What Naked Optics does

Naked Optics Corp. is a privately held US company founded in 2003 and headquartered in Nokomis, Florida, that supplies precision optical components and materials to defense, aerospace, and industrial customers. The company functions primarily as a technical sales and distribution intermediary, aggregating six global manufacturing partners — G&H Phoenix, Vitron, NHG, Docter Optics, POG, and Cimcoop — under a single US-facing commercial channel, while retaining its own proprietary technology in the form of the Armourdillo Glass™ chemical-strengthening process and graded coatings for HUD combiners and laser rejection filters.

Its product portfolio spans six categories: IR and visible optics (diamond-turned and polished aspheric lenses, IR lenses, IR prisms, aspheric mirrors), windows and domes (including impact-resistant Armourdillo Glass), glass blanks and ceramic materials (molded and CNC-machined from major glass manufacturers), optical filters and dichroic coatings, optical glass strip (180+ glass types via partner NHG), and infrared materials (ZnS, ZnSe, silicon, chalcogenide glasses, spinel, MgF₂). Manufacturing capabilities accessed through partners include CNC shaping up to 2.5 meters, polishing up to 480mm diameter, surface roughness below 5nm, and diamond-turning across IR glasses, crystals, polymers, and metals.

The company operates a B2B enterprise field-sales motion with dedicated East Coast and West Coast sales offices plus a Florida headquarters, supported by regional presences in Colorado and Arizona. Pricing is quote-based across all product lines. Revenue is generated through direct hardware sales of optical components and materials, with no software, subscription, or licensing streams. ITAR registration (DDTC registrant code M17420) enables defense market participation that non-registered competitors cannot access. The company targets defense and military, commercial aerospace and defense, aerospace systems, scientific instrumentation, and semiconductor/industrial machine-vision segments, supplying from prototype through volume production.

Name

Naked Optics

Legal name

Naked Optics Corp.

Website

https://nakedoptics.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Naked Optics is a US-based private supplier of precision optical components and materials — IR lenses, glass blanks, infrared materials, filters, and coatings — serving defense, aerospace, and industrial customers through a partner-driven distribution model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Precision Optical Components

NAICS

Glass Product Manufacturing Made of Purchased Glass (327215), Glass and Glass Product Manufacturing (32721)

SIC

Optical Instruments & Lenses (3827), Glass Products, Made Of Purchased Glass (3231)

akta.pro primary industry

Aerospace Transparent Materials & Windows (Acrylic/Polycarbonate/Glass) (IMABANAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Optoelectronics & Photonics (LED/Laser/Optical ICs) (HDAHAAAH)

Keywords

• Precision optics
• Infrared lenses
• Optical components
• Optical glass blanks
• Optical coatings

Headquarters

HQ city

Nokomis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Optical Components Sales: Direct sale of precision optical components including IR lenses, visible optics, aspheric lenses, prisms, mirrors, windows, domes, filters, and coatings to commercial and defense customers
2. Optical Materials Sales: Sale of optical glass blanks, ceramic materials, infrared materials (ZnS, ZnSe, Silicon, Chalcogenide Glass, Spinel), and glass strip in various sizes and types from partner manufacturers
3. Custom Manufacturing Services: Custom CNC shaping, molding, and finishing services for optical components from prototype to serial production quantities

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Naked Optics manufactures and supplies precision optical components and materials, including IR and visible lenses (aspheric, prismatic, mirrored), optical windows and domes, molded and CNC-machined glass and ceramic blanks, optical filters and dichroic/graded coatings, and infrared materials (ZnS, ZnSe, Silicon, Chalcogenide Glass, Spinel, MgF2). Products are produced in-house or sourced from strategic manufacturing partners and serve commercial and defense applications from prototype to volume production.

Product overview

Naked Optics is a supplier of optical components and materials, not a unified software platform. The product portfolio comprises six distinct product categories: IR Lenses & Visible Optics (polished and diamond-turned optical components including aspheric lenses and IR lenses/prisms); Windows & Domes (polished and coated optical windows including impact-resistant Armourdillo Glass); Glass Blanks & Ceramic Materials (molded and CNC-machined blanks from major manufacturers); Optical Filters & Coatings (high-performance filters and dichroic coatings including HUD combiners and laser rejection filters); Optical Glass (over 180 types of optical glass materials including precision molding and chalcogenide glasses); and Infrared Materials (ZnS, ZnSe, Silicon, chalcogenide glasses, Spinel, and MgF₂). These products support commercial and defense applications from prototype to volume production.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Armourdillo Glass™: Impact-resistant proprietary optical glass developed through chemical strengthening for protecting lives and costly optical systems under harsh field conditions.

