Agniroth OPTIK

What Agniroth OPTIK does

Agniroth OPTIK, founded in 2009 and operating as a division of Agniroth, Inc., is a small (1-10 employee) B2B supplier of custom high-precision optical components and infrared materials with headquarters in San Jose, California and a second operational site in Dehra Dun, India (Agniroth Photonics). Its portfolio spans standard components (lenses, prisms, mirrors, windows, filters, beamsplitters for the visible spectrum), specialty components (diamond-turned or molded aspheres, etched reticles with line-widths down to 3 microns, optically-contacted polarizing beamsplitter cubes with damage threshold above 15 J/cm^2, and UV/IR optics in materials such as Ge, Si, ZnSe, CaF2, sapphire, and others), high-purity (>99.999%) Czochralski-grown silicon and germanium IR blanks, and value-added optical-mechanical assembly services.

The company's technical differentiation sits in process know-how: single-point diamond turning of glass and crystalline substrates to sub-nanometer form precision, photolithographic etching of fine-pattern reticles to 3 micron line-widths with scratch-dig below 10/2, optical-contacting of PBS cubes that allows post-assembly cutting/polishing/coating, and specialized handling of difficult UV and IR crystalline materials. Pricing is uniformly quote-based because every unit is built to customer specification, and the go-to-market is direct B2B sales with no public list prices or marketing channels beyond the company website.

Customer segmentation is two-sided: government and research end-users (NASA, Lawrence Livermore, Sandia Labs, Rigaku) requiring high-precision custom optics, and other optics producers (Ophir Optronics, Qioptiq, Elbit Systems) supplied with both finished sub-components and raw IR materials via the company's crystal-grower alliances. The addressable verticals are aerospace, defense, military-grade IR optics, and scientific instrumentation across North America and Asia-Pacific. No external funding, M&A, partnership announcements beyond the crystal-grower alliances, leadership changes, or dated product launches have been disclosed in the source data.

Name

Agniroth OPTIK

Legal name

Agniroth, Inc.

Website

https://agniroth-optik.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Agniroth OPTIK is a private 1-10-employee B2B supplier of custom high-precision optical components and silicon/germanium IR blanks, serving government and research end-users (NASA, national labs) and optics producers (Ophir, Qioptiq, Elbit) across aerospace, defense, and scientific markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Precision Optical Components

SIC

Optical Instruments & Lenses (3827)

akta.pro primary industry

Optoelectronic Components (LEDs, photodiodes, optocouplers, optical sensors) (IMAGAJAF)

Keywords

• Precision optical components
• IR optics manufacturing
• Custom aspheric lenses
• Optically contacted PBS cubes
• Etched reticles

Headquarters

HQ city

San Jose

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Precision Optical Components: Sale of custom precision optics including lenses, prisms, mirrors, windows, filters, beamsplitters, reticles, polarization optics, and UV/IR optics. Products are manufactured to customer specifications with various tolerance grades.
2. IR Material Distribution: Distribution of IR materials (Silicon and Germanium) to infrared optics producers through alliances with world-class crystal growers.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Agniroth OPTIK designs and manufactures custom high-precision optical components including lenses, prisms, mirrors, windows, filters, beamsplitters, reticles, polarization optics, and UV/IR optics for enterprise and government customers. The company also distributes high-purity Czochralski-grown silicon and germanium IR blanks to infrared optics producers through strategic alliances with crystal growers.

