our window line.
Coating options
- Protected aluminum — broadband visible, cost-effective
- Protected silver — high reflectance across visible and NIR
- Gold — optimal for IR applications
- Dielectric — laser-line or broadband ultra-high reflectance
PRODUCT CATEGORY
Optical Diffusers
Flat windows with one polished surface and one fine-ground surface for controlled light scatter. Custom grit specifications to match your desired scatter angle. Available in visible, UV, and infrared materials.
Ground glass | UV fused silica | ZnSe (IR) | Silicon (IR) | Germanium (IR) | High-tolerance

ALSO AVAILABLE
Colored Glass Filters
Absorptive Colored Glass Filters — Full Product Page
Opticology is a specialist in custom absorptive filters: neutral density sets, bandpass, longpass, and shortpass filters in Schott, Hoya, and Kopp glass. Filters polished to transmission for tight OD accuracy. This is a dedicated focus area with its own full product page.
REFERENCE
Materials We Work With
Quick reference for engineers specifying components — showing material, transmission range, and typical applications.
| MATERIAL | TRANSMISSION RANGE | COMMON APPLICATIONS |
|---|---|---|
| BK7 / Borosilicate glass | 350–2000 nm | General visible & NIR optics, windows, prisms |
| UV fused silica | 180–2500 nm | UV–NIR laser optics, diffusers, filters |
| Calcium fluoride (CaFâ‚‚) | 130 nm–10 µm | Spectroscopy, laser optics, UV–MIR |
| Magnesium fluoride (MgFâ‚‚) | 120 nm–7 µm | VUV/UV windows, AR coatings |
| Barium fluoride (BaFâ‚‚) | 150 nm–12 µm | IR spectroscopy, high-power laser |
| Zinc selenide (ZnSe) | 0.6–16 µm | COâ‚‚ laser, thermal imaging, IR windows |
| Silicon | 1–7 µm | IR windows, beam splitters, LIDAR |
| Germanium | 2–14 µm | LWIR, thermal imaging, night vision |
| Lithium niobate (LiNbO₃) | 0.4–5 µm | Electro-optics, frequency conversion |
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