Optics printed directly onto the tip of an optical fibre — collimators, beam shapers and imaging elements aligned to the core with sub-micron precision.
- Substrate
- SM / MM fibre, bundles
- Alignment
- < 1 µm to core
- Surface roughness
- < 10 nm RMS
Revolutionizing micro-optics with 3D printing technology.
Custom micro-optics, printed precisely.Design, development and fabrication of custom micro-optical components — printed directly onto glass, image sensors, LEDs and fibre tips.
- Fill factor
- up to 100 %
- Unit cell
- 3 µm – 2 mm
- Surface roughness
- < 10 nm RMS
- Shape error
- < ⌀/1000 PTV
- Aspect ratio
- > 10 : 1
- Alignment x, y, z
- < 1 µm
01Products
Four families,
built to your specification.
Nothing here is off the shelf. Each family describes a class of problem we solve — the actual geometry, substrate and tolerances come from your requirements.
Product field
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Freeform lenses, prisms and multi-surface elements with complex geometries that conventional manufacturing cannot reach.
- Design
- Multi-surface freeform
- Shape error
- < ⌀/1000 PTV
- Substrate
- Glass, Si, or none
Arrays with freeform shapes, high aspect ratios and up to 100 % fill factor. Unit cells from 3 µm to 2 mm, with variable pitch across the field.
- Fill factor
- up to 100 %
- Unit cell
- 3 µm – 2 mm
- Aspect ratio
- > 10 : 1
Complete multi-element objectives at millimetre scale — for endoscopy, machine vision and miniaturised imaging systems.
- Form factor
- sub-mm to mm
- Elements
- Multi-lens stacks
- Substrate
- Image sensor, fibre
01
Optical family
Fiber Tip Optics
Optics printed directly onto the tip of an optical fibre — collimators, beam shapers and imaging elements aligned to the core with sub-micron precision.
- Substrate
- SM / MM fibre, bundles
- Alignment
- < 1 µm to core
- Surface roughness
- < 10 nm RMS
02
Optical family
Micro Optical Components
03
Optical family
Optical Arrays
04
Optical family
Micro Objective Lenses
02Capabilities
The numbers your
design has to live within.
The process window we work inside, drawn from our product flyers. Bring us a specification and we will tell you plainly whether it falls inside it.
Geometry
- Unit cell size
- 3 µm – 2 mm
- Aspect ratio
- > 10 : 1
- Array fill factor
- up to 100 %
- Pitch
- variable across field
Surface quality
- Surface roughness
- < 10 nm RMS
- Shape error
- < ⌀/1000 PTV
- Design freedom
- multi-surface freeform
- Diffractive elements
- supported
Placement
- Alignment x, y, z
- < 1 µm
- Fibre core alignment
- < 1 µm
- Substrate
- glass, Si, or none
- Direct-on-device
- sensors, LEDs, fibre
Delivery
- Idea to series
- 2 weeks
- Process experience
- 10+ years
- Volumes
- single part to series
- Characterization
- included
Printed directly onto
- Glass slides
- Silicon wafers
- Optical fibre tips
- Fibre bundles
- Image sensors
- LEDs
- No substrate
Geometry
- Unit cell size
- 3 µm – 2 mm
- Aspect ratio
- > 10 : 1
- Array fill factor
- up to 100 %
- Pitch
- variable across field
Surface quality
- Surface roughness
- < 10 nm RMS
- Shape error
- < ⌀/1000 PTV
- Design freedom
- multi-surface freeform
- Diffractive elements
- supported
Placement
- Alignment x, y, z
- < 1 µm
- Fibre core alignment
- < 1 µm
- Substrate
- glass, Si, or none
- Direct-on-device
- sensors, LEDs, fibre
Delivery
- Idea to series
- 2 weeks
- Process experience
- 10+ years
- Volumes
- single part to series
- Characterization
- included
Printed directly onto
- Glass slides
- Silicon wafers
- Optical fibre tips
- Fibre bundles
- Image sensors
- LEDs
- No substrate
03Process
Five steps.
Enter at any of them.
Engage us for the complete chain, or for the single stage you are missing. A finished design that needs printing is as welcome as a blank sheet.
01
Optical Design
PrintOptix process
Complex multi-surface freeform design for 3D-printable optics, supported by wave-optical simulation, diffractive elements, freeform holograms, optimization algorithms and full tolerancing.
02
Structural Design
PrintOptix process
The supporting structure around the optically active parts, customized to your requirements and shaped to the constraints of the printing process.
03
Process Optimization
PrintOptix process
Ten years of process experience applied to tuning manufacturing parameters, so the finished part actually delivers the performance the design promised.
04
Fabrication
PrintOptix process
Printing on glass slides, silicon wafers, image sensors, fibre tips and LEDs. The substrate can be swapped — or the component supplied with no substrate at all.
05
Characterization
PrintOptix process
Surface measurement and optical performance testing against the design specification, so every part ships with data behind it.
04Advantage
More optical freedom,
fewer constraints.
PrintOptix brings geometry, fabrication and integration into one workflow — replacing the hand-offs and compromises conventional optics require.
The PrintOptix advantage
Six constraints, one integrated system
01Freeform complexity
02Tooling
03Design iteration
04Placement
05Assembly steps
06Economical volume
Optical freedom
PrintOptix- Freeform complexity
- Arbitrary multi-surface geometry
- Tooling
- None — printed from the design file
- Assembly steps
- Optics and mount in one print
05About us
Micro-optics, made
together.
A direct team for custom micro-optics — from the first brief to validated parts.
Meet PrintOptix
Serious precision. Friendly collaboration.
We connect optical design, micro-fabrication and integration, so your project moves forward with clarity.
Design · Fabrication · Integration
10+
Years in micro-optics
2 wks
Idea to production
<1 µm
Alignment accuracy
100 %
Array fill factor
Upcoming
Next stop: OPIE 2026.
Join us in Yokohama to explore what custom 3D-printed micro-optics can make possible.
Event briefing
Meet our team in Yokohama.
See fibre-tip optics, freeform arrays and micro-objective lenses — and discuss your next optical challenge directly with us.
Yokohama, Japan / 2026
Planning to attend? Reserve time with our team in advance.
