Sydor Optics, Inc.

The team is ready to go! Stop by our booth at Photonics West, where we're helping companies solve their optics challenges.

Now manufacturing IR windows for defense, law enforcement, commercial, industrial, and other industries. https://www.sydor.com/ir-window-capabilities/

We wish all our customers a Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year!

The United States Air Force has received its first anti-drone laser weapon, Raytheon has announced. According to Raytheon, its technology can take down a drone within seconds. The US Air Force plans to test the system over the duration of a year as part of a larger experiment. https://www.slashgear.com/us-air-force-receives-its-first-/

Our new company overview video is live! We’re excited to bring new capabilities and materials to our customers, like silicon, sapphire, ALON, germanium, and more. There are few manufacturers that offer such diverse capabilities for material processing of parallel surfaces.

The most commonly used processes for producing precision flat optics involve double-sided and single-sided polishing tools. Double-sided grinding and polishing, a batch-type procedure, can process both surfaces of the optic simultaneously. This results in high levels of parallelism. Economical batch sizes are determined by the size of the optic and the machine size. Pitch polishing, however, is a more time-consuming process generally utilized for requirements specifying f...ractional wave surface flatness and/or improved surface roughness. Double-sided polishing usually takes a couple of hours, while pitch polishing may take days to yield the same quantity of parts. If transmitted wavefront and/or total thickness variation are your primary specifications, double-sided polishing is best, whereas polishing on pitch polishers is ideal if reflected wavefront is of primary importance.

Sydor Optics has the largest collection of double-sided grinding and polishing machines in North America. Our ability to produce at scale makes us more efficient and allows us to manufacture high-volume orders with a high level of consistency. https://www.sydor.com/capabilities/double-sided-polishing/

Sydor Optics provides cost-effective solutions for cutting, marking and engraving your coated and uncoated optical components. From concept to finished product, our laser technicians will work with you to test, adjust and perfect our precision laser cutting and marking process customized to your design. https://www.sydor.com/capabilities/laser-cutting-marking/

Our metrology and inspection technicians ensure precise optics across tens of thousands of components produced each month. https://www.sydor.com/capabilities/metrology-inspection/

Thank you to all who have served. We owe our freedom to you.

A new space agency created by the Pentagon to expedite deployment of as many as 1,200 satellites plans to request almost $11 billion over five years. https://www.bloomberg.com//pentagon-s-new-space-agency-see

Over the past 24 months we have developed processes to work on these materials and more. If you are in need of IR windows, call us to discuss your requirements. - Germanium - Sapphire - Zinc Sulfide/Selenide... https://www.sydor.com/material-data-sheets/

Please welcome the newest member of our team, Spydorman. With his brilliant mind, we think he’ll fit right into our culture of innovation and excellence. Spydorman would also like to wish everyone a happy Halloween.