Products and services

• IR Lenses & Visible Optics Polished optics and diamond-turned optical components including aspheric lenses, IR lenses, IR prisms, and aspheric mirrors for infrared and visible light applications in defense and commercial systems.
• Windows & Domes Polished and coated optical windows and substrates for military and commercial surveillance systems, including proprietary impact-resistant Armourdillo Glass for harsh field conditions.
• Glass Blanks & Ceramic Materials Molded and CNC-machined glass blanks and ceramic materials from manufacturers such as Ohara, Schott, NHG, Corning, CDGM, and Hoya, supporting prototype to serial production with next-day shipping on stock items.
• Optical Filters & Coatings High-performance optical filters, beam-splitter dichroic coatings, and specialized graded coatings for Head-up Displays (HUDs), autonomous vehicles, and laser rejection filters.
• Optical Glass Optical glass portfolio from partner NHG covering over 180 glass types, including 150+ RoHS-compliant, 8 leaded types, 20+ low-Tg precision-molding materials, and 12 unique infrared chalcogenide glass types.
• Infrared Materials Infrared-transmitting materials including ZnS (IR & Clear grades), ZnSe, Silicon (Si), chalcogenide glasses (IG2-IG6, IG9), Spinel (MgAl2O4), and MgF2 polycrystalline materials supplied as ready-to-finish blanks, plano blanks, and sufficient material to yield.

Quantifiable outcome

• Diameter capabilities from 4mm to 400mm for polished optics and up to 2.5m for CNC shaped blanks
• +2 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• G&H PhoenixcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerG&H Phoenix manufactures infrared & visible lenses, profiled windows, heads-up display (HUD) combiners and dichroic filters for military and commercial applications. The diamond-turning & CNC polishing facility produces aspheric, spherical, free-form and diffractive components in IR glasses & crystals, polymers and metals in sizes 5mm to 350mm diameter. Also produces impact-resistant ARMOURDILLO Glass for harsh field conditions. ISO 9001:2015 certified.
• VitroncoreTechnology or IntegrationVitron has been producing CVD-grown zinc sulfide (ZnS) since 1991 and tripled production capacity for IR and multispectral grades. Offers 6 unique chalcogenide glass types up to 150mm diameter. Now part of Solcera Group providing specialized ceramic materials for defense and commercial applications.
• NHG Information Materials Co.coreTechnology or IntegrationOne of the largest manufacturers of optical and specialty glass in the world with annual production over 6,000 tons. Producing glass since 1969, ISO9001:2000 and ISO14001:2004 certified. Offers over 180 glass types including 150+ RoHS-compliant, 8 leaded types, 20+ low-Tg materials for precision molding and 12 unique infrared chalcogenide glass types. Also produces custom and off-the-shelf IR modules.
• Docter OpticscoreTechnology or IntegrationDocter Express Glass Services produces semi-finished optical glass and ceramic products from prototype to high-volume. Massive multi-axis CNC machines produce complex surfaces in high precision. Stock of over 400 different glass types from world-renowned manufacturers such as Corning, Schott, Ohara, Nikon, Heraeus, Hoya, Tosoh, and Sumita.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• CVI Laser Optics (IDEX): Specialty manufacturer of precision optical components including laser mirrors, lenses, filters, windows, and IR optics for industrial, scientific, and defense markets. Overlaps directly with Naked Optics in custom optical components, coatings, and high-performance laser-grade optics.
• Thorlabs: Broad-line optics and photonics catalog supplier offering lenses, prisms, windows, mirrors, filters, and IR optics with same-day shipping and online quoting. Directly comparable to Naked Optics in the precision components catalog motion targeting R&D and OEM customers across industrial and defense applications.
• OptoSigma: Catalog supplier of optical components including lenses, mirrors, prisms, filters, and windows for industrial, scientific, and defense applications. Comparable to Naked Optics in catalog breadth and the precision components distribution model, with overlap in custom and standard optical assemblies.
• Edmund Optics: Large catalog distributor and manufacturer of optical components including lenses, mirrors, filters, windows, and IR optics with extensive online configurability. Closely comparable to Naked Optics across standard catalog items, IR materials, and custom optical components for defense and industrial customers.
• Rocky Mountain Instrument (RMI): Manufacturer of laser optics, IR optics, thin-film coatings, and custom optical assemblies primarily for defense and industrial laser applications. Comparable to Naked Optics in IR optics and custom precision components serving the defense OEM channel.
• Optimax Systems: US-based custom precision optics manufacturer specializing in prototype-to-volume production of lenses, prisms, mirrors, and aspheric optics for defense, aerospace, and laser applications. Closely comparable operational model to Naked Optics' custom manufacturing service line.
• Gooch & Housego (G&H): G&H is itself one of Naked Optics' primary manufacturing partners (G&H Phoenix) and a direct competitor in IR optics, diamond-turned lenses, and ruggedized optical components (including Armourdillo Glass™) for defense and aerospace. As an integrated optics manufacturer-distributor, G&H represents both the supply partner and the closest head-to-head peer.
• Lambda Research Optics: Manufacturer of high-precision laser optics including mirrors, lenses, windows, and beamsplitters for industrial, scientific, and aerospace customers. Directly comparable to Naked Optics' IR and visible optics product lines and similar size/scale profile.

Broad incumbents

• Jenoptik: Established European optical systems manufacturer producing precision optics, laser processing optics, and IR components for semiconductor, defense, and medical end markets. Comparable in IR optics and precision components but operates at a substantially larger scale and broader system-integration footprint.
• Schott: Global specialty glass manufacturer producing optical glass, IR materials (including chalcogenide glasses), and laser glass blanks. While primarily a glass producer, Schott is also a major supplier of the optical glasses Naked Optics distributes and competes indirectly via its finished optics business.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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