Unlike any other manufacturing approach, our processes let you mix waveguided optics and free-space optics in a monolithic substrate. To create waveguided optical paths, Translume employs its femtoWrite process. Free space optical features can be created with Translume's femtoEtch process. These two processes can be used conjointly to create novel optical devices. 

And let’s not forget that with the Translume processes you can do this in three dimensions.

Our manufacturing processes have been optimized for fused silica (i.e. amorphous SiO₂). While most of the time we start with rectangular blanks, we can in fact work with many different substrate shapes. Talk to us about any unusual requirements you may have.

The various optical elements of your design can be placed next to each other with a relative accuracy on the order of 1 micron. Absolute accuracy is a function of the substrate edge quality.

On some occasions, your design requirements may be too stringent, even for our manufacturing technology. To answer these most demanding cases, we have developed the femtoTrim process. Translume has used this process very successfully to manufacture fine interferometers.

Translume optical engineers will help you model and refine your optical design. Most of our customers utilize us to hone their devices concurrent with our custom fabrication process. Send us your specifications and we'll discuss them with you. We can simulate and model the propagation of the optical signals through waveguides using commercial software. 

Translume has an in-house optical waveguide and optical sensor characterization facility. This facility is equipped with a large array of test equipment including: