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Diamond turning is an Aspherics best friend! Knight Optical can offer custom made Diamond turned aspheric lenses for use in missile guidance systems, night vision/thermal Imaging cameras and other military based and commercial infrared systems. We supply a range of diamond turned germanium aspherics for a range of applications. All individually QA checked and metrology tested for quality to ensure parts meet customer specification. Supplied in a range of sizes and shapes with custom coatings tailored to meet your individual applications. The benefit of Diamond Turned Aspherics, are that lens shapes can be manufactured very accurately without an expensive tooling cost except for the diamond bit; and is cost efficient for small quantities. Which are ideal for use within the Defence and Aerospace Industry. Knight Optical offers diamond turned aspherics from a range Read PDF for full specification…

Diamond turning is an Aspherics best friend! Knight Optical can supply you with a custom made Diamond turned aspheric lenses. Diamond turned aspheric optical lenses are typically used in missile guidance systems, night vision/thermal Imaging cameras and other military based optics and commercial infrared systems (IR). The benefit of Diamond Turned Aspheric optics, are that lens shapes can be manufactured very accurately without an expensive tooling cost except for the diamond bit; and is cost efficient for small quantities. Which are ideal for use within the Defence and Aerospace Industry. Knight Optical offers diamond turned aspherics from a range of infrared materials including Germanium (Ge), Calcium Fluoride (CaF₂), Zinc Sulphide (ZnS), Zinc Selenide (ZnSe), Aluminium (Al) and chalcogenide glasses like AMTIR (Ge33As12Se55 ). For more details read the PDF...

Diamond turning is an Aspherics best friend! Knight Optical can offer custom made Diamond turned aspheric lenses for use in missile guidance systems, night vision/thermal Imaging cameras and other military based and commercial infrared systems. We supply a range of diamond turned germanium aspherics for a range of applications. All individually QA checked and metrology tested for quality to ensure parts meet customer specification. Supplied in a range of sizes and shapes with custom coatings tailored to meet your individual applications. The benefit of Diamond Turned Aspherics, are that lens shapes can be manufactured very accurately without an expensive tooling cost except for the diamond bit; and is cost efficient for small quantities. Which are ideal for use within the Defence and Aerospace Industry. Knight Optical offers diamond turned aspherics from a range Read PDF for full specification…

Here at Knight Optical, we understand that there is no one size fits all for your optical component specifications. That is why – as well as edging down our stock optics – we also offer our entire range as custom-made components. This bespoke option is popular across a variety of sectors such as defence and aerospace, medical and research as well as engineering and manufacturing industries; to name a few. By opting for our customised service, not only will you be able to choose the material, millimetre-perfect dimensions and thicknesses best suited to your application, but you will also be able to pick appropriate optical coatings to protect or enhance your device's operability. If you would like to discuss your optical requirements with a member of our team or to find out more about our custom-made optics, please get in touch on +44 (0)1622 859444, choose option One. Alternatively, click here to view our full range of custom-made optics.