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Top-level product category: optical components and devices

More specific product categories: axicons, ball lenses, condensers, cylindrical lenses, Fresnel lenses, gradient-index lenses, magnifying glasses, microlenses, multiple element lenses, ocular lenses, rod lenses, scanning lenses, telecentric lenses, tunable lenses

Related product categories: aspheric optics, achromatic optics, custom optics, microscope objectives, projection objectives

There is a wide range of optical lenses, including spherical, cylindrical, aspheric, achromatic, and gradient index types. Complete lens assemblies, such as camera objectives, are also commonly referred to as lenses. These components are crucial in various optical systems for imaging, focusing and shaping light.

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Aspects to Consider Before Buying

Some aspects to consider before buying lenses: focal length, numerical aperture, wavelength range, optical quality, coating options, coating durability, compatibility with systems, mounting and alignment, power handling capacity, environmental resistance.

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Find Suppliers for Lenses

228 suppliers for lenses are listed in the RP Photonics Buyer's Guide, out of which 16 present their product descriptions. Both manufacturers and distributors can be registered.

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Optical components at better price

Sinoptix
Office 16 D, Yujia Mansion
N° 1336 HuaShan Road
Shanghai 200052
China
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lenses

We offer precision optics lenses from 0.5 mm to 500 mm diameter. Surface quality can reach λ/10. All optical materials available.

Custom Precision optical components

Ecoptik (Changchun) Ltd.
No. 399, Bocai Road
Changchun City, Jilin, 130000
China
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lenses

Ecoptik produces a wide range of spherical lenses of different types (including meniscus lenses, half ball lenses, custom hyper-hemisphere lenses and achromatic lenses). We are happy to produce custom lenses of many types.

Your Custom Optics Expert

Shanghai Optics Inc.
425 Main St Suite 2E
Metuchen, NJ 08840
United States
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lenses

Shanghai Optics specializes in custom lenses for all applications, from prototype to volume production.

Avantier
1100 US-22
North Plainfield, NJ 07060
United States
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lenses

Avantier is proficient in producing customized lenses for all kinds of applications, ranging from prototyping to large-scale production.

The Future Depends on Optics

Edmund Optics
101 East Gloucester Pike
Barrington, NJ 08007
United States
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lenses

Edmund Optics offers the world’s largest inventory of off-the-shelf optical components, which includes an extensive selection of stock optical lenses such as achromatic lenses or aspheric lenses. Many of Edmund Optics’ lenses are offered with a variety of coating options for the ultraviolet (UV), visible, or infrared (IR) spectrum.

Your sidekick for laser optics development

OPTOMAN
Ukmerges g. 427
14185 Vilnius
Lithuania
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lenses

OPTOMAN's AR-coated lenses are optimized for high laser power applications. These lenses can be used for intracavity, multi-kW CW, and ultrafast pulse applications. Sputtered anti-reflective coatings feature reflectance per surface down to R < 0.01%.

We have bunch of standard lenses ready to be coated on and reduce the lead time as well as end product cost.

Check out our standard lenses on OPTOSHOP.

Precision Optics & Coatings for High Energy Laser Applications

Perkins Precision Developments
4110 North Valley Drive
Longmont, CO 80504
United States
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lenses

PPD specializes in custom, high precision optical components suitable for a range of applications from imaging and machine vision to high energy laser systems. Our products cover the ultraviolet (UV) to near-infrared (NIR) spectrum and include:

  • Spherical lenses
  • Lens assemblies
  • Spherical mirror substrates
  • Super-polished lenses

These components are available both coated and uncoated, ranging in size from 2 mm to 8 inches in diameter. We offer a variety of materials such as fused silica, infrasil, N-BK7, YAG, SF11, and other high index glasses. For projects with undefined radius of curvature, we provide consultation on existing fabrication tooling and test plates, or can work from custom design specifications.

Additionally, we offer low-loss ion-beam-sputtered anti-reflection (AR) coatings with reflectivity less than 0.1% per surface. These coatings can be applied to PPD lenses or customer-supplied substrates, utilizing IBS thin film deposition technology for repeatable, high-quality results.

For more details on our products and services, please visit our product page.

Your reliable partner for photonics innovations!

EKSMA Optics, UAB
Dvarcioniu St. 2B
LT-10233 Vilnius
Lithuania
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lenses

EKSMA Optics offers standard plano-convex, plano-concave, biconvex, biconcave, cylindrical lenses and lens kits made of BK7, UVFS or CaF2 optical materials. EKSMA Optics also has an extensive experience in manufacturing of custom optical lenses from a variety of other optical materials. Lenses of custom design can be produced in our CNC lens polishing facility and later coated for your application.

