From DUV to IR,
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What We Do
General Optics designs and manufactures custom-engineered, high-precision optical components, delivering fully in-house capabilities from optical design and fabrication to coating and final inspection.
Key Capabilities
Large-format optics up to 1850 mm
Surface accuracy λ/10, roughness Ra < 0.5 nm
Full spectral coverage from 193 nm to 14 μm
AR / HR / DLC / Filters / Polarizers (UV~IR)
ISO 9001 + MIL-STD durability testing
General Optics Product
Laser Optics
– Laser Mirrors (Dielectric & Metallic, HR / PR)
– Laser Windows (Excimer, Nd:YAG, Fiber, CO₂, DLC-Coated)
– Variable Beam Expanders (1×–4×)
– F-Theta Lenses (Flat-Field Scanning Optics)
– Collimators
– Homogenizers (Waveguide & Lens Array Type)
Transmissive Optics
– Optical Windows (Protective, Annealing, IR)
– Lenses (Spherical / Aspherical / Cylindrical/Ball)
– Flats, Etalons, Waveplates
Beam Steering & Shaping
– Prisms (Right Angle, Dove, Corner Cube, Pellin-Broca, Porro)
– Beamsplitters (Plate, Cube, Polarizing, Non-Polarizing)
– Polarizers (Thin-Film, Wire-Grid, Glan-Type, Waveplates)
Imaging Optics & Assemblies
– Objective Lens
– Tube Lens
– Imaging Lens Assemblies
– Custom Optical Subsystems (OEM)
Optical Filters
– Bandpass, Longpass, Shortpass, Notch Filters
– Dichroic & Edge Filters
– Neutral Density (ND) Filters
– Dichroic & Edge Filters
Optical Manufacturing Capabilities
From Design to Production
Design
Custom & OEM optical design
Simulation, modeling
Fabrication
Grinding & polishing:
Large optics up to Ø2050 mm
Coating
DUV → IR (193 nm ~ 14 µm)
AR / HR / Broadband / DLC / Polarizers / Filters
Inspection & QA
Zygo 4″ / 15″
CMM up to 1850 mm
FTIR, Spectrophotometer, MTF testing
News and Resources
News
General Optics Visits SPIE Photonics West 2026
General Optics recently visited SPIE Photonics West 2026, one of the world’s largest and most influential exhibitions for photonics and optical technologies, held in San Francisco, USA. During the event, we had the opportunity to explore the latest global trends in …Read more
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Germanium (Ge) Optical Material
Germanium (Ge) is one of the most widely used optical materials for infrared applications. Unlike many optical glasses …Read more
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Magnesium Fluoride (MgF₂) Optical Material
Magnesium Fluoride (MgF₂) is a crystalline optical material widely used for ultraviolet, visible, near-infrared, and infrared optical applications. …Read more
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Silicon (Si) Optical Material
Silicon (Si) is an important crystalline optical material widely used for infrared optical applications. Unlike visible optical glasses, …Read more
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Chalcogenide Optical Material: A Key Infrared Material for Advanced Optical Systems
Chalcogenide optical materials are an important class of infrared-transmitting materials used in thermal imaging, infrared sensing, laser systems, …Read more
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Calcium Fluoride (CaF₂) Optical Material
Calcium Fluoride (CaF₂) is a high-performance optical material widely used in ultraviolet, visible, and infrared optical systems. It …Read more