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Avantier, Inc.

Avantier is a vertically integrated leader in high-precision custom optics, delivering end-to-end solutions for complex optical challenges. From prototyping to full-scale production, we ensure exceptional quality and repeatability. Our expertise spans the design and manufacturing of advanced optical components such as aspherical lenses, freeform optics, microscope objective lenses, OAP mirrors, telescopes, SiC optics, optical domes, microlens arrays, large optics and infrared lenses. Serving aerospace, biomedical, life sciences, quantum computing, and other advanced technology sectors, Avantier is your trusted one-stop strategic partner for meeting the most stringent optical specifications with precision and reliability.
1100 US Hwy 22
North Plainfield, NJ 07060
United States of America
732-321-6915

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Avantier is ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001: 2015 and ISO 13485:2016 certified.

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Over fifty years of optical design and engineering experience has given our team a wealth of experience to draw on, and our customers know that when they come to Avantier, they will be well taken care of. Whether you need an imaging solution, lens systems, optical components, or opto-mechanical assemblies for UV, VIS, NIR or SWIR applications we have you covered. Advanced manufacturing units combined with state of the art metrology enables us to produce high performance precision optics to the highest standards.

Custom optical design and optical engineering is one of our specialties, and our optical engineers collaborate closely with our valued clients to come up with the optimal design for their application. We have experience providing optical system solutions on projects with both research groups and commercial enterprises, and have served customers in industries such as life science, medicine, defense, industry, biotech, aerospace and automotive. Whether you need assistance in optimizing your optical design to make your optical systems solutions accessible or need optical consulting on a project with tight budgets, our unsurpassed experience and quality make us the optical systems solutions provider of choice for those with high performance needs. 

Optical Consulting Services Provided

Optical consulting services we provide include image processing, reverse optical engineering, custom optics fabrication, and optical design optimization. We are experienced in design for manufacturing (DFM), as well as optimal system assembly and sub assembly. Our optical system design capabilities include optical components and lens assembly system design as well as instrumental design.

Although our staff are experts in their fields, with over five decades of optical design, optical engineering and optical manufacturing to draw on, they are also uniquely accessible and easy to work with.  Our customers appreciate our friendly, approachable manner as well as the passion and commitment we bring to every project. When we take on your custom project, your goals become our own, and we will collaboratively work with your team to do what it takes to make you fully successful.  Whether you’re pushing the boundaries of optical technology or running volume production of a consumer device, we have the capability to help you succeed.

This commitment continues after an optical component or device has left our factories and taken its place in the world. Our help line is available at any time should you need consultation and advice during installation or use. We stand behind our design and optics 100%, and guarantee that every component or device meets all applicable standards.

Innovative Imaging Solutions

A thorough understanding of optics not only enables our engineers to design and produce high quality optics for standard applications, it also gives them the tools they need to find innovative solutions to solve complex problems. We pride ourselves in keeping up with every advance in photonics, and continually find ourselves on the edge of technology advances. Creative design and out of the box thinking enables us to come up with the best solution to every problem, whether that be a complex multipart assembly or a custom lens cut from nontraditional substrates.

Reasons to Choose Avantier

  • ISO: 9001:2015
  • ISO:13485:2016
  • ISO:14001: 201
  • Optical System Solutions and Product Engineering
  • Design for Manufacturing DFM experience
  • Image Analysis and Image Processing
  • Optical Lens Assembly
  • Rapid Prototyping Capability
  • Quick Turnover and Short Lead Times
  • Unparalleled Quality and High Performance

