From concept design development though production, we closely collaborate with our customers to integrate the design and manufacture of optical systems and components that consistently exceed expectations on the most demanding projects. The photonic applications may be diverse, but all II-VI Aerospace & Defense’ products share a common focus on rapid development, excellent value, and high performance.

Company Timeline

II-VI Aerospace & Defense brings together a collection of businesses acquired by II-VI over the last 20 years.  These include Exotic Electro-Optics, LightWorks, VLOC, Max Levy, Optonicus, Redstone Aerospace, and Precision Asphere.

Since its establishment in 1961, II-VI Aerospace & Defense has maintained a commitment to customer satisfaction and continuous improvement. Our commitment to customer satisfaction is achieved by continuous training of our staff with focus on quality, on-time delivery, and cost reduction. From the initial customer inquiry to final delivery, meeting the customer’s requirements is our primary objective.

II-VI Aerospace & Defense is focused on the research, development, and marketing of intelligent optical systems used by commercial and government organizations. The company’s INFOCO product family of intelligent fiber collimators and arrays is used to improve performance for atmospheric imaging, laser communications, laser target tracking, directed energy, and remote sensing applications. II-VI A&D continues to research in several development areas with a roadmap to deliver additional innovative products in the future.

II-VI Aerospace & Defense (II-VI A&D) brings together several leading optical brands under II-VI Inc. Our expanding and extensive capabilities cover a wide range of products and applications, including high precision optical assemblies, objectives, infrared optics, thin film coatings and optical materials.

Vision & Mission