Since 1997 Optical Physics
Company (OPC)
has been the provider of a unique combination of competencies in
building high precision optics; including mechanical assembly,
electronics, optics, computer interfacing, signal acquisition and
signal processing.
OPC has a reputation among its customers for being the
go-to resource for addressing seemingly insurmountable challenges
and developing innovative methods and sensors where off-the-shelf
solutions do not exist. OPC has core competencies in the design
and manufacture of advanced optical systems for imaging, beam
control and filtering.
OPC's specialty domains include:
1.
Analytic
modeling and wave-optic simulation for HEL systems
2. Coherent
laser imaging through atmospheric turbulence
3. Conformal
HEL beam control including acquisition, aimpoint selection and
maintenance
4. Adaptive
optics, including wavefront sensors and deformable mirrors for HEL
5.
Electro-optical (E-O) sensor systems covering visible to MWIR bands
6. Sensors
for accurate tracking of stars and other dim radiation sources OPC
capabilities include design, trade studies,
demonstrations, and flight fabrication.
OPC has facilities occupying
16,000 sq ft. in Calabasas,
California (30 miles west of Los Angeles).
OPC processes are AS9100C compliant.
OPC has developed a new kind of deformable mirror which maintains its surface integrity even after minutes of high energy laser irradiation.
OPC serves the defense industry, both government agencies and prime contractors. Click to see a lits of our customers.
OPC has been an active participant in several military and space research and development programs. Click to see a list of programs.