LightForge Rapid Fabrication Service
Description
LightForge™ is a low-cost rapid fabrication service giving optical designers the ability to create innovative new freeform surfaces, test new ideas and verify designs for production without incurring expensive upfront engineering charges and lengthy prototyping lead times.
Uploading a design to the LightForge™ web site could not be simpler. The optical surface must be specified on a 10um grid for x, y and z. After submitting the design, the LightForge™ web site runs a design rule check and if accepted, your optic will be ready in as little as 2 weeks. LightForge™ can be used to create a wide range of refractive optical elements, from beam transformers and microlens arrays, to unique components such as diode laser smile correctors and wavefront compensator phaseplates, to completely custom surface shapes.
The LightForge™ fabrication service can be used for rapid prototyping as a precursor to volume production, or for one-off designs. The clear aperture can be used to test multiple variants of a single design or multiple separate designs.
LightForge Rapid Fabrication Service
Features
Rapid prototyping and fabrication service
Upload design via web portal WYSIWYG
2 week typical turnaround
Fixed menu pricing
Fixed design rules
AR coating and mounting option available
From Zemax to LightForge™ in one simple step
Benefits
Industry’s lowest cost and fastest freeform optical fabrication service
Provides a cost effective and superior performance alternative to standard products
Improves system performance beyond the capability of standard products
Addresses applications that are not supported well by standard products
Applications
Diode laser systems
Fiber and solid state lasers
Directed energy
Laser wavefront correction
Homogenizers
Beam shapers
Lens Arrays
Imaging systems
For pricing, technical or any other questions please contact the supplier
- No registration required
- No markups, no fees
- Direct contact with supplier
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How to order?
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Ships from:
United States
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Sold by:
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On FindLight:
since 2015
Frequently Asked Questions
Uploading a design to the LightForge™ web site is simple. The optical surface must be specified on a 10um grid for x, y, and z. After submitting the design, the LightForge™ web site runs a design rule check and if accepted, your optic will be ready in as little as 2 weeks.
LightForge™ is a low-cost rapid fabrication service that allows optical designers to create innovative new freeform surfaces, test new ideas, and verify designs for production without incurring expensive upfront engineering charges and lengthy prototyping lead times.
LightForge™ provides the industry's lowest cost and fastest freeform optical fabrication service, provides a cost-effective and superior performance alternative to standard products, and improves system performance beyond the capability of standard products.
LightForge™ can be used to create a wide range of refractive optical elements, from beam transformers and microlens arrays to unique components such as diode laser smile correctors and wavefront compensator phaseplates, to completely custom surface shapes.
Yes, the LightForge™ fabrication service can be used for rapid prototyping as a precursor to volume production or for one-off designs. The clear aperture can be used to test multiple variants of a single design or multiple separate designs.