Omega Optical

Omega Optical

Omega Optical designs and manufactures optical filters, diffraction gratings, infrared optics, and custom coatings from its headquarters in Brattleboro, Vermont. The company's IR optics division operates through Spectral Systems, a vertically integrated producer with over 40 years of experience in processing crystalline materials and infrared assemblies (per firm website). Omega Optical operates four divisions: the base filters and coatings facility in Brattleboro; a Large Optics Division in Ithaca, NY; a Gratings Division in Ayer, MA; and an IR Optics Division in Hopewell Junction, NY. The firm serves aerospace and defense applications — advanced imaging, targeting, and navigation systems — as well as commercial instrumentation and imaging. It claims coverage across the entire infrared range from near-IR to far-IR, and works with over 16 infrared materials with proprietary coating solutions (per firm website). The team includes engineers, technical sales, and process engineering staff, with roughly half the IR division having over 10 years of tenure. The company lists 23 named team members including Todd Jaeger, Ph.D. No recent operational events, such as acquisitions or new contracts, are publicly available as of mid-2026. Omega Optical's structural differentiator is its vertical integration in infrared optics through Spectral Systems — combining materials processing, single-point diamond turning, free-form milling, and in-house coating chambers under one roof. That integration allows the firm to serve demanding military and industrial specifications with shorter supply chains than component-level competitors.