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Opto-Line offers custom, precision patterns on a variety of optics. Our patterns are extremely precise and highly accurate, meeting our clients’ needs across a multitude of industries.
Servicing companies in the aerospace, defense, medical and science industries, Opto-Line offers unparalleled service and undeniable quality. To learn more about how we can meet your custom optical pattern needs, please call us at 978.658.7255 or request a quote by...
Meeting all MIL standards, Opto-Line produces the finest optical patterns to meet your custom or standard Test Target needs.
From 1951 USAF resolution test charts to almost any custom test targets imaginable, Opto-Line can produce any pattern you may need with the precision and quality you should expect. Click to Learn More
Opto-Line provides precision concave and convex substrate patterning that requires special, proprietary techniques combined with meticulous care and experience.
Our photolithography techniques are done with the utmost care and precision. Our team has over 100 years of total experience resulting in a tried and true methodology for delineating your patterns. We invite you to learn more about how Opto-Line can meet your custom...
Opto-Line assists the Military and Defense industries by supplying precision Custom Patterned Optics, EMI Grids, and Range Finder Reticles for the development of scopes, laser range finders, target designator systems and other critical applications.
Opto-Line is proud to manufacture parts used for the United States’ defensive systems as we take great pride in our work and service. The critical nature and accuracy of our patterns cannot be understated. This is fundamental to the work we do here at Opto-Line. Our...
The exceptional quality of our custom optical patterns and coatings is a testament to the strict quality control in place for any of our precision patterning capabilities.
Combined with our specialized photolithography, Opto-Line utilizes thin film coatings to make your custom patterns. Some examples of our custom patterning capabilities include reticles, resolution test targets, EMI grids, apertures, linear scales, and neutral density...
Opto-Line offers the highest quality Multi-Density Resolution Masks to meet the needs of our clients
Our Multi-density resolution masks can be fabricated by way of the following methods. Half Tone: By using very small dots and changing the amount of the dots, we can create varying densities that typically fulfill our customers’ needs. and; Continuous: Discrete,...
Opto-Line is dedicated to crafting the highest quality custom optical patterns and coating needs across an array of industries. We are here to answer your questions– Reach out today to learn more and receive a quote for your project.
Since 1967, Opto-Line International has built a reputation for excellence, providing companies in the medical, optometry, aerospace, industrial, science and defense sectors with the very best custom precision optical patterns and thin film coatings available. [button...
Opto-Line produces high quality precision optical patterns for the medical device industry including Endoscope apertures and optical patterns for Optometry and Opthamology
Precision Optical Patterns for the Medical Industry For the Endoscopy industry, Opto-Line provides the highest quality apertures for medical endoscopes and laparoscopes. In the area of Optometry & Opthamology, we craft reticles, ellipses, metrology targets, and...
Opto-Line’s beam splitter patterns are ideal for numerous optical systems.
Offering a distinct advantage over standard dielectric beamsplitters, Polka-Dot Beamsplitters have a constant reflection/transmission ratio over a large spectral range. They are ideal for use with broadband, extended sources, such as tungsten, halogen, deuterium, and...
Case Study: Institute for Brain and Mind University of California, San Diego – How Opto-Line’s custom pattern capabilities played a role in neuroscience research
Using 0.17mm thick glass coverslips, Opto-Line manufactured a unique, randomized pattern in 10um squares, deposited in evaporated gold. The coverslips were diced to a final part size of 0.4mm x 0.6mm. These coverslips were placed on the head of the fruit fly to create...