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Precision optical components manufactured by IRD Glass

The optic can meet spec
and still stop
the production line.

Laser OEMs need more than a good first article. They need the same figure, angle, coating, handling, and delivery performance when the build repeats—and a supplier who responds before a missed shipment becomes a line-down.

IRD builds cavity optics, mirrors, filters, prisms, cylindrical optics, homogenizers, and tooling from prototype through production, with fabrication, coating, and inspection connected in one cell.

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3 arc secBest-case angular capability
<1/20λBest-case surface flatness
98%+On-time delivery, past decade

Built around the laser.
Qualified by repeat production.

IRD supplies cavity reflectors to the solid-state laser industry and holds long-running sole-source relationships with laser and photonics manufacturers including TRUMPF and Prima Power. IRD has been recognized with Supplier Excellence Awards five times by Spectra Physics / Laser Plane and twice by Spectra Precision.

The more useful proof is what those programs have in common: energy, wavelength, polarization, angle, material, figure, finish, coating, packaging, and annual demand reviewed as one production problem rather than a list of separate specifications.

That is why laser programs are organized in dedicated cells — the people who understand the failure mode stay connected to the process that prevents it, build after build.

TRUMPF
Prima Power
Spectra Physics
01Cavity optics02Beam shaping03Spectral control04Continuity
Finished optical components in inspection trays

Mirror capability includes >99.9% reflectivity, surface finish below 2 Å Ra, flatness better than 1/20 wave, and laser damage threshold exceeding 80 J/cm² at 1064 nm, 1 ms.

Cavity Optics & High-Energy Mirrors

Surfaces built for what happens at operating power.

Cavity reflectors, high-reflection mirrors, and high-laser-damage-threshold optics require the substrate, polish, cleaning, coating, edge condition, and handling plan to agree. IRD manufactures these elements as system components rather than isolated catalog optics.

What IRD builds

Cavity reflectorsHLDT mirrorsHR mirrorsSplatter shieldsCorner cubesPrecision spacers

Typical applications

  • Solid-state lasers
  • Industrial processing
  • Medical lasers
  • High-energy beam delivery

Materials

  • Fused silica
  • Doped glass
  • Sapphire
  • ZERODUR®
  • Optical glass
Precision optical components manufactured by IRD Glass

Wedge certification is available with NIST traceability to within 5 arc sec.

Beam Steering & Shaping

Angle, form, and alignment determine where the energy goes.

Prisms, wedges, cylindrical lenses, light pipes, and homogenizers steer, expand, focus, rotate, or redistribute a beam. IRD controls the geometry and provides the metrology needed to verify angular and surface relationships before assembly.

What IRD builds

PrismsWedgesCylindrical lensesLight pipesHomogenizersAlignment tooling

Typical applications

  • Beam steering
  • Line generation
  • Uniform illumination
  • Anamorphic shaping
  • Alignment

Materials

  • N-BK7
  • Fused silica
  • Sapphire
  • Crystal quartz
  • Filter glass
Finished optical components in inspection trays

In-house coating capability spans UV, visible, and infrared requirements.

Filters, Beamsplitters & Coatings

Transmission and reflection targets that survive the real system.

Electron-beam and DC sputtering chambers support AR, BBAR, HR, beamsplitter, filter, metallic, patterned, and wavelength-specific coatings. Fabrication and coating stay connected so masking, fixtures, cleaning, witness samples, and inspection are designed into the route.

What IRD builds

AR opticsHR mirrorsBeamsplittersBandpass filtersPatterned coatingsMetal mirrors

Typical applications

  • Wavelength selection
  • Power management
  • Beam splitting
  • Detection
  • Alignment

Materials

  • Optical glass
  • Fused silica
  • Filter glass
  • Sapphire
  • IR substrates
A precision polishing cell running at IRD Glass

IRD reports more than 98% on-time delivery across its manufacturing programs.

Production Continuity

A reliable optic is also an optic that arrives.

Dedicated cells connect scheduling, capacity, revision control, inspection, packaging, and corrective action to the people who run the process. A design change after first article goes to the team that already owns the part rather than into a queue behind a new-customer quote, and demand or capacity risk gets raised as a scheduling conversation before it becomes a missed ship date.

What IRD builds

Repeat-production opticsSafety stock programsKitted assembliesCustom packagingInspection dataRevision and change control

Typical applications

  • OEM production
  • Legacy support
  • Capacity changes
  • Supplier recovery

Materials

  • Customer-specified materials
  • Optical glass
  • Sapphire
  • Ceramics
  • IR substrates

The requirement.The measured range.

Laser optics are not one-grade components. Attribute-level specifications let the manufacturing route concentrate time where the system earns performance.

AttributeTypicalBest caseWhere it matters
PolishingRa < 1 µinRa < 5 ÅScatter- and energy-sensitive optical surfaces
Flatness1 wave< 1/20 waveWindows, mirrors, filters, and reference faces
Parallelism30 arc sec< 5 arc secBeam steering and plane-parallel components
Angle5 arc min3 arc secPrisms, wedges, and alignment geometry
Machining±.005″±.0001″Mounting features and custom profiles
Grinding±.002″±.0002″ flatnessHard materials and structural geometry

Measure the surface, the angle, and the relationship.

Interferometry, autocollimation, surface metrology, and non-contact dimensional inspection verify different parts of the print. The correct method is agreed with the acceptance criteria before production, and the data travels with the part.

OGP vision systems

Non-contact dimensional measurement for small and complex geometry.

Zygo NewView

White-light interferometry for surface roughness and micro-form verification.

Laser interferometers

Transmitted and reflected wavefront checks on flats, windows, and mirrors.

Nikon autocollimators

Angular and parallelism verification for arc-second requirements.

Interferometric surface measurement at IRD Glass

How the program is supported

Laser OEM qualification is built on process control, delivery performance, traceability, and direct technical access—not a generic promise of precision. IRD has held above 98% on-time delivery for a decade and carries an Exceptional Quality Performance award at zero PPM from Honeywell Aerospace.

ISO 9001:2015

Certified quality management system for ultra-high precision glass, optical, and ceramic components.

ITAR registered

Registered with the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls; controlled work stays domestic across both plants.

Veteran-owned

100% owned by two United States veterans representing the Navy and the Army; SBA-qualified small business.

Cell-based manufacturing

Dedicated people, equipment, and process ownership from material through inspection.

Send the optical print and the line risk.

Talk to an applications engineer

We will review performance, coating, inspection, volume, and delivery as one program.

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