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Optical Fabrication

Torrent Photonics provides a complete supply chain for photonics components, including advanced optical fabrication services across a broad spectral range, supporting UV, VIS, NIR, and SWIR applications.

 
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Capabilities

Optical Fabrication

Torrent Photonics offers custom capabilities in optical fabrication and assembly. This includes optical fabrication for UV, VIS, NIR, and SWIR optics in optical glass and IR materials (8mm to 150mm). With capabilities spanning plano optics, spherical lenses, aspheres, and complex freeform components, this service is underpinned by our advanced CNC fabrication, polishing technologies, and high-accuracy metrology to ensure consistent quality and performance at every stage of production.

Capabilities

  • Plano Optics
  • Spherical Lenses
  • Aspheres
  • Freeforms

Plano Optics

Precision-manufactured flat optics including optical windows, wedges, and custom flat components for a wide range of optical systems.

Spherical Lenses

High-quality rotationally symmetric optics, including standard spherical lenses, and custom geometries for imaging and beam control applications.

Aspheres

Advanced aspheric optics offering surface accuracy up to λ/20, minimal mid-spatial frequency errors, and improved performance for high-precision optical systems.

Freeform Optics

Complex optical surfaces that are non-rotationally symmetric, non-translationally symmetric, and ideal for compact, high-performance optical designs.

Optical Fabrication Equipment

Our manufacturing facility is equipped with state-of-the-art fabrication technology to ensure precision, consistency, and scalability:

  • CNC Grinding & Polishing
  • High Accuracy Pitch Polishing (Spindle Systems)
  • Double-Sided Polishing
  • Continuous Polishing Systems
  • MRF (Magnetorheological Finishing)

Optical Fabrication Metrology

We utilize advanced metrology systems to maintain strict quality control and deliver the optical performance you expect from us:
 
  • Luphoscan Non-Contact Profilometer
  • Zygo VFA Stitching Interferometer
  • NexView White Light Interferometer
  • Interferometry Systems (inc. 3x Zygo Interferometers and an Apre Interferometer.

Custom Solutions

Torrent's solutions are designed to scale with you. We continue to invest in end-to-end photonics capabilities to reduce risk and improve performance and reliability.

Custom Solutions

Facilities

Check out our vertically integrated 125,000 sq. ft. of U.S. manufacturing.

Sales and Service

Technically savvy and responsive — our team is here to talk through your needs.

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