Specialty Optical Products

Solutions to support unique integration, imaging, calibration, and system requirements.

Optical Solutions for Specialized Applications

For integration, calibration, and imaging

Andover Corporation’s specialty optical products support a wide range of imaging, sensing, calibration, and optical system integration applications.

From custom prototypes and colored glass filters to dichroics, beamsplitters, and calibration filter sets, these solutions help customers address specialized optical requirements beyond standard catalog configurations.

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Colored Glass Filters

High-quality optical filter glass with excellent color consistency and sharp contrast, ensuring reliable spectral separation and imaging performance.

 
Andover Corporation UV cold Mirrors

Heat Control Filters

Specialized optical filters designed to manage infrared heat while maintaining visible light transmission, ideal for high-temperature environments and thermal-sensitive applications.
Dichroic Filters Andover Corporation

Dichroic Filters

Color separation filters utilizing advanced dielectric coatings for high transmission and steep spectral transitions, perfect for fluorescence imaging and display technologies.
Prism-Beamsplitters Andover Corporation

Beamsplitters

Precision optical components engineered to split or combine light at specific ratios, available in plate, cube, and prism configurations for a wide range of applications.
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Calibration Filter Sets

High-accuracy filter sets for spectrophotometer calibration, ensuring repeatable and NIST-traceable performance across the visible and infrared spectrum.

From Prototype to Production

Custom Fabrication and High-Volume Manufacturing

Collaborate with Andover Corporation on custom optical products, prototype development, and specialized optical solutions supported by vertically integrated manufacturing.

With in-house fabrication, coating, assembly, and metrology capabilities, Andover can support everything from rapid prototypes to high-volume production programs with responsive lead times and consistent quality.

Custom Products & Prototyping

Andover Insights & Innovations

Discovering new possibilities in optical filtering

A drone equipped with an advanced optical sensor hovers over a wildfire as a person monitors infrared imagery on a tablet. The display shows heat signatures, highlighting the role of optical technology in wildfire prevention and detection. Remote sensing optics, including thermal imaging and infrared sensors, are crucial for early fire detection, situational awareness, and risk mitigation in wildfire-prone areas.

Optical Filters for Wildfire Management

By Holly Peterson | January 16, 2025
Wildfires are among nature's most destructive forces, leaving behind devastation that impacts lives, ecosystems, and infrastructure. At Andover Corporation, we...
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How Optical Technology Keeps Us Safe in Winter Weather

By Holly Peterson | December 23, 2024
Winter weather introduces a range of challenges, from sudden snowstorms to hazardous icy roads. Advances in optical technology are helping...
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Reliable Alternatives to Germanium for Infrared Optics

By Andover Corporation | December 4, 2024
Germanium has long been a key material in infrared optics, valued for its excellent transmission properties and thermal conductivity. However,...

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