HISTORY

CVI Laser Optics
CVI Laser Optics is part of the IDEX Optics & Photonics (IOP) family of best-in-class brands, delivering premium products, engineered solutions and precision fabrication to scientific, commercial and industrial customers around the world. From custom components and subsystems to high-volume production, the IOP manufacturing and distribution platform integrates leading photonics technologies in the areas of advanced coatings, optical filters, lasers and laser optics for manufacturers of light-based instruments, tools and systems. With facilities across North America, Europe and Asia, IOP delivers state-of-the art technical expertise to its optical industry partners with brands including Advanced Thin Films, CVI Laser Optics, Melles Griot and Semrock. At CVI Laser Optics, we specialize in the design and manufacture of high performance optical components for use in lasers, laser beam conditioning, and laser beam delivery from the UV to the near-IR. We create optical assemblies and subsystems for volume OEM applications in science and industry, including spherical components, flats, polarization control, prisms and waveplates. We also provide a range of low dispersion and dispersion compensated optical components for ultrafast laser applications. Our global network of applications and technical support staff, is ready to assist with your custom optical component needs

CONTACT

CVI World Headquarters
200 Dorado Place SE
Albuquerque, NM 87123

505-296-9541
505-298-9908 (fax)
cvilaseroptics@idexcorp.com

For a full list of our international offices click here.

France
12 Avenue Jean Bart
78960 Voisins le Bretonneux France

Phone: +33(0) 1 30 12 06 80
Fax: +33(0) 1 30 60 08 51
Email: iop-france@idexcorp.com

Germany
Lilienthalstrasse 30-32
64625 Bensheim Germany

Phone: +49 6251 84060
Fax: +49 6251 840622
Email: iop-germany@idexcorp.com

United Kingdom
Regus House, 1010 Cambourne Business Park
Cambridge, CB23 6DP United Kingdom

Phone: +44 (0)333 011 2302
Fax: +44 0116 275 1673
Email: iop-uk@idexcorp.com

aerial view of LAYERTEC building

LAYERTEC
LAYERTEC, established in 1990 as a spin off from the Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, produces high quality optical components for laser applications in the wavelength range from the VUV (157nm) to the NIR (∼4µm).

Since the beginning in the early 1990s LAYERTEC has worked for universities and research institutes worldwide and many important progresses in laser technology of the past years have been supported by LAYERTEC products.

Our company combines a precision optics facility and a variety of coating techniques (magnetron and ion beam sputtering, thermal evaporation, ion assisted e-beam evaporation) which enables LAYERTEC to control the quality of the optical components over the whole production process from grinding, polishing and cleaning of the substrates to the final coating process.

Today, a staff of over 140 employees is working in the precision optics facility and coating laboratories of LAYERTEC. More than 30 coating machines are available to cover the wavelength range from the VUV to the NIR using sputtered and evaporated coatings such as fluorides and oxides, metallic and metal-dielectric coatings.

LAYERTEC offers the full spectrum of design and manufacturing for a high flexibility to customize optical components for special applications with an optimum of coating performance and cost efficiency. The variety in size and technology of our coating equipment allows a high-volume fabrication for series products as well as a flexible prototype manufacturing for R&D groups in the industry and for research institutes.

PPD

Established in 2009 and located just 30 minutes north of Denver, Perkins Precision Developments (PPD) is a progressive company with extensive experience in optics manufacturing. Our technical staff possesses well over 100 cumulative years in the photonics industry.

PPD resides in a 7,000 square foot facility with a class 10,000 clean room. We have a full range of shaping, grinding, polishing and coating equipment that allows us to produce a diverse mix of shapes and sizes of precision optical components and assemblies for a wide variety of applications. All custom optics are manufactured and coated in-house. Typical products include wedge windows, curved and plano laser mirrors, spherical lenses, right angle prisms, plate polarizers, penta prisms, filter glass and Brewster windows.

IBS coatings are offered on PPD-provided or customer-supplied substrates. Coating options include HR, dual HR, AR, BBAR, band pass filters, polarizing, metallic and spatially-varying coatings. Please send us your requests for critical one-off and prototype components as well as volume OEM requirements. We welcome the both the challenge and the opportunity!

Leadership

Jay Perkins

President & Founder

Jay’s career in optics manufacturing and engineering management spans almost 40 years. His experience fabricating and coating precision optics includes 13 years as president of High Plains Optics in addition to time spent at other renowned optics companies such as Particle Measuring Systems and Meadowlark Optics.

Jay is a respected businessman and leader who is dedicated to establishing long-term, mutually beneficial relationships with his customers by providing innovative solutions, quality product and excellent customer service.

Emily Kubacki

Director of Sales & Marketing

Ms. Kubacki is responsible for PPD’s worldwide sales and marketing efforts. After receiving an optical engineering degree from the University of Rochester, Emily spent several years involved in optics manufacturing, including the fabrication and metrology for NASA's Chandra X-ray telescope mirrors.

She has over 25 years of combined experience in the engineering, sales and marketing of optical components and has published articles in industry magazines such as Photonics Spectra, Laser Focus World and Photonik.

Office Address

Perkins Precision Developments
4110 North Valley Drive
Longmont, CO 80504

Phone: 970.785.2706
Fax: 970.535.6368
Email:sales@per kinsprecision.com

OPCO

OPCO was founded in 1976 by our Chairman, Saverio (Sam) Maldari, to provide Optical Coating services to high technology companies specializing in analytical instrumentation and industrial systems. In the 1980’s, our growing base of customers sought a more complete solution from OPCO so we expanded operations to include Optical Fabrication and Optical Assemblies. With the optical technology applications continuing to increase in the 1990’s, OPCO added Replicated Mirrors and Optical Gratings.

OPCO has always invested in state-of-the-art technologies and continues to expand our facilities by adding new manufacturing process equipment and quality control testing capabilities. Our precision optics are produced in a modern facility which utilizes CNC manufacturing in our fabrication department to box coaters employing Ion Assist Deposition in our optical coating department. Performance and specifications are assured using our advanced metrology equipment, including interferometers and spectrometers.

Our customer base has continued to grow in response to our full-service approach, from fabrication and replication through coatings and optical assemblies. Offering products and services over this complete range also enables us to control production processes in ways that improve quality, accuracy and consistency while maximizing cost-effectiveness for our customers.

The future looks bright as the value that optical technologies bring to our customers and our society continues to grow. OPCO is committed to staying at the forefront of optics technology and manufacturing.

OPCO can currently be reached by several different methods. Please use contact method best suited to your needs. Thank you for your interest in OPCO products and services.

OPCO Laboratory
704 River Street
Fitchburg, MA 01420

Phone: (978)345-2522
Fax: (978)345-5515
Email: sales@opcolab.com