Capabilities
Every step under one roof
Grinding, lapping, polishing, coating, assembly and testing — all in-house in Boynton Beach, Florida. Here is what that means in numbers.
FABRICATION
From ingot to interferogram
Surface grinding, edging, lapping and fine grinding with fixed and loose abrasives. Spindle and planetary polishing to 2 Å RMS. Double-sided polishing. Slicing, dicing and slotting for micro-optics.
- 2 Å RMS polish
- Double-sided
- Dicing to 1 mm
- Slotting
TESTING
Measured, not trusted
- Phase-measuring interferometry
- Laser sensor metrology — sub-micron
- Non-contact video microscopy
- Laser damage threshold testing
- Retardation (polarization) testing
- Spectrophotometry
- Environmental testing
COATINGS
High-power thin-film coatings
- Anti-reflection — high damage threshold
- Reflective & partial reflective
- Beamsplitter & polarizer coatings
- Dichroic — broadband & narrowband
- Metallic — Al (protected/enhanced), Ag, Au
- Transparent conductive (<10 Ω/sq)
- Ion-beam sputtered (IBS) films
193 nm → 10.6 µm · incl. 193, 248, 355, 532, 1064 nm laser lines
MATERIALS
Full range of optical materials
- BK7 · NBK7 · N-K9L
- Fused silica (UV & NIR)
- Crystal quartz
- CaF2 · MgF2
- Zerodur · Sapphire
- Ge · Si · SiC
- Lead-free, RoHS-compliant optical glass
Specializing in build-to-print
Submit your drawing or specification, and our applications engineering team will respond with a quotation within one business day.
Request a QuoteDesign & engineering
From concept to production
Beyond components, Tower offers optical design and engineering through a group of experienced consulting engineers — initial design, prototyping, troubleshooting, and production. We take care that your design is effective, practical, and affordable.
- Collimators
- Scan mirrors
- Scan lenses
- Remote sensing
- Medical optics
- Projection systems
- Inspection systems
- Telecommunications
- Industrial lasers
- Scientific instruments