Your problem is our challenge – flexibility is our standard!

Artifex Engineering GmbH & Co KG
Dortmunder Str. 16–18
26723 Emden
Germany
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lenses

Artifex Engineering offers customised optical lenses such as achromatic or cylindrical lenses for almost any application in the UV to IR spectrum. Special requirements such as segmenting and black painted edges can be made on request. Visit our product page for more information. We look forward to your inquiry.

Universe Kogaku (America), Inc.
116 Audrey Avenue
Oyster Bay, New York 11771
United States
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lenses

Universe Kogaku offers a wide range of lenses for different application areas:

We have a lot of from-stock solutions, but also offer custom developments.

Expanding your spectro-vision

Henan UM Optics Ltd
No. 100, Light Industrial Park
Shangcheng County, Henan Province, 465300
China
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lenses

Our spherical lenses are widely used in a variety of industrial and detection cameras, microscopic objectives, spectral imaging, machine vision, infrared night vision and sensing, thermal imaging, environmental protection and biology. Lenses can be equipped with anti-reflective coatings, HR coatings and metallic mirror coatings, dielectric films and spectroscopic films.

UM Optics offers three types of spherical lenses:

  • single lens: plano convex/concave, double convex/double concave, meniscus lens
  • achromatic doublets: doublet and triple double lenses
  • customized lenses: hemispherical, dome lenses, square spherical lenses
Hangzhou Shalom Electro-optics Technology Co., Ltd.
A635, Boke Mansion
No. 9 Xiyuan Road
Xihu District, Hangzhou 310030
China
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lenses

Hangzhou Shalom EO specializes in offering a vast selection of stock and custom optical lenses made of glass (SCHOTT N-BK7, Corning UV fused silica), CaF2, sapphire, and other infrared transmitting materials like Ge, ZnSe and Si. Standard AR coatings and coatings with custom spectral properties are available. In addition, Shalom EO also provides abundant choices of lens sizes and focal lengths.

Shalom EO supplies a wide range of lens types, including:

  • plano-convex lenses and plano-concave lenses
  • biconvex and biconcave lenses
  • ball and half-ball lenses
  • achromatic doublet lenses
  • meniscus lenses
  • cylindrical lenses (including fast axis collimators and slow axis collimators)
  • aspheric lenses (precision polished or glass molded)
  • rod lenses
  • axicons

Hundreds of stocks are accessible in our inventories, and different precision requirements such as laser-grade precision can be met with our state-of-the-art production competence.

Besides, Shalom EO also supplies focusing lenses for CO2 lasers, and infrared lenses for thermal imaging cameras.

AMS Technologies AG
Fraunhoferstr. 22
82152 Martinsried
Germany
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lenses

AMS Techno­logies offers a wide range of optical lenses manufactured from high-quality optical glass, but also crystals and other optical materials:

DPM Photonics
P. O. Box 3002
Vernon, CT 06066
United States
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lenses

DPM Photonics offers precision lenses for collimating the output of high power fiber devices. We also sell focusing objective lenses.

The Model 02-014-1 is an air spaced, computer designed multi-element lens that is diffraction-limited when used with fibers having core diameters as large as 1200 microns. Operational wavelength is 1064 nm. The 02-014 reimages the emitting surface of the fiber with a 0.67× demagnification. Focused spot sizes are significantly smaller than those achievable with single-element lenses used in a similar collimating/focusing configuration. All optical elements are fabricated from high laser-damage resistant glasses and are anti-reflection coated to reduce reflectance per surface to 0.13%. The working distance between the lens and the target is sufficiently large to allow use of a gas nozzle to enhance the cutting or welding process and to prevent debris from depositing on the lens surface.

Laserton Optic Co., Ltd.
C506, #1 Building
Pioneering Park for Overseas Chinese Scholars
No. 69 Huayang Road
Lixia District Jinan, Shandong
China
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lenses

Laserton offers various types of lenses, including plano-convex, plano-concave, double convex, double concave, meniscus, ball, achromatic and cylindrical lenses.

Bringing quality into focus

Knight Optical (USA) LLC
1130 Ten Rod Road
Suite D102
North Kingstown
Rhode Island 02852
United States
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See the company profile page for additional contact information.

lenses

Knight Optical has an extensive lens portfolio which are suitable for a variety of applications. Our stock lenses included aspheric, achromatic doublet, ball & half ball, biconvex, cylindrical, condenser, Fresnel, planoconcave/convex, plastic and rod lenses. Knight Optical also offers custom lenses if our stock optics do not meet our customer’s requirements.

