OPTICAL DESIGN SERVICES AND PRICING

We can provide our optical design and engineering services in the following ways. Prices exclude VAT.

SNAP DESIGN PLANS WITH COTS COMPONENTS

SNAP designs are optical systems designed specifically to use commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) components. Components can be purchaced online from world-wide suppliers, including (but not limited to) Thorlabs and Edmund Optics. Component selection ranges from inexpensive simple lenses, filters, mirrors and achromats to more expensive, precision-manufactured high-end aspherics.

Snap designs include optical design, optical and mechanical tolerance analysis, and a shopping list with links. You can also opt-in order the optomechanical structural design at the same time. For the mounting designs, we use COTS components from the same suppliers that provide you the optical components, and additionally we provide the CAD files showing the assembly.

Due to the nature of COTS components, the range of Snap designs we can offer is limited by the Snap suitability chart below. For prices and delivery time you only need numerical aperture and half field of view in degrees.

Snap pricing

Snap designs come with fixed rates that depend on optical system properties - Just find the numerical aperture and half field of view from the chart on the right.

All our designs include tolerancing analysis optimized for minimum tolerances.

  • Green: 695€, delivery in five working days3.
  • Yellow: 995€, delivery in ten working days3.
  • White: Not yet available as a fixed-rate Snap design.
  • COTS CAD mount designs: +595€ and +3 working days3.
Snap suitability
Examples of COTS designs

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A wide-field, multispectral imaging objective for MWIR bandwidth, with recommendations on optomechanical tolerance optimization using 3D-printed or simple machined structures. Full prescription included. [PDF]
Our SPIE publication describing the calibration system for the Multi-Aperture Spectroscopic Telescope MAST for the Weizmann Institute of Science. [LINK]
A white-light autocollimator for measuring angular deviations, using a parabolic mirror and an in-built calibration principle.
A visual bandwidth spectrograph using a single mirror in double-pass mode for reducing optomechanical tolerances.
A 3-in-1 collimator, beam expander and circularizer for low-cost laser diodes with multiple attachment methods.
An F-Theta lens with a telecentric image space. [Preview]
A 30° FFOV visual bandwidth conoscope for measuring the angular distribution of light. [Preview]
A varifocal imaging objective that can focus to object distances between 500 mm and 7000 mm without moving parts. It employs a visual bandwidth range and a fixed focus sensor. [Preview]

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Best value for lighter projects and when time is of the essence!

PROJECT-BASED PLANS

Let us know about your project! With our free customized quote based on the severity of the system, you may budget ahead without fearing costs from surprises or delays. You can explore several design possibilities, complete optical analysis, optimized mechanical tolerancing and full plans easily integrateable to your existing CAD designs. We provide online support for the entire development cycle, even after invoicing is complete.

Plan is limited to a single project. Project may have its initial parameters and conditions changed as long as the nature and scope of the application remains.

Our services include those listed in the subscription-based plans section below.

For a customized quote and services, contact us in full confidentiality about your service needs.

Best value when your project is defined and ready to enter development.

SUBSCRIPTION-BASED PLANS

We offer also subscription plans with service tiers you can best fit for your needs. You can have an experienced on-duty optical designer with fully equipped and licenced workstation at your service instantly, as long as is needed for an unlimited number of photonics-related projects3.

Majority of our industrial projects can be completed within the scope of the Essential package. Collaboration with scientific and training projects are best met with the Premium package, and Elite package is taylor-made for frictionless and intensive localized projects1. Plans can be expanded with additional hourly cost of 175 €/h (applied to the expansion package and its use only).

The validity period of monthly plans start as agreed, and are cancelled automatically at the end of the minimum 30-day period. It can be renewed instantly with a written notification. We will keep you updated on the status. Upgrading to the next tier is possible by notification. You may also update the service plan whenever, and the remaining validity period of the previous tier will be compensated on a day basis.

Most flexible for multiple simultaneous tasks, responsibilities and projects.

RATES AND DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES

ESSENTIAL

PREMIUM

ELITE

Project
LICENCED WORKSTATION
  • Professional design softwares
  • CAD design and viewing software
  • Databases of optical systems
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    OPTICAL DESIGNS
  • Concept verifications
  • Imaging, illumination, wavefront correction, spectroscopy, machine vision
  • With commercial Off-The-Shelf components
  • Optimized STOP analysis
  • Ready for CAD integrations
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    ONLINE SUPPORT
  • E-mail, phone, IM, Slack/Mattermost
  • Regular video meetings
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    PROGRESS REPORTING
  • Regular updates
  • With Gantt, PERT or free-form reporting of your choosing
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    NON-DICLOSURE AGREEMENTS
  • Our own NDA applied automatically (review)
  • Customer NDA's acceptable
  • Electronic signing available
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    CUSTOM OPTICS DESIGNS
  • Incl. ISO 10110 schematics
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    OPTOMECHANICAL DESIGNS
  • COTS or custom components
  • 3D CAD layouts with tolerancing
  • Incl. 2D CAD schematics
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    COMPONENT SOURCING
  • Manufacturer/workshop liaison
  • Prototype 3D printing (PLA)
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    RESEARCH AND ANALYTICS
  • Research and reporting
  • Python coding
  • Patent searches
  • Market research, presentations
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    ON-SITE VISITS
  • Limited to locations in Finland 1
  • Max working time 12h/day 3
    		•  Travel expences invoiced separately
    PROTOTYPING
  • Component acquisition, assembly and testing 2
  • Small to medium sized optical systems at our location
  • On-site prototyping (EEA, EFTA and UK) 1
    		•  Travel expences invoiced separately
    OPTICAL TESTING
  • Offsite: Small to medium sized optical systems
  • Spot size, PSF, MTF, wavefront
  • Custom test designs and layouts
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    TRAINING AND MENTORING
  • Introductory optical design, tolerancing
  • Advanced optical design, optimization
  • White papers, manuals and tutorials
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    NON-COMPETITION AGREEMENTS
  • Scope must be limited to both application and field
  • Duration must be limited to 12 months after the completion of most recent plan or project
  • Above limitations do not apply to NDA
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    ON-SITE VISITS
  • Limited to locations in EEA, EFTA and UK 1
  • Max working time 12h/day 3
    		•  Travel expences invoiced separately
    SELECT CORE HOURS
  • Four hours of immediate online response and availability
  • Limited to weekdays within 9.00-16.00 ±3h (EET) 3
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    PERIOD OF PLAN
  • Renewable with a notice
  • We will update on the status
    		•  30 days 30 days 30 days End of development phase
    OUR RATES 4800€ 7450€ 11250€ Ask for quote
    1 Travel included in price is limited to twice a month for a total of four full working days3 at the specified location, seven if outside Finland. Travel time not included. Increased visiting frequencies can be negotiated without upgrading the subscription tier.
    2 Subject to advance approval in writing. Customer purchase order delivered to our location.
    3 Subject to the Finnish Working Hours Act monitored by Incident Angle Oy.