Products

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Inverted Microscopes
Advanced Live Cell Imaging – High Performance at a Practical Price Inverted Microscope for Research Excellence Compatible and User-Friendly Achieve research excellence with...
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Stereo Microscopes
From Macro to Cellular-level Observation with the AVT018 Discover the AVT018, a research-grade parallel light stereo microscope engineered for demanding applications in life science...
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At Avantier, we specialize in the design, development, and manufacturing of small diameter lenses tailored for demanding applications—particularly in medical...
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Avantier’s Pancake Lens is an advanced optical solution designed for next-generation Virtual Reality (VR) headsets. Featuring a folded optical path structure, ...
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Precision Optics for Vacuum UV to Infrared Applications Overview Lithium Fluoride (LiF) lenses are ideal for optical systems requiring high transmission from the vacuum ...
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Laser Line Polarizing Cube Beamsplitters
Laser Line Polarizing Cube Beamsplitters at Avantier – precision-crafted thin film polarizers designed to elevate the performance of your laser systems. These cube beamsplitters...
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Aspheric Lenses Solutions An aspheric lens is an optical lens with a non spherical surface profile; its surfaces are not portions of a sphere or cylinder. There are many types...
Apochromats Lenses
Microscope Objective Lenses at AvantierA microscope objective lens produces a real, magnified image of an object placed within the field of view. Before it is observed the image...
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Freeform optics have the potential to revolutionize the way optical systems are designed and can push the limits on optical performance. At Avantier, we produce custom freeform...
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At Avantier, we possess the expertise to produce custom optical domes solutions in a wide variety of substrates and sizes. Whether you require enhanced durability for high-pressure...

Press Releases

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Laser Communication Terminals
High-Performance Optical Communications Built on Flight-Proven Space Optics
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Lightweight Multi-Mirror Optical System for a High-End Space Telescope
Avantier partnered on the development of a custom five-mirror optical system for a high-end space telescope designed for demanding space observation applications. The project ...
An optical design for AR devices
As a leader in optical R&D and manufacturing, Avantier has continuously advanced optical technologies for augmented reality systems. Leveraging decades of expertise in optical...
a custom ultra-wide-angle lens
In the high-performance panoramic imaging and digital camera optics market, a customer required a custom ultra-wide-angle lens design to enable precision 360...
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Microlens Array Manufacturing
Large-Pitch Glass Microlens Arrays for Laser and Beam-Shaping Systems Microlens arrays used in beam shaping and wavefront control often require larger lens pitches, high ...

Videos

Advancing Quantum Computing with Long Working Distance Objective Lenses | Avantier
Quantum computing depends on precision — from controlling individual ions to detecting faint quantum signals with accuracy. At Avantier, we design and manufacture long working...
Webinar: How High NA Objective Lenses Power Quantum Computing
Unlocking Quantum Precision: How High NA Objective Lenses Power Next-Gen Quantum Systems Discover how High Numerical Aperture (NA) objective lenses are revolutionizing quantum...
Inverted Microscope AVT100 | Super-Resolution Imaging with Plan Apochromatic Optics
Discover the Avantier AVT100 Inverted Microscope for Life Science Research, designed for super-resolution imaging and advanced applications in cell biology, biomedicine, and industrial...
Research-Grade Stereo Microscope AVT018 | High-Performance 3D Observation with Plan Apo Optics
Discover this research-grade stereo microscope designed for high-precision 3D observation in life science and industrial applications. Built with a parallel optics system, it ...
Zygo NewView 9000 | High-Precision 3D Optical Surface Profiling at Avantier
Discover how the Zygo NewView 9000 3D Optical Surface Profiler is transforming the future of high-precision optics at Avantier. This state-of-the-art metrology system uses Coherence...

Resources

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Case Study: Custom Objective Design for Ultracold Atom Quantum Research
Advanced quantum experiments often push well beyond the operating limits of conventional optical components. In ultracold atom systems, microscope objectives must satisfy not ...
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Submeter High Resolution Optical Payload
Technological Heritage & Safeguard Measures Our development process is rooted in a mature industrial chain and extensive flight heritage. We utilize a “design-for-success...
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Case Study: Ultra-Lightweight Large-Aperture Mirrors
Introduction In the rapidly evolving sectors of Earth observation, astronomical research, and deep-space exploration, the demand for high-resolution imaging systems has reached...
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Case Study: Custom Germanium Lens Production for Low-Visibility Applications
Project Background: Germanium Lens for Low-Visibility Applications A client approached us to develop a custom germanium lens designed for use in low-visibility environments...
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A Fixed Focal Length Lens Solution for Helicopter Aerial Photography Lens
When aircraft such as helicopters or drones operate in turbulent, vibration-rich environments, capturing sharp, stable, high-resolution images becomes a true test of optical engineering...

