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With almost five decades of knowledge designing and manufacturing high precision IR optics
Broad product portfolio and mass-production capabilities
Fixed to complex zoom lenses in the SWIR, MWIR, LWIR realms. Mass production capabilities.
AN MKS Inst. brand - A US $3.5B company
MKS Inst. is a global tech. leader, NASDAQ listed, 11K employees in world-wide sites
Trusted supplier to international defense industry
MKS Ophir is the preferred optics partner for the most innovative defense systems world-wide
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AquaShieldIR™ Hydrophobic Coating for IR Maritime and Naval Security &Surveillance
Ophir MKS
AquaShieldIR key benefits:
Water repellency: creates a water-repellent surface on IR imaging lenses, preventing water droplets from adhering. This feature ensures clarity and visibility, even in rainy or foggy conditions.
Enhanced visibility in wet conditions: by repelling water droplets, AquaShieldIR™ enables IR imaging lenses to perform optimally in wet conditions.
Improved Image Quality: thanks to the preventions of water droplets and contaminants from adhering to the lens surface, resulting in improved image quality.
IR lenses for TWS & HHTI
Ophir MKS
Key Features of Ophir's IR lenses for thermal weapon sights and hand-held thermal imagers:
• Precision Engineering: Our lenses are designed with precision engineering, guaranteeing exceptional clarity and image quality in the LWIR spectrum.
• Versatile Compatibility: Ophir's lenses seamlessly integrate with a wide range of platforms, including hand-held thermal imagers and thermal weapon sights. This versatility ensures adaptability to your specific application requirements.
• Enhanced Thermal Imaging: Experience superior thermal imaging performance that enables accurate detection, identification, and tracking of targets, even in challenging environmental conditions.
• Robust Build Quality: Our lenses are built to withstand the rigors of field use, ensuring durability and longevity in demanding situations.
• Exceptional Clarity: Achieve clear, high-resolution thermal images, allowing you to make critical decisions with confidence.
• Competitive Advantage: Stay ahead of the curve with MKS Ophir's cutting-edge thermal imaging technology, giving you a competitive edge in your field of expertise.
When it comes to thermal imaging lenses for thermal weapon sights and hand-held thermal imagers, Ophir is your trusted partner for excellence. Explore our range of products to discover the perfect solution that will elevate your application's performance.
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Large-mirror optical components design & production
Ophir MKS
Large mirrors are crucial in various optical systems, particularly long-range multi-spectral setups for defense, surveillance, and commercial use, like UAV optics and agricultural temperature monitoring. Aerospace applications, such as satellites and telescopes, are common. These mirrors come in different shapes and materials, including Al, Si, Ge, and Cu, spanning visible, UV, and IR spectrums.
By using advanced CNC grinding, polishing, and diamond turning we provide precise surface forms, with tight tolerances, and multispectral performance. Our mirrors, up to 700mm in diameter, provide impressive specifications: 0.05% radius tolerance, less than 0.5Fr P-V irregularities, 0.1Fr RMS at 0.633μ, and sub-40Å RMS roughness. MKS Ophir's proprietary coatings enhance spectral performance and surface durability.
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LightIR, Low-SWaP IR Cont. Zoom Lens Collection for Airborne and HHTI EO Systems
Ophir MKS
LightIR series key features:
• High MTF performance
• Extremely compact, light, configurations
• Suitable for a wide range of low-SWaP applications
• Maintains focus through the entire zoom range
• Compatible with major MWIR and LWIR detectors
• Designed to withstand harsh environmental conditions
IR Optical Components for Guided Missiles
Ophir MKS
MKS Ophir's proprietary dome coatings offer superior uniformity, ensuring excellent image quality from any angle.
In high numerical aperture systems like IR guided missiles, precise coating control is essential to meet operational demands and achieve accurate target acquisition. Our unique rotating coating system guarantees thickness uniformity, enhancing image quality and durability.
Trust us for customized IR components with unmatched manufacturing expertise, including convex or concave spherical, aspherical, and diffractive surfaces.
Introducing SWIR & NIR 25-250mm f/5.5 (NFOV) f/4 (WFOV): Low-SWaP, Long-Range, for 5µm & 10µm SXGA detectors
Ophir MKS
The SWIR & NIR 25-250mm f/5.5 (NFOV) f/4.0 (WFOV) continuous zoom lens is a first to market low-Size, Weight, and Power (SWaP), compact lens, for the newly introduced 5μm SXGA, as well as for 10μm SXGA, and 15μm VGA SWIR detectors.
The SWIR & NIR zoom lens employs a unique mechanical and optical design, resulting in an all-around smaller and lighter unit with only 860gr in weight, and 224mm in length, making it approximately 60% lighter than similar existing SWIR lenses.
The SWIR lens is also chromatically corrected to support a broader short-wave IR wavelength regime from 0.7-1.7μm and operates with minimal distortion.
The SWIR & NIR 25-250mm f/5.5 (NFOV) f/4.0 (WFOV) continuous zoom lens presents an unrivaled combination of SWaP capabilities, detection range exceeding 26km.
Product features:
• Continuous zoom in the 0.7-1.7μm SWIR regime
• Designed for 5μm, 10μm SXGA & 15μm VGA SWIR detectors
• Lightweight (<860 gr)
• Detection range >26 km
• Enables laser-line detection
Widest Collection of Long-Range LWIR & MWIR IR Zoom Lenses for Observation Systems
Ophir MKS
Experience unparalleled clarity and precision across the full zoom range with Ophir's MWIR cooled and LWIR uncooled long-range IR zoom lenses. Providing MTF close to the diffraction limit, these lenses excel in long detection, recognition, and identification (DRI) ranges, making them ideal for diverse commercial, surveillance, and homeland security applications. Available in various FPA formats, including High Definition XGA and SXGA.
Key characteristics:
• High MTF
• Accurate thru-zoom boresight
• Focus and F# maintained through the full zoom range
• Rugged design for toughest environments
• Zoom up to X30
• Fast FOV change
• Diffraction-limited optical design
• Athermal compensation
• High durability, low reflection hard carbon AR coating
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Introducing FoldIR 30-450mm f/3.4 long-range, low-SWaP MWIR lens for air-sea-land optical gimbals and payloads
Ophir MKS
Introducing the FoldIR 30-450mm f/3.4 continuous zoom lens with Ophir's innovative folded optical design, offering lightweight, compact design while maintaining long optical lengths and improved tolerance sensitivity. This design ensures exceptional performance even in challenging environments, addressing stabilization and athermalization issues. Its unique f/3.4 aperture guarantees superior image quality, surpassing larger aperture zoom lenses in diffraction limit MTF and IR signal collection. The lens features a built-in mechanical shutter for NUC control, enhancing image quality through Ophir's control system. Weighting under 2kg, offering an impressive detection range of over 20km, and a horizontal field-of-view of 26.9º (WFOV) and 1.7º (NFOV). This compact, lightweight, long-range, high-performance lens is the ultimate selection of for optical air-land-sea optical gimbals and payloads.
Key features include:
• Efficient folded optics design for min. volume use
• Physical shutter for NUC
• Designed for MWIR 10μm SXGA sensors
• For air-sea-land gimbals and payloads
• Weight <2kg
• Detection range >20km
• HFOV 26.9º WFOV/ 1.7º NFOV
1200mm FLs MWIR Cooled Continuous Zoom Lenses for Long Range Observation Systems & C-UAS
Ophir MKS
The Ophir® SupIR 80-1200mm MWIR f/5.5 and SupIR 60-1200mm MWIR f/4 lenses are designed for 15 µm 640x512 and SXGA 10 µm pitch FPA (focal plan arrays) cooled MWIR detectors, respectively, providing detection ranges exceeding 28 km.
Key Features:
- High performance IR continuous zoom lens
- Compatibility with 10 µm SXGA/HD and 15 µm 640x512 cameras
- Maintains accurate LOS & focus through the full zoom range
- Designed for extended range observation & C-UAS systems
- Detection range exceeds 26 km
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Ophir Optronics Solutions, IR Optics group, an MKS Instruments, Inc. (NASDAQ: MKSI) brand, is a leading provider of high-performance IR optical assemblies and elements for SWIR, MWIR & LWIR advanced air-land-naval IR defense systems. With over 45 years of expertise, we design and produce optics for cutting-edge EO programs developed by global defense OEMs, ensuring superior quality and reliability.
With state-of-the-art production sites in Israel and a NATO-member country Romania, we are dedicated to upholding the highest standards of excellence to meet the rigorous demands of defense and security applications.
Our product range includes low-SWaP infrared continuous zoom lenses, the LightIR™ series, designed for airborne and HHTI applications, and a Long-Range line specifically tailored for C-UAS and critical infrastructure protection.
With state-of-the-art production sites in Israel and a NATO-member country Romania, we are dedicated to upholding the highest standards of excellence to meet the rigorous demands of defense and security applications.
Our product range includes low-SWaP infrared continuous zoom lenses, the LightIR™ series, designed for airborne and HHTI applications, and a Long-Range line specifically tailored for C-UAS and critical infrastructure protection.
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