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Night Vision Optics
Optics and assemblies for night vision devices, which let you see in low light or darkness. They either amplify the light that is available or capture infrared and turn it into a visible image.

- Fig.
- 19
- Coating
- In-house
- Quality
- ISO 9001
- Custom
- To drawing
- Since
- 1965
- Made in
- Roorkee
What it does · where it’s used
- Image-intensifier and thermal (IR) systems
- Defence and law-enforcement use
- Wildlife observation and outdoor pursuits
- Infrared materials such as germanium for thermal optics
Specify yours.
Start from a catalogue part or from your own drawing, in the material, coating and tolerance grade you need.
AMaterial
- Optical glass (BK7-class crown, flint)
- Fused silica / fused quartz
- Sapphire
- CaF₂
- BaF₂
- MgF₂
- Silicon (Si)
- Germanium (Ge)
- Zinc sulphide (ZnS)
- Zinc selenide (ZnSe)
- Nd:YAG crystal
- Other UV and IR materials
BCoatingIn-house
- ARAnti-reflection
- Al · AgMetallic mirror
- HRDielectric mirror
- Filter
- Beam-splitter
- Polarizing
CTolerance grade
| Parameter | Commercial | Precision |
|---|---|---|
| Thickness | ±0.1 mm | ±0.01 mm |
| Radius | 1% | 0.5% |
| Refractive index | 0.001 | 0.0001 |
| Abbe (V-number) | 1% | 0.1% |
| Centration | 3 arc-min | 30 arc-sec |
| Tilt / wedge | 1 arc-min | 10 arc-sec |
| Surface irregularity | 1 fringe | λ/4 (0.25 fringe) |
| Surface quality (scratch-dig) | 60-40 | 10-5 |
DMade to your drawing
Send your drawing.
A drawing or a short spec is enough. We quote to it.
- Dimensions and tolerances
- Material and coating
- Surface quality
- Quantity
Quote for night vision optics.
Tell us the part, material, coating and quantity, or send a drawing. We reply with a quote.