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Hampton Controls, Optics Division brings together some of the finest, most experienced Master Opticians and Craftsmen in the world. Having worked on many of the industry's most sophisticated and complex projects, our people bring a wealth of relevant experiences to the most complicated optical systems and components that you may require.

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Our manufacturing capabilities include various optical components including large mirrors and lenses up to 2.5 meters, off-axis parts, with large size coring, light-weighted substrates, and extremely tight optical surface requirements.

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We have manufactured many flat, spherical and aspherical surfaces and their variations on a large number of materials.

An extensive network of partners allows us to provide a wide range of design, build and assembly services from mounting fixtures, test systems, to complete instruments for the optical components and assemblies required.

Light Weighted Mirrors

• Astronomical
• Parabolic Mirrors & Lenses
• Windows
• Aspheric Surfaces
• Flat Mirrors
• Large Aperture Optics (up to 2.5 meters)
• Lenses
• Prisms
• Off-Axis Aspheric
• Elliptical Mirrors
• Spherical Mirrors

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• Aerospace
• Commercial
• Military
• Surveillance
• Astronomical Telescopes
• Defense
• Research
• Tracking

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NOTE: We have worked w/ many Experimental Materials

Tolerances

• Accuracy: 1 to 1/20th Wave or Better
• Surface Finish: 80/50 to 10/5 or Better
• Surface Roughness: 10 Angstrom or Better
• Mechanical Tolerance: .0002 or Better
• Super Polish: < 2 Angstrom

Capabilities

• Optical component manufacturing
• Precision machine shop
• Full Optical component & system assembly

40 inch diameter F/4 collimating mirror for NASA Goddard

40 inch diameter F/0.7 mirror finished for NASA Goddard, with four 8 inch off-axis sections cored from parent, assembled into mount for four sections, and re-aligned on-site to match original orientation

​Multiple systems of 3 inch, 4 inch flight qualified IR lenses from Si, Ge, ZnSe, CaF2 for complete systems manufactured for SAIC, (Scientific Applications International Corporation) San Diego, CA

1 meter diameter by 10mm thick Zerodur meniscus with aspheric concave side mirror for JWST (James Webb Space Telescope) Program contracted through Ball Aerospace

​1.1 meter, .025 waves rms Zerodur Flat manufactured for KASI (Korea Astronomy Space Science Institute)

600mm diameter by 8mm thick plano/plano Si (Silicon) window finished to 1/10 wave for SSG (L-3 Integrated Optical Systems)

30 inch 1/10 wave P-V F/4 Zerodur mirror completed for Institute for Astronomy, Hawaii

30 inch diameter and 24 inch diameter BK7 concave/convex beam combiners completed for Boeing and DoD (Dept. of Defense - USA)

9 inch diameter by 9 inch radius Ge Domes finished for U.S. Navy

25 inch hexagonal by 1 inch thick, light-weighted concave spherical Aluminum mirrors finished to ¼ wave for Ball Aerospace

Light-weighted Space/Flight qualified off-axis mirrors manufactured for U.S. Navy contracted through SAIC, (Scientific Applications International Corporation) San Diego, CA, including off-axis hyperboloids, off-axis oblate spheroids, prolate spheroids finished to extremely tight tolerances of .023rms to .062 rms. Diameters ranged from 8 inches to 16 inches, with aspheric departures of up 146 waves.