What Hyperion Optics does

Hyperion Optics is a Nanjing, China-based manufacturer of custom optical components and precision lens assemblies serving industrial, scientific, medical, and defense buyers worldwide. The company's product portfolio spans spherical, achromatic, aspherical, cylindrical, and infrared lenses (covering UV through LWIR), along with mirrors, filters, prisms, windows, domes, crystals, and laser optics. Its assembly catalog includes specialized systems such as SWIR/MWIR/LWIR imaging lenses, beam expanders, telecentric and F-theta lenses, microscope objectives, and OCT optics, supported by in-house opto-mechanical design, four-chamber thin-film coating, and metrology using a Zygo interferometer and MTF testing station.

The company operates a vertically integrated one-stop-shop model that takes projects from feasibility and optical design through prototyping, low-rate initial production, coating, assembly, and 100% inspection with COC documentation. Capabilities include athermal LWIR lens design combining refractive and diffractive elements for thermal compensation, IR material processing across Germanium, ZnSe, ZnS, CaF2, Chalcogenide, Sapphire, Silicon, and Gallium Arsenide substrates, and DFM/DFA expertise. Manufacturing is ISO:9001:2015 compliant, and the firm runs ~80+ custom lens projects annually with a team of ~50 including 15 dedicated optical and mechanical engineers.

Hyperion generates revenue through one-off custom orders and engineering services sold via an RFQ-based pricing model with multi-year contracts. It does not publish list prices and operates a direct enterprise sales motion with regional offices in the United States (Edison, NJ), Canada (Toronto), France (Tiercé), and Turkey (Ankara, via partner Mecatec), supplemented by OPTATEC trade show participation, multilingual technical content marketing, and free preliminary design consultation. Named customers span Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (astrophysics optics), an IR spectroscopy firm, a LiDAR solutions provider, and Andover (optical thin-film / defense procurement). The firm is privately held and founder/management-owned with no disclosed external funding, M&A, or public listing.

Name

Hyperion Optics

Legal name

Hyperion Optics

Website

https://hypoptics.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Hyperion Optics is a Nanjing, China-based custom optical components and lens assembly manufacturer serving industrial, scientific, medical, and defense buyers across UV-to-LWIR wavelengths with vertically integrated design, coating, metrology, and assembly capabilities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Precision Optical Components

NAICS

Glass and Glass Product Manufacturing (32721)

SIC

Optical Instruments & Lenses (3827)

akta.pro primary industry

Machine Vision & Optical Sensing (Cameras, 3D vision, LiDAR, illumination) (IMAGAFAB)

Keywords

• Precision optical components
• Custom lens assemblies
• Thin-film optical coatings
• Infrared optics manufacturing
• Optical design services

Headquarters

HQ city

Nanjing

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Custom Optical Components: Fabrication and sale of custom precision optical components (lenses, mirrors, prisms, filters, windows, domes, crystals) across UV-VIS-IR spectrum, both coated and uncoated. Components are bespoke to application needs.
2. Lens Assembly: Design, engineering, and assembly of custom optical lens systems from prototyping through volume production. Includes microscope objectives, beam expanders, SWIR/MWIR/LWIR lenses, and other precision assemblies.
3. Thin-Film Coating Services: Precision coating on customer-supplied or company-fabricated optical substrates. Four coating chambers enable slotting custom components into regular coating routines, serving both prototype and production volumes.
4. Optical Design & Engineering Services: Free preliminary design and design review for concept feasibility studies, including MTF simulation. Additional paid simulation and analysis services during design stage. Material recommendation and custom inspection development.
5. Rapid Prototyping & LRIP: Low-volume prototyping and Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) services, bridging proof-of-concept to commercial production.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Hyperion Optics manufactures and supplies custom precision optical components (spherical, achromatic, aspherical, cylindrical, and infrared lenses; mirrors; filters; prisms; windows; domes; crystals; laser optics) and assembles custom lens systems (SWIR, MWIR, LWIR, microscope, projection, telecentric, F-theta, zoom, fisheye, beam expanders, etc.) across the UV-VIS-IR spectrum (0.2-14 microns). The company integrates in-house optical design, fabrication, thin-film coating (four coating chambers), metrology (Zygo interferometer, MTF testing), and opto-mechanical assembly capabilities under ISO:9001:2015 compliant manufacturing processes.

