100% Made in America
Precision Optics Built for the Mission
American Photonics manufactures infrared and laser optics for the systems that can't fail — defense platforms, aerospace sensors, industrial lasers, and research instruments. Ground, polished, and coated on American soil.
ORIGIN: USA · 27.38N 82.47W
What We Do
Substrate to Serial Number, Under One Roof.
From raw substrate to coated, inspected, serialized optic — every step happens under one roof in the United States.
Infrared Optics
ZnSe, Germanium, GaAs, Silicon, and Chalcogenide lenses, windows, and domes built for SWIR through LWIR performance.
View IR Optics →Laser Optics
Focusing lenses, beam expanders, mirrors, and protective windows built to survive high-power industrial and directed-energy beams.
View Laser Optics →Custom Manufacturing
Build-to-print programs from single prototypes to full production, with complete lot traceability.
View Capabilities →Optical Coatings
Anti-reflection, high-reflection, DLC hard-carbon, and bandpass coatings applied and tested in-house to MIL-spec durability standards.
View Coatings →Certifications & Compliance
Credentials Your Program Inherits on Day One
Quality, export control, and cybersecurity — audited, documented, and ready for controlled defense and aerospace work. This is our competitive edge.
ITAR
Registered and current. Export-controlled technical data handled under ITAR procedures — controlled access, controlled facility, U.S.-person staffing on controlled programs.
View ITAR Registration →ISO 9001:2015
Certified by DEKRA to ISO 9001:2015 — quality management covering fabrication, coating, and inspection, with serialized lot traceability on every order.
Quality System →NIST SP 800-171 · CMMC Level 2
Cybersecurity: NIST SP 800-171 implementation in progress under DFARS 252.204-7012. CMMC Level 2 assessment planned within DoD's Phase 2 implementation window (2026). Your drawings and data stay protected, end to end.
Compliance →Defense & Aerospace
A Sovereign Supply Chain for Critical Optics
When the mission depends on the sensor, the sensor depends on the glass. American Photonics gives defense primes, integrators, and government programs a domestic source for EO/IR optics — free from foreign dependencies and export bottlenecks.
ITAR-ready processes, full material traceability, and a Germanium reclaim program that keeps strategic material inside the United States.
Defense & Military Optics
Who We Serve
Markets That Demand Proof, Not Promises
Defense & Military
EO/IR seekers, night vision, FLIR, targeting, and weapon sight optics for primes and government programs.
Explore →Aerospace
Flight-qualified windows, sensor optics, and IR assemblies built for extreme environments.
Explore →Industrial Laser
CO₂ and fiber laser focusing optics, protective windows, and beam delivery components for cutting and welding systems.
Explore →Thermal Imaging
Germanium and chalcogenide lens elements for LWIR cameras, surveillance systems, and predictive maintenance tools.
Explore →Research & Scientific
Custom prisms, windows, and precision components for national labs, universities, and instrument builders.
Explore →Medical & Sensing
IR spectroscopy and laser delivery optics for analytical and diagnostic instrument manufacturers.
Explore →Space & Satellite
Star trackers, orbital imaging payloads, and space-qualified optical windows for spacecraft and launch systems.
Explore →UAS & Drone Systems
Lightweight gimbal optics, EO/IR payload lenses, and protective windows for unmanned aircraft and autonomous platforms.
Explore →One Brand · Two Ways to Buy
Need It Off the Shelf? Visit Our Online Store
Replacement CO₂ laser lenses, mirrors, and accessories — in stock and shipping fast from Sarasota, Florida. Serving laser users online for over 14 years.
In-stock optics — ships from Sarasota: ZnSe focusing lenses · high-power CO₂ lenses · fused silica protective windows · Si/Cu mirror sets · beam combiners · witness samples (ZnSe · ZnS · Si)
Send Us the Drawing. We'll Take It From There.
Upload your print or spec and receive an engineering-reviewed quotation — most RFQs answered within one business day.
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