Optotune

Tunable and Adaptive Optics for Dynamic Light Control

Optotune is a Swiss photonics company specializing in high-performance tunable and adaptive optical components. Its technologies enable optical systems to dynamically focus, steer and control light, providing engineers with compact and highly responsive alternatives to conventional mechanically adjusted optical systems.

Optotune develops and manufactures advanced optical components and modules for applications where speed, precision, flexibility and reliability are essential. The product portfolio includes focus tunable lenses, tunable prisms, steering mirrors, beam shifting devices, laser speckle reducers, controllers and evaluation kits.

Focus Tunable Lenses

At the heart of Optotune’s technology are its focus tunable lenses. Inspired by the human eye, these lenses change their focal length by adjusting the curvature of an elastic polymer membrane containing optical fluid. This eliminates the need to mechanically translate conventional lens elements and enables the optical power to be adjusted within milliseconds.

By replacing mechanical focusing mechanisms with a compact tunable optical element, Optotune enables faster autofocus, reduced system complexity and highly reliable operation. Electronic focus control also makes the technology particularly suitable for applications requiring rapid autofocus, dynamic depth scanning or frequent changes in working distance.

Optotune Product Technologies

Optotune offers a broad range of tunable and adaptive optical technologies for integration into industrial, scientific, medical and OEM systems.

• Focus Tunable Lenses – electrically and manually tunable lenses for fast and flexible adjustment of focal power.
• Tunable Prisms – compact liquid-optical devices for high-speed image stabilization and controlled optical tilt.
• Steering Mirrors – compact solutions for active and precise beam deflection.
• Beam Shifting Devices – fast optical devices for applications requiring controlled beam or image displacement.
• Laser Speckle Reducers – active optical components designed to reduce unwanted laser speckle.
• Controllers – dedicated electronics for accurate control and straightforward integration of Optotune components.
• Evaluation Kits – complete setups for evaluating and testing tunable lenses, steering mirrors and speckle reduction technologies.

Applications

Optotune technologies can be integrated into a wide variety of optical and photonics systems where dynamic control of light provides an advantage. Typical applications include:

• Machine vision and automated quality control
• Industrial imaging
• Barcode scanning
• Microscopy
• Laser processing
• LiDAR and range finding
• Ophthalmology
• Life science instrumentation
• DNA sequencing
• Projection and imaging systems
• OEM optical systems

Advantages of Optotune Technology

• Fast electronic adjustment of optical functions
• Millisecond-scale focusing
• Compact alternative to mechanically translated optical systems
• Reduced mechanical complexity
• High reliability and long operational lifetime
• Remote and programmable focus control
• Solutions for focusing, beam steering and speckle reduction
• Suitable for integration into OEM optical and photonics systems

Optotune and Te Lintelo Systems

Te Lintelo Systems offers Optotune technology as part of its portfolio of advanced photonics and optical solutions for customers in the Benelux.

Combining Optotune’s tunable and adaptive optical technologies with the application experience of Te Lintelo Systems enables customers to develop compact, fast and flexible optical systems for machine vision, imaging, microscopy, laser processing and other demanding photonics applications.

Te Lintelo Systems can support customers with the selection and integration of Optotune components and help identify the appropriate tunable optical solution for a specific application.

Looking for the Right Optotune Solution?

Contact Te Lintelo Systems to discuss your application. We can help you select the appropriate Optotune tunable lens, beam steering solution, controller or evaluation kit for your optical system.