Product overview

Hyperion Optics is a premium full-service photonics supplier offering a comprehensive portfolio of optical components and lens assemblies. Their component portfolio includes Spherical Lenses, Achromatic Lenses, Aspherical Lenses, Cylindrical Lenses, Infrared Lenses (covering UV, VIS, NIR, SWIR, MWIR, and LWIR spectrum), Mirrors, Filters, Prisms, Windows, Optical Domes, Crystals, and Laser Optics. Their lens assembly offerings encompass specialized systems including Anamorphic, Collimating, Fisheye, Beam Expander, SWIR, MWIR, LWIR, Microscope, Projection, Surveillance, Telecentric, Zoom, F-theta, Miniature, and OCT Lenses. Supporting these products are manufacturing capabilities including Inspection Procedure, Advanced Fabrication Technology, Coating Capability, Metrology, Optical Design & Assembly, Opto-Mechanical Design, and Rapid Prototyping services. The company operates with ISO:9001:2015 compliant manufacturing processes and serves 80+ custom lens projects annually across prototyping to mass production.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Spherical Lenses Single-element lenses available in Plano-Convex/Concave, Bi-Concave/Convex, and Positive/Negative Meniscus configurations across a wide range of materials for various optical applications. Includes Achromatic Doublet, Ball & Half Ball, Micro Sphere, and Singlet variants.
• Achromatic Lenses Precision achromatic spherical and cylindrical lenses including achromatic doublet and triplet configurations that correct chromatic aberration for imaging applications. Available in achromatic cylindrical variants as well.
• Aspherical Lenses High-precision aspheric surfaces from VIS imaging systems to athermal lenses for LWIR applications. Materials include ZnS, ZnSe, Ge, CaF2, and Chalcogenide compounds. Includes asphere lenses, IR aspheric lenses, diffractive optical elements, and parabolic mirrors.
• Cylindrical Lenses Cylindrical optical components widely used for laser applications with comprehensive Zygo reports on all cylindrical surfaces and custom measurements such as optical axis deviation. Includes achromatic cylindrical, line-generating Fresnel, and rod and cone lens variants.
• Infrared Lenses IR optical components spanning the full infrared spectrum including Chalcogenide, Barium Fluoride (BaF2), Calcium Fluoride (CaF2), Magnesium Fluoride (MgF2), Gallium Arsenide (GaAs), Germanium (Ge), Sapphire, Silicon (Si), Zinc Selenide (ZnSe), and Zinc Sulfide (ZnS) materials, plus IRG 205 and IRG 206 specialized materials.
• Mirrors Laser, flat, metal substrate, focusing, and specialty optical mirrors with multiple reflective coating options including Protected Aluminum, Enhanced Aluminum, Protected Silver, Protected Gold, and Dielectric coatings. Includes cold/hot, concave, dichroic, dielectric HR, elliptical, and parabolic mirror variants.
• Filters Optical filters including Bandpass, Colored Glass, Dichroic, Fluorescence, Multichannel, Neutral Density, and Notch filters produced in 4 coating chambers with custom coating specifications.
• Prisms Precision prisms for UV-Visible-NIR applications including Cemented Prism Cube, Corner Cube Retroreflectors, Dove Prism, Penta Prism, Right Angle Prism, and Roof Prism Amici Prism with high surface quality and tight angle tolerance.
• Windows Precision optical windows ranging from UV to VIS, NIR, SWIR, MWIR and LWIR applications. Substrates include Germanium (Ge), Silicon (Si), N-BK7, UV Fused Silica, Zinc Selenide (ZnSe) with multiple anti-reflection coating options.
• Optical Dome Glass optical domes providing protective boundary between different environments, acting as windows that protect electronic sensors or detectors while maintaining field of view.
• Crystals Optical crystals including BBO, BIBO, KTP, anti-gray tracking KTP, LiNbO3, and Nd:YAG crystal and wafer products with 1/10 lambda precision, available coated or uncoated.
• Laser Optics ZnSe focusing lenses and protective windows (debris windows) for laser applications, available in ZnSe and Ge materials, supplied mounted or unmounted to protect scan lenses from backsplatter.
• Anamorphic Lenses Custom anamorphic lenses designed for unique applications such as projection systems and anamorphic photography, providing wider field of view and cinematic effect.
• Collimating Lenses Custom design collimating lenses including singlet or achromatic configurations for laser and light source applications, converting diverging light into parallel beams.
• Fisheye Lenses Ultra-wide-angle lenses with front lens group of greater negative refractive power than ordinary telephoto wide-angle lenses, providing extremely wide field of view for various imaging applications.
• Beam Expander Custom beam expansion or reduction assemblies for laboratories using lasers or light sources, increasing or decreasing laser beam diameter while maintaining collimation.
• SWIR Lenses Shortwave Infrared wavelength lenses offering unique imaging advantages over visible and thermal bands for industrial machine vision quality inspection applications.
• MWIR Lenses Mid-wave infrared lenses with sophisticated optimization algorithm for optics design, allowing reduced complexity in optical element/system specifications.
• LWIR Lenses Long-wave infrared lenses critical for thermal imaging surveillance applications, featuring Germanium and ZnSe materials with sophisticated thermal defocus compensation design for stable performance in temperature-varying conditions.
• Microscope Lenses Custom microscope objective lenses ranging from UV to Infrared wavelength for applications including quantum computing observation and scientific research.
• Projection Lenses Optical projection lenses that project images onto screens, opposite to photographic lenses which capture images onto CCD or CMOS sensors.
• Surveillance Lenses CCTV camera lenses including fixed focal-manual iris, fixed iris-manual focus, varifocal, motorized zoom lens options, and pinhole lenses for security applications.
• Telecentric Lenses Machine vision lenses where the chief rays are parallel to the optical axis, ensuring consistent magnification regardless of working distance for precise measurement applications.
• Zoom Lenses Variable focal length lenses that maintain focus while changing magnification, using adjustable airspace between lens elements for CCTV and imaging applications.
• F-theta Lenses F-Theta Scanning Lenses for laser marking, engraving, and cutting systems used with galvanometers and beam expanders, providing linear imaging across the scan field.
• Miniature Lenses Compact camera lenses for consumer electronics and mobile phones, addressing challenging performance requirements with manufacturing cost and packaging considerations.
• OCT Lens Optical Coherence Tomography lenses leveraging low-coherence light interference technology for cross-sectional imaging in medical and scientific applications.
• Optical Design & Assembly Custom optical system design and prototyping engineering service delivering 80+ custom lens projects annually, ranging from feasibility research, design specifications verification, preliminary design, design optimization, cost/performance analysis, to prototyping and volume production. Services include tolerance analysis and MTF simulation.
• Opto-Mechanical Design Custom optical and opto-mechanical design services for optical system integration and mechanical housing development delivered by experienced engineering experts.
• Thin-Film Coating Services High-precision thin film coating services on customer-supplied or company-fabricated optical substrates using 4 coating chambers, including AR coatings, dichroic coatings, and dielectric coatings from prototype to volume quantities.
• Rapid Prototyping & LRIP Flexible prototyping model with advantages in rapid prototyping for Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) and Proof of Concept (POC) projects with quick turnaround, bridging concept to commercial production.

