Optec :: Products

Optec designs and manufactures a wide variety of advanced instruments and accessories for the small observatory. Currently, Optec is the only commercial manufacturer of stellar light photometers and has been for some time. The first SSP-1 Solid State Photometers was introduced in 1976. Since then, the SSP-3/4/5 photometer series has become the standard for most single channel photometry done in the world today. With the popular use of CCD imaging in astronomy, Optec has introduced many accessory instruments to assist in the acquisition of these images.
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The measurement of visibility is a unique speciality of Optec. Optec is the only commercial maker of a long path transmissometer used to measure the total scattering coefficient of the atmosphere in visible and near infrared wavelengths. With path length between the transmitter and receiver up to 16 km, air of Rayleigh quality can be measured accurately. The LPV-2 and the new LPV-3 transmissometers are used throughout the world for this task.

For the measurement of point atmospheric scatter, the NGN-2a ambient air integrating nephlometer and the NGN-3a PM2.5 heated inlet integrating nephelometer are used worldwide. These instruments are self calibrating and are robust for long term monitoring in remote locations.

Optec designs and manufactures special optical couplers for a variety of OEM applications. The primary OEM product at Optec is a series of advanced couplers that mate microscopes to CCD and video cameras and sold exclusively through Diagnostic Instruments. From concept to finished product, Optec has the tools necessary to accomplish this. We have Zemax optical design software. We have long standing relationships with custom optical suppliers both in the USA and abroad. Our CAD/CAM capability is state of the art. Our knowledge base and experience in fabricating the intricate lens mountings is well developed. Contact us to see if your OEM application can be made a success through Optec.