What do we do?
About us
Ascension Optics partners with customers to deliver world-class optical design, opto-mechanical design, and systems engineering – from early architecture trade studies, through design synthesis, advanced analysis, tolerancing, complete drawings packages, prototype support, and transfer to manufacturing.
With 15+ years of experience in optical design, precision manufacturing, and product development, we help teams solve demanding optical challenges with speed and accuracy.


Based in the Greater Boston area – one of the world’s leading hubs for engineering, photonics, and advanced manufacturing – we work closely with customers and coordinate with suppliers across the U.S. and internationally, providing the support needed to keep programs on track from prototype through production.
Whether you need an extension to your existing engineering team or end-to-end support, Ascension Optics delivers engineered solutions that bring your next project to the finish line – from design through prototype and into production.
Anthony Visconti, PhD
Founder & CEO
Optics
Engineered
In-depth optical and opto-mechanical design, utilizing design for manufacture principles, to carry your project from concept to production
Engineered to
Deliver
Designs validated through rigorous modeling and statistics-driven Monte Carlo analysis – performance is predictable when your project is transferred to manufacturing
Expertise You Can Trust
15+ years of hands-on optical design and engineering experience, partnering closely with customers and suppliers to deliver manufacturing-ready solutions
Optics Engineered. Engineered to Deliver.
Services and Capabilities
Ascension Optics provides world-class optical engineering services across a wide range of industries and applications. From architecture trade studies through tolerancing and manufacturing transfer, we deliver vendor-ready outputs that reduce risk and accelerate development.

Optical Design

Specification review and requirements translation

System architecture definition and optical trade studies

Imaging and illumination system design

Full spectrum design expertise:
ultra-violet, visible, infrared

Zemax and CODE V optical design software
Opto-Mechanical Design

Mechanical architecture and tolerance allocation

Alignment strategy, datums, and design features

SolidWorks-based design and analysis

Design validation with FEA and STOP analysis

Vendor-ready drawings and documentation


Prototype and Production

Utilize domestic and global supply chain for robustness and risk-reduction

Vendor engagement: sourcing, feedback, and build planning

Prototype build support: assembly, alignment, and metrology

Tolerance-driven yield planning and acceptance criteria definition

Transfer to manufacturing documentation: drawings and process workflow for predictable production readiness
Industries We Serve
Engineering Services for Your Application
We provide world-class engineering solutions across many industries and application, supporting the markets that depend on optical systems.

Life Sciences, Medical Device, & Healthcare
Capability Highlights
- DNA sequencing
- Surgical and endoscopic imaging
- Point-of-care diagnostics

Automation, Robotics, & Transportation
Capability Highlights
- Surveillance imaging
- Automotive LiDAR
- Machine vision and 3D sensing

Research &
Laboratory
Capability Highlights
- Microscopy and scientific imaging
- Water/oil/solid immersion lenses
- Custom test benches

Defense &
Aerospace
Capability Highlights
- Tactical head-mounted imaging
- MWIR and LWIR imaging
- Airborne imaging payloads

Consumer
Electronics
Capability Highlights
- High-performance camera optics
- Compact imaging and sensing
- Polymer and hybrid optics

Semiconductor & Metrology
Capability Highlights
- Overlay metrology
- Catadioptric optics
- Micromachining scan lenses
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