About
DIOPTIC
We see ourselves as enablers of future-oriented innovations with expertise in the world of optical technology. However, our defining feature is an environment that places customer challenges at the center of our work, allowing your needs to drive our development.
“Success starts with attitude. And for us, the right attitude means approaching a task with care and deliberation, commitment and passion. These are the ideal conditions for developing unique solutions.”
– Jean-Michel Asfour, CEO
Company Profile
Our expertise ranges from inspection and metrology tools to system design and integration. Our team uses these ingredients to develop specific optical systems that make a difference.
Optics Development and Technology Consulting
DIOPTIC has been serving industry and science for more than two decades. Whether it’s optics development or technology consulting, we support our customers as partners in all areas of optical metrology, medical technology, automotive and optical manufacturing. DIOPTIC also manufactures and sells its own quality inspection systems and infrared lenses. We are even the market leader in diffractive optical elements for ultra-precise surface inspection with interferometers and for laser beam shaping.
Customer Benefits
Maximize Your Innovation Potential
Based on your unique challenges, we develop customized products and solutions to meet your requirements. This maximizes your innovation potential by:
Benefit from Comprehensive Support
We support and guide you from ideation phase to final implementation of test systems or optical products. Our comprehensive support services guarantee:
Rely on the Highest Quality
We are committed to the highest quality in development, products, and processes. We meet this requirement with a certified quality management system (according to ISO 9001:2015).
DIOPTIC’s high quality standards are supported by an ISO 9001:2015 certified QM system. You can rely on:
Milestones
Experts in optics for over 20 years
In 1999, Jean-Michel Asfour laid the foundation for DIOPTIC GmbH in response to the growing demand for services and the potential of optical technologies. At that time, the digitalization of optics had already begun. The rapid developments in camera sensors and semiconductor technology opened up truly new dimensions. In addition, the use of optical measurement and inspection systems in the fields of medical technology, industrial production and machine vision has increased continuously. To this day, DIOPTIC has been able to play a decisive role in shaping these developments.
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2024
Rebranding of DIOPTIC
DIOPTIC introduces a new logo and a new slogan. The website is published in a new design.
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2023
DIOPTIC Inc. was established
In May, we found our subsidiary DIOPTIC Inc. in Rochester, N.Y., USA, and in July we hire Katie Dunn PhD as our first employee for the US branch.
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2022
CGH-based concept
At the High Level Expert Meeting (HLEM), DIOPTIC presents a CGH-based concept for checking the inner centration of aspheres with sub-µm accuracy.
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2021
Market launch WAVOS
Market launch of our test system WAVOS for measuring wavefronts. The measuring system is used to test the “transmitted wavefront distortion” of optical elements. Areas of application include testing end windows for LIDAR sensors.
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2020
Market launch ARGOS matrix
Market launch of our ARGOS matrix 200 inspection system for the automated inspection of optical surfaces. The tested components are evaluated in accordance with ISO 10110-7.
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2019
Company anniversary
DIOPTIC celebrates its 20th company anniversary and looks forward to the next 10 years with many challenging ideas.
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2018
CGHs for precision alignment
Development of CGHs for precision alignment of objective lenses with sub-µm accuracy. The method is used for ESA’s Euclid space telescope.
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2017
Strong positioning in the market
DIOPTIC positions itself with five clearly described product groups and correspondingly commissioned managers of the same. The product groups are: optical design, test systems, diffractive optics, infrared lenses and the ARGOS surface test system.
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2016
New development of data glasses
DIOPTIC becomes part of the consortium “Glass@Service“. Together with the companies UVEX, Siemens Amberg, Siemens Berlin, Ubimax, BAUA and FEP-FHG, DIOPTIC is developing data glasses for the world of work.
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2015
Market launch of ARGOS
During the trade show ‘LASER World of Photonics” in Munich, DIOPTIC presents a new type of surface-inspection system that complies with ISO 10110-7. For the first time, this allows for an automatic and objective testing of optically polished surfaces in manufacturing.
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2014
Lens development for IR cameras
DIOPTIC develops a lens range with the current SXGA resolution for cooled infrared cameras.
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2013
Expansion of infrared lens division
Takeover of the infrared lens business from Opto System Technik (Dr. Michael Arnold)
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2012
Market launch of “Screeneye X”
Market launch of “Screeneye X”, a head-mounted display for athletes that contains DIOPTIC technology. DIOPTIC GmbH reaches € 1.8 million in revenues with 15 employees, including 9 physicists and 3 engineers.
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2009
Foundation of sales company
License of patent for a head-mounted display to the start-up company MOMES GmbH. Establishment of DELTA GmbH as a sales company for larger projects, together with three other companies.
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2008
Interferometric zoom lens
Development of an interferometric zoom lens for testing large curvature radii.
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2007
Microfluidics test platform
Development of an immunological microfluidics test platform as part of a BMBF plan.
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2006
CGHs for testing in the James Webb telescope
Delivery of various CGHs for the testing of a mirror system in the James Webb telescope.
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2005
DIOPTIC grows
Company moves to a larger office and laboratory premises in the Bergstraße 92 because of the growing team of 7 employees. Development of a writing and reading system for a holographic data carrier.
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2004
Patent for CGHs with integrated Fizeau surface
Certification according to DIN ISO 9001-2000. Granting of patent for CGHs with integrated Fizeau surface.
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2003
Company relocation
DIOPTIC moves to Weinheim.
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2002
Innovative CGHs
The first CGH for cylinder inspection is delivered
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1999
Company foundation
DIOPTIC GmbH is established in Offenbach
„When I founded DIOPTIC GmbH more than twenty years ago, I had a business idea in mind and the growth potential of optical systems before my eyes. Since then, new impulses for the optics industry have been added all the time. There is still no end to the growth in sight.“
– Jean-Michel Asfour, CEO