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Other Suppliers
1T Optics Ltd
China
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3L-Systems, LLC
Korea
A. Optical Components Ltd.
Israel
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Acal BFi
Germany
Accusy Photontech, Ltd.
China
Acess Optics
United States
Adept Optical Ltd
United Kingdom
Advanced Optics, Inc.
United States
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Albrighter Technology Co., Ltd.
China
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Alien Photonics
Lithuania
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Align Optics
United States
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Alkor Technologies
Russian Federation
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Allied Scientific Pro
Canada
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Fuzhou Alpha Optics Co., Ltd.
China
Alpine Research Optics
United States
Aviation Magneto Optical Sensor Corp. (AMOS)
United States
AOG Crystal Technology Co, Ltd.
China
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Archer OpTx
United States
Argyle International
United States
Astro Optics Pvt Ltd
India
Avantes B. V.
Netherlands
Axetris AG
Switzerland
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AZURE Photonics Co., Ltd.
China
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B&M Optik GmbH
Germany
Baso Precision Optics Ltd.
Taiwan
Befort Wetzlar
Germany
Beijing Golden Way Scientific Co. Ltd.
China
Beijing JIEPU TREND Technology
China
Bena Optical Products Ltd.
China
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Bluebean Optical Tech Ltd.
China
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BMV Optical Technologies Inc.
Canada
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Bond Optics
United States
Changchun Boxin Photoelectric Co., Ltd.
China
Carl Zeiss Jena GmbH
Germany
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CASTECH
China
CeNing Optics Co., Ltd
China
Chang Chun Jiu Tian Optoelectronics Co. Ltd.
China
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Changchun Juncheng Optical Instrument Co., Ltd.
China
Changchun Realpoo Photoelectric Co., Ltd.
China
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Chengdu Yasi Optoelectronics Co. Ltd.
China
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Chineselens Optics Co., Ltd
China
CILAS
France
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CLZ Precision Optics Co., Ltd.
China
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Comar Optics Ltd
United Kingdom
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Commonlands LLC
United States
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Couriertronics
United States
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CPG Optics
China
Creator Optics, Inc.
China
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Crylight Photonics, Inc.
China
Cryslaser Inc.
P.R. China
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Crysmit Photonics Co., Ltd.
China
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Crystal GmbH
Germany
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Crystech Inc.
China
CVI Laser Optics
United States
Dolan-Jenner Industries
United States
Doric Lenses Inc.
Canada
Ealing Catalog
United States
Egismos Technology Corporation
Taiwan
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Elliot Scientific Ltd.
United Kingdom
Esco Optics
United States
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eSource Optics
United States
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FICHOU
France
Firebird Optics
United States
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FISBA AG
Switzerland
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FOCtek Photonics, Inc.
China
Focus Technology Co., Ltd.
China
Fuzhou Farview Optics Co., Ltd.
China
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Fuzhou Hundreds Optics Inc.
China
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G&H
United Kingdom
GiAi photonics Co., Ltd
China
GreenOptics Inc.
South Korea
Greenlight Optics
United States
GRINTECH GmbH
Germany
Gurley Precision Instruments
United States
Haas Laser Technologies, Inc.
United States
HAM Präzision - Hartmetallwerkzeugfabrik Andreas Maier GmbH
Germany
He Rui Optics Co., Ltd.
China
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Hellma GmbH
Germany
Hitachi High-Tech America, Inc.
United States
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5th Floor, No. 19 Building
China
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Holmarc Opto-Mechatronics
India
Hyperion Optics
China
IDIL Fibres Optiques
France
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IL Photonics
Israel
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IMOS Gubela GmbH
Germany
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Impex High Tech
Germany
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Industrial Fiber Optics, Inc.
United States
Industrial Optics Unlimited
United States
INGENERIC GmbH
Germany
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Inlight Precision Optics Co. Ltd
China
InStockOptics
Lithuania
ios Optics
United States
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Isuzu Glass
Japan
Jenoptik Optical Systems GmbH
Germany
JG International
China
Jilin Tianhua Opto-electrical Technology Development Co, Ltd.
China
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Kingsview Optical Ltd
United Kingdom
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Komlas Optische Komponenten und Lasersysteme GmbH
Germany
