2. Who We Are
• Specialists in large optics fabrication, coating
and testing
• Joint-venture between New Mexico Tech
University and MEI Technologies, Inc.
3. OST Facilities
• 12,000 square foot fabrication facility
• 4,000 square foot coating lab
– Class 10,000 Clean Room
• 2,500 square foot coating facility at Air Force
Research Lab (AFRL at KAFB)
4. OST Organization
Board of Managers
CEO
President
Production Manager &
Master Optician
Fab Techs (4)
Toolmaker QA Manager / Coating
Coating Tech
Elec. Engineer (P/T)
Office Manager
5. Fabrication Capabilities
• Edging, coring, drilling, slotting, sawing
• Curve generation up to 3 m diameter
• Lightweighting
• Optical testing
• Grinding and polishing of spherical,
aspherical and flats.
• Surface characterization and documentation
6. Coating Capabilities
• Cleaning and inspection of large optics
• Reactive DC magnetron sputtering
• Electron beam deposition
• Resistive evaporation
• Macleod thin film design
• Measurement capabilities
• Proprietary process
7. Coating Properties
• High energy laser coatings from 248 nm to
1570 nm
• IR coatings from 2.5 to 15 microns
• Very low absorption and low scatter
• High damage threshold for enhanced metals
• Enhanced silver UV coatings starting at
350 nm
• Highest damage threshold for magnetron-
sputtered coating in the industry
8. Research & Development
• Coatings with improved high energy diffraction
grating properties (LLNL)
• 75 cm solar filters (Mt. Stromlo)
• 309 mm x 309 mm SWP filters (Mt. Stromlo)
• New polishing techniques for silicon carbide cylinders
(Trex)
• Development of UV-enhanced metal coatings for
astronomical applications
9. Partial Customer List
• Boeing
• Discovery Channel Telescope (DCT)
• ITT Industries
• Los Alamos National Laboratory
• Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
• Mt. Stromlo Observatory (Australia)
• University of Arizona (Lowell Observatory)
• University of Texas (McDonald Observatory)
10. Current Projects
Magdalena Ridge Observatory (MRO)
• Fabricate and coat 6 sets of 1.4 m primary mirrors plus
secondaries & tertiaries.
• Responsible for interface control documentation (ICD)
and overall program management
11. Current Projects
Discovery Channel Telescope (DCT)
• Lightweight, fabricate and coat 1.4 m secondary
• Design & build handling and transport system (HATS).
• Design & build permanent transport/storage container
to MIL specs
13. Summary
• Specialization in manufacturing and coating
large custom optics
• Complete start to finish capabilities
• Highly trained and experienced staff
• Recognized technical ability and knowledge
• Ability to meet demanding specifications
and delivery schedules