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Custom Optical Mirrors

Advanced Optics manufactures custom optical mirrors for applications that require non-standard sizes, shapes, substrates, coatings, reflectivity, or optical performance requirements. Unlike standard catalog optical mirrors, custom optical mirrors can be fabricated to match project-specific dimensions, tolerances, wavelengths, angles of incidence, and coating requirements.

Advanced Optics has over 50 years of experience crafting custom optics. We pride ourselves on our commitment to you, carefully listening to your specifications, paying attention to the details of every manufacturing step, and producing a tailor-made optical mirror that fulfills or surpasses your expectations. Whether you require a single prototype, large quantities for production, or anything in between, our extensive supply of on-site raw materials allows us to promptly meet your needs at competitive prices.

Our custom optical mirror capabilities allow us to:

  • Fabricate custom sizes and shapes.
  • Design and supply custom optical coatings.
  • Achieve parallelism of < 2 arc seconds.
  • Manufacture custom concave and convex lenses.
  • Modify and resurface customer-supplied materials.
  • Drill holes, notch glass, and provide beveled substrates.
  • Precision polish optics with non-standard aspect ratios.
  • Provide filters, filter glass, and high index glass materials.
  • Craft custom optical mirrors and windows from prototype to production.
Custom optical mirrors

Custom Optical Mirror Coatings

Does your project require a custom optical coating? Advanced Optics can provide custom metallic coatings to meet your specific reflectivity requirements. Simply provide your wavelength(s) of interest, the % reflectivity you require, and the AOI you will be using your mirror and we will design the perfect coating for your application.

Need help correctly specifying a custom optical mirror?

To ensure that a custom optical mirror performs as intended, it is important to define the application, substrate, size, shape, tolerances, surface quality, coating requirements, wavelength range, and angle of incidence. Clearly defined specifications help reduce cost, shorten quoting time, and improve manufacturing accuracy.

Careful consideration should be given to the following and provided when requesting a quotation for an optical mirror.

Select Substrate

Soda-lime Glass BOROFLOAT®33
N-BK7®
Fused Silica
Quartz
Viosil
ZERODUR®
ClearCeram®-Z
ULE® Low Expansion Glass

Determine Physical Characteristics

Shape
Tolerances for LxWxT or diameter
Scratch and Dig
Edge Bevels

Establish Accuracy

Surface quality:
Available 1/4, 1/10, or 1/20 wave

Parallelism:
Available to < 2 arc seconds
Clear Aperture

Choose Coating

Wavelength or wavelength range of interest

Percentage of reflectivity required at a specific wavelength(s) at a specific AOI.

For further information on how to properly specify an optical mirror, please visit our page: 10 Steps to Consider when Designing Your Optical Mirror.
Careful consideration of all 10 steps will help the manufacturer of your mirror clearly understand your requirements which translates to a faster and more accurate quotation.

Advanced Optics can also modify in-stock optical mirrors for fast turnaround. View our precision optical mirrors available for modification.

Advanced Optics standard metallic coatings are shown in the diagram below.

Custom optical mirrors

Have a question? Give us a call about your project. (262) 548-1155