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Korth Kristalle
Germany
LaCroix Precision Optics
United States
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Lahat Technologies Ltd
Israel
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Lambda Research Optics
United States
Lambda Scientific Systems, Inc.
United States
Lano Photonics Co., Ltd.
China
Laser Research Optics
Laser S.O.S. Ltd.
United Kingdom
Laser Sources Ltd.
United Kingdom
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LaserOptec
China
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Lasertec Inc.
China
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Layertec GmbH
Germany
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Lensation GmbH
Germany
Lensel Optics Pvt Ltd
India
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LightPath Technologies, Inc.
United States
Litech Optics Co., Ltd.
China
Lobre srl
Italy
Lumispot Technology Corp.
China
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Lytid SAS
France
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Meller Optics
United States
Metrolux
Germany
Meuser Optik GmbH
Germany
MG Optical Solutions GmbH
Germany
MICROS Optics GmbH & Co. KG
Germany
Midwest Laser Products, LL
United States
Mikrop AG
Switzerland
MLOPTIC Corp.
China
MOK Optics Co. Ltd.
China
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Moulded Optics GmbH
Germany
Nanjing Shuncheng Optical Components Co., Ltd.
China
Nanyang Running Optical & Electronic
China
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Navitar Inc.
United States
New Age Instruments & Materials
India
New Source Technology LLC
United States
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nortus Optronic GmbH
Germany
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NTKJ Co., Ltd.
Japan
OASYS GmbH Optics and Systems
Germany
Ocean Opto Co., Ltd
China
OPCO Laboratory
United States
Oplatek Group Oy
Finland
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Oplens
China
Optical Surfaces
United Kingdom
Optico AG
Switzerland
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Optics and Allied Engineering Pvt. Ltd.
India
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OPTIGER
China
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Optimax Systems, Inc
Canada
OPTO Precision Pte Ltd
Singapore
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OptoCity
United States
Optoprim Germany GmbH
Germany
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OptoSigma
United States
Optotune AG
Switzerland
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ORAFOL Europe GmbH
Germany
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Orientir, Inc
China
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Pacific Coast Optics, LLC
United States
PFG Precision Optics, Inc.
United States
Phoenix Optical Technologies
United Kingdom
Phosctech Photonics
China
Photonchina
China
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Pleiger Laseroptik
Germany
polyoptics GmbH
Germany
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Polytec GmbH
Germany
Changchun Positive Optics Co., Ltd.
China
PreciSe Hyper-iMage Optics Ltd.
China
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Princeton Scientific Corp.
United States
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Prolog Optics
Israel
ProPhotonics Ltd.
United States
QuantumDesign Europe GmbH
Germany
Radiant Dyes Laser & Accessoires GmbH
Germany
Rainbow Research Optics, Inc.
United States
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REFLEX Analytical Corporation
United States
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Resolve Optics
United Kingdom
Reynard Corporation
United States
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Rising Electro-Optics Ltd.
China
Rochester Precision Optics
United States
Roithner LaserTechnik
Austria
Ross Optical
United States
RZ Optics
China
Schneider Kreuznach
Germany
Schott AG
Germany
Shangai Jingsheng Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
China
Sill Optics GmbH & Co. KG
Germany
Sinoceramics (USA), LLC
United States
Sirah Lasertechnik GmbH
Germany
Sky Scientific Press
United States
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Solaris Optics S.A.
Poland
Fuzhou Solid Photon Inc
China
Spectrecology
United States
STANDA Ltd.
Lithuania
Sumita Optical Glass, Inc.
Japan
Sunday Optics
China
Tian Cheng Optic Co., Ltd.
China
Tecnottica Consonni S.r.l.
Italy
Tianjin Tengteng Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
China
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Tokyo Instruments, Inc.
Japan
Topag Lasertechnik GmbH
Germany
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Torrent Photonics LLC
United States
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Tower Optical Corporation
United States
Tydex
Ultra Photonics
China
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UNI Optics Co. Ltd.
China
UQG Ltd. The Norman Industrial Estate
United Kingdom
Vertex Optics
United States
Vision Lasertechnik für Forschung und Industrie GmbH
Germany
Vision Optics
United Kingdom
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VM-TIM GmbH
Germany
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von Gegerfelt Photonics
Germany
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VY Optoelectronics Co., Ltd.
China
Wavelength Opto-Electronic (S) Pte Ltd
Singapore
Westech Optical Corporation
United States
WLoptical Co., Ltd.
China
Yancheng Tiandi International (YTD)
China
Hangzhou Yong Hee Photonics Co., Ltd.
China
Yongan Optics Co. Ltd.
China
Yutai Optics
China

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