Quantifiable outcome

• 80+ custom precision assembly projects completed annually
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

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Feature9 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Thorlabs: Thorlabs is a US-based vertically integrated photonics manufacturer offering an extensive catalog of optical components, lens assemblies, and optomechanical systems. Direct competitor to Hyperion across UV-VIS-IR optics, with broader catalog, larger global footprint, and stronger brand recognition.
• Edmund Optics: Edmund Optics is a global manufacturer and distributor of optical components including lenses, mirrors, filters, prisms, and assembled imaging systems. Closely comparable to Hyperion in product breadth, customization capabilities, and target markets (defense, life sciences, industrial inspection).
• OptoSigma: OptoSigma is a Japan-based manufacturer of optical components, lenses, and optomechanical systems serving industrial, scientific, and semiconductor markets. Comparable to Hyperion in product mix and custom design capabilities across UV-VIS-NIR wavelengths.
• Knight Optical: Knight Optical is a UK-based custom optics manufacturer offering lenses, mirrors, filters, prisms, windows, and IR optics. Highly comparable to Hyperion in custom project focus, mid-market size, and serving defense, life sciences, and industrial inspection applications.
• Lambda Research Optics: Lambda Research Optics is a US-based precision optics manufacturer specializing in UV, visible, and IR optical components including spherical, aspherical, and cylindrical lenses. Directly comparable to Hyperion in IR material expertise (ZnSe, Germanium, CaF2) and custom fabrication.
• Altechna: Altechna is a Lithuania-based photonics company providing optical components, laser optics, and crystals with custom design and fabrication services. Comparable to Hyperion in custom precision optics, laser optics (ZnSe focusing lenses), and scientific/research customer focus.
• IDEX Optics (CVI Laser Optics): IDEX Health & Science (including CVI Laser Optics) manufactures precision optical components including laser mirrors, lenses, prisms, and waveplates. Comparable to Hyperion in precision laser optics, IR component manufacturing, and serving scientific and industrial laser customers.

Regional players

• Sintec Optronics: Sintec Optronics is a Singapore-based optics distributor and supplier serving Asia-Pacific markets with optical components, laser optics, and

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

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