Business Details
50+ Years
experience
Precision Optics Manufacturing Solutions in Rocklin, CA
Pacific Coast Optics has been a leader in precision optics manufacturing for over 40 years, delivering custom optical components and assemblies to meet exacting specifications. Our team of experienced opticians, engineers, and designers prioritizes collaboration and communication to understand client needs, ensuring we exceed project goals. Specializing in spherical and cylindrical lenses, prisms, filters, and infrared optics, we serve military, aerospace, communications, and industrial sectors. With a complete manufacturing facility in Rocklin, California, we handle projects from raw material to final testing. Our expertise includes advanced materials like fused silica, germanium, and sapphire, supported by a 3500+ tool inventory. We maintain exacting tolerances through high-speed polishing and CNC machining, producing optics from 0.5mm to 660mm in diameter.Our proprietary techniques enable rapid prototyping and volume production while maintaining quality. As an ISO-certified facility, we combine decades of experience with cutting-edge technology to solve complex optical challenges. Clients benefit from our in-house capabilities for custom mechanical components and multi-element assemblies. Our commitment to innovation ensures clients receive precision optics on time and on budget.
Services
Custom Lenses
Optical Assembly
High-speed Polishing
Prototype Development
Volume Production
Prisms & Polarizers
Infrared Optics
UV Optics
Filters
Mechanical Components
Details
- Year established: 1968
Highlights and features
- We offer 40+ years of precision optics manufacturing expertise
- Our in-house tooling department supports custom mechanical components
- We maintain exacting tolerances down to 2 microns
- Our engineers develop proprietary techniques for complex optical systems
- We serve critical industries including military and aerospace sectors
Services
Custom Lenses
We manufacture precision spherical and cylindrical lenses from materials like fused silica and N-BK7 glass. Our capabilities range from 0.5mm to 660mm diameter optics with radius curvature from 1mm to infinity. Advanced coatings and high-speed processing techniques ensure exact specifications for OEM applications in UV to infrared wavelengths.
Optical Assembly
Our engineers develop efficient methods for single to multi-component optical assemblies. We specialize in bonding beamsplitter cubes and manufacturing complex systems from ultraviolet through far infrared. In-house fixture design and proprietary assembly techniques ensure rapid response to demanding production requirements for military, medical, and industrial applications.
High-speed Polishing
We employ advanced polishing techniques for optical elements up to 660mm diameter. By varying polishing speed and stroke length, we achieve surface configurations true to 1/20th of a wave. Our 3500+ grinding tools and CNC machining capabilities ensure exact tolerances down to 2 microns for both glass and metal components.
Infrared Optics
We produce infrared optics using silicon, germanium, and zinc selenide materials. Our proprietary equipment enables precise shaping and polishing of thermal imaging components. We offer custom shapes, sizes, and coatings while maintaining surface quality specifications for demanding military and industrial applications.
UV Optics
Our UV optics achieve 10/5 surface quality through low-scatter polishing techniques. We use specialized coatings to ensure high damage thresholds and longevity in UV applications. Our engineers optimize material selection and coating combinations for specific performance requirements in scientific and industrial systems.
People
Hai Vu
Owner/President
With over 40 years in optics manufacturing, Hai Vu leads operations and process improvements. He mentors teams in efficiency and precision while developing advanced manufacturing techniques to reduce turnaround time.
Questions
What industries do you serve?
We serve military, aerospace, communications, and industrial sectors requiring precision optical components and systems.
What materials do you work with?
We use fused silica, N-BK7, sapphire, germanium, silicon, zinc selenide, and specialty glasses for optical components.
What size optics can you produce?
We manufacture optics from 0.5mm to 660mm diameter with exacting tolerances using advanced machining and polishing techniques.
Do you handle custom projects?
Yes, we specialize in custom optical solutions from prototype development to volume production with proprietary manufacturing methods.
What coatings do you offer?
We provide anti-reflective coatings, high-power laser coatings, and custom optical coatings optimized for specific wavelength requirements.
How do you ensure quality?
We maintain ISO standards with in-house testing, 3500+ specialized tools, and exacting tolerances down to 2 microns.