Product overview

Agniroth OPTIK is a supplier of high-precision custom optic components and IR materials, operating as a B2B manufacturer serving NASA, Lawrence Livermore, Sandia Labs, Rigaku, Ophir Optronics, Qioptiq, and Elbit Systems. The portfolio includes: Standard Components (Visible Optics, IR Optics, Lenses, Prisms, Mirrors, Windows, Filters, Beamsplitters) for the UV to IR spectrum; Specialty Components (Aspherics in diamond-turned or molded variants, Reticles with line-widths down to 3 microns, Polarization Optics including PBS cubes with >15J/cm2 damage threshold, UV & IR Optics with various crystal materials); IR Materials (high-purity Czochralski-grown silicon and germanium blanks); and Value-Added Services (Optical Assembly with custom mechanical housings and precision machined parts). The company distributes IR materials through alliances with world-class crystal growers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Lenses Custom spherical lenses including Plano Convex, Plano Concave, BiConvex, BiConcave, Cylindrical, Ball, Doublet, and Aspheric variants made from optical glass types BK7, Fused Silica, SF11, LaSFN9, BaK1, and F2. Manufactured to custom specifications and tolerances for enterprise and government customers in aerospace, defense, and scientific markets.
• Prisms Various prisms including Right Angle, Penta, Corner Cube, Wedge, Anamorphic, Dove, Rhomboid, and Roof (Amici) prisms for beam deviation and image manipulation applications.
• Mirrors Precision mirrors with substrates including BK7, Pyrex, Fused Silica, Zerodur, Sapphire, ZnSe, CaF2, Si, and Ge. Available with Protected Au, Ag, Al (UV Enhanced) coatings for IR, near IR, and broadband applications.
• Windows Optical windows made from Float Glass, BK7, Fused Silica (IR/UV), Sapphire, LiF, CaF2, and MgF2 for isolating different physical environments while allowing light passage.
• Filters Spectral filters including monochromatic, dichroic, infrared, ultraviolet, neutral and variable density, and long/short wavelength pass filters for wavelength selection applications.
• Beamsplitters Beamsplitters in plate, cube, pentagon, and hexagon forms; includes non-polarizing, broadband, wide band neutral, and high damage threshold optically contacted PBS cubes with dielectric or metal coatings.
• Reticles Custom etched reticles with line-widths down to 3 microns, Scratch Dig <10/2, and AR coatings of R<1.5%. Patterns include cross hairs, resolution targets, sighting reticles, and registration patterns for commercial, military, and aerospace applications. Gratings can reach down to 160nm.
• Polarization Optics Polarizers, wave plates (Zero Order, Low Order, Multiple Order, Quarter and Half), Glan-Taylor/Thompson/Laser prisms, Wollaston prisms, and high damage threshold optically contacted PBS cubes (>15 J/cm2 at 1064nm) made from BK7 and FS.
• Continuously Variable Attenuator Combination of cube beamsplitter and rotating half waveplate for continuous alteration of intensity ratio between polarized rays in laser applications.
• UV & IR Optics UV and infrared optical components made from Ge, Si, ZnS, ZnSe, GaAs, Sapphire, LiF, KBr, NaCl, KCl, CSi, CaF2, MgF2, BaF2, and crystal quartz with custom anti-reflection, attenuation, and shortwave/longwave pass coatings.
• Aspherics Aspheric lenses available in both molded and diamond-turned variants; diameters from 2mm to 350mm with form precision up to 0.2 nm p-v, tangential error 0.2 mrad, and surface roughness <1nm Rq. Eliminates spherical aberration and replaces multi-lens designs.
• Silicon & Germanium Blanks High purity (>99.999%) Czochralski-grown silicon and germanium blanks (round or rectangular) distributed to infrared optics producers for commercial and military IR applications.
• Optical Assembly Custom optical-mechanical assemblies including cell assemblies, reticle assemblies, multi-lens eyepiece assemblies, positioning and mounting systems, lens holders (fixed and adjustable), and translation and rotational components. Manufactured with CNC lathes, milling, stamping, and wire-cutting machines.

Quantifiable outcome

• Surface quality up to 10/5 Scratch-Dig (precision grade)
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• World-Class Crystal Growers (unnamed)coreOthersStrategic alliances with world-class crystal growers that enable Agniroth OPTIK to distribute IR materials (Silicon and Germanium) to infrared optics producers. These partnerships are essential to the company's materials distribution business.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Hamamatsu Photonics: Japanese photonics and optical components manufacturer with deep custom capabilities for scientific instrumentation and UV/IR applications. Overlaps with Agniroth's UV/IR and scientific-customer focus.
• Newport (MKS Instruments): Broad photonics and optics platform offering components, sub-assemblies, and instrumentation. Comparable in end-markets (aerospace, research, defense) and overlapping in precision optics but at much larger scale and broader portfolio.
• Jenoptik: European photonics group with strong custom precision optics, laser optics, and IR capabilities. Comparable in defense/scientific customer profile and precision-manufacturing heritage.
• Coherent Corp (II-VI): Vertically integrated photonics and materials platform spanning IR materials (Si, Ge, ZnSe) to finished optics. Highly comparable supply-chain footprint, especially for IR optics, but at enterprise scale across multiple segments.

Direct peers

• LightPath Technologies: Specialty optics manufacturer focused on molded and diamond-turned aspheric lenses, IR optics, and custom components for defense, thermal imaging, and laser markets — closely mirrors Agniroth's specialty product mix.
• Edmund Optics: Major manufacturer and distributor of optical components including lenses, prisms, mirrors, windows, filters, and beamsplitters with strong custom manufacturing. Direct overlap with Agniroth's standard and specialty components catalog.
• ISP Optics (a Luxium company): Custom manufacturer of IR optics, lenses, windows, and crystals for defense, scientific, and industrial laser markets. Closely comparable niche, especially in IR materials and substrate processing.
• Thorlabs: Large catalog and custom manufacturer of optical components, lenses, mirrors, prisms, and IR optics. Closest like-for-like peer given the breadth of overlapping custom precision optics product lines serving scientific and defense customers.
• OptoSigma: Manufacturer and distributor of optical components, lenses, mirrors, prisms, and polarization optics with custom manufacturing services. Direct peer in catalog breadth and customization model.
• Precision Optical (a Westar company): Custom precision optics manufacturer producing spherical, aspheric, and flat optics with diamond-turning and optical contacting capabilities. Direct overlap with Agniroth's specialty manufacturing toolkit.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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