Blogs

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Space optical payload engineering
Avantier supports the development of compact optical payloads for small satellites and space missions. To read the entire article, visit Avantier, Inc.  
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Space Engineering
Avantier supports the engineering of space optical systems from early concept definition through design, analysis, manufacturability review, assembly planning, metrology, and ...
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6-DOF Positioning Systems in Space Telescopes
6-DOF Positioning Systems in Space Telescopes Modern space telescopes are no longer limited by optical design alone. As aperture size increases and wavefront requirements become...
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Custom Long-Wave Infrared Space Telescope Design for Aerospace Applications
From Optical Design to Space Qualification Long-wave infrared (LWIR) imaging systems operating in the 7–12 μm spectral range play a critical role in modern aerospace ...
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Aluminum vs. Silicon Carbide (SiC)
1. Material Capability Avantier supports the design and manufacturing of optical components using a wide range of materials, including aluminum, silicon carbide (SiC), Zerodur...

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Zerodur vs. Aluminum
1. Material Capability Avantier supports the design and manufacturing of optical components using a wide range of materials, including Zerodur, aluminum, silicon carbide (SiC)...
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How Are Sub-Nanometer Precision Mirrors Manufactured?
The Complete Manufacturing Workflow The production of sub-nanometer precision mirrors follows a tightly controlled sequence: Substrate material engineering Ultra-precision machining...
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What are sub-nanometer precision mirrors?
What Does “Sub-Nanometer Precision” Really Mean? A nanometer (nm) is one-billionth of a meter. Sub-nanometer precision refers to surface deviations smaller than that...
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Breaking Conjugate Distance Limits for Quantum Imaging
Advanced Objective Design Strategies for Long Working Distance, High-NA Quantum Systems The limitations of conventional microscope objectives in quantum experiments are increasingly...
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Why Conventional Microscope Objectives Break Down in Quantum Experiments
Optical Constraints Become Architecture Constraints in Quantum Systems Microscope objectives used in quantum experiments are often treated as standard optical components selected...
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Adaptive Optics and Wavefront Control in High-Performance Systems
Adaptive optics and wavefront control are fundamental to achieving diffraction-limited performance in modern aerospace optical systems. In applications ranging from space telescopes...
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Ultra-Wide Aperture and Athermalized LWIR Lens Design
In long-wave infrared (LWIR, 8–12 μm) optical systems, achieving a balance among large aperture, compact form factor, thermal stability, and high imaging performance ...
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High-Performance RC Telescope Optical System with Verified Wavefront Control
1. System Architecture Overview The optical system adopts a Ritchey–Chrétien (RC) reflective configuration, selected for its: Elimination of primary coma and...
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SiC vs Zerodur: Material Comparison for Space and Defense
Introduction In high-performance optical systems—particularly in spaceborne and defense applications—material selection is a critical driver of system performance...
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Freeform Optical Measurement vs. Large-Aperture Optical Metrology
Physics-Driven Selection of a 3D Optical Surface Profiler In high-precision optics, the challenge has shifted from raw resolution to matching measurement architecture with surface...
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Throughput Decoupling: Multi-Mirror Array High-NA Objectives for Sub-3nm Metrology
1. The Stochastic Barrier: Resolution vs. Throughput In the <3nm regime, the primary bottleneck in defect metrology is no longer just the diffraction limit, but the signal...
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The Evolution of Space Laser Terminal Architecture
While the fundamental advantages of Free-Space Optical Communication (FSOC)—such as high bandwidth and RF-jamming immunity—are well-established (see our ...