Applications

Where optical measurement rigor matters most.

AR / VR / MR Optics & Displays

Iris Optics Value

We help define objective, repeatable optical KPIs that correlate with human perception and deploy them into volume manufacturing.

Typical Challenges

  • Complex waveguide and pancake lens metrology.
  • High sensitivity to stray light, ghosting, and uniformities.
  • Difficult to correlate subjective user experience with objective optical measurements.

Key KPIs

MTF / Contrast Stray light / Ghosting metrics Color / Luminance uniformity Eye-box dimensions

Consumer Electronics Imaging Systems

Iris Optics Value

We develop high-throughput, automated optical inspection workflows and ensure tight correlation across your supply chain.

Typical Challenges

  • Extremely high volume manufacturing requires fast, robust testing.
  • Tight tolerances on active alignment and camera module assembly.
  • Managing consistency across multiple global suppliers.

Key KPIs

SFR / MTF Blemish / Particle counts Distortion Relative illumination

Medical Device Optical Systems

Iris Optics Value

We bring rigor and formal validation to your optical metrology, ensuring your measurement systems pass critical audits and perform reliably.

Typical Challenges

  • Strict regulatory requirements for measurement validation (IQ/OQ/PQ).
  • Need for extremely high reliability and low false-accept rates.
  • Complex endoscopic or diagnostic imaging architectures.

Key KPIs

Resolution Color accuracy Signal-to-noise ratio Field of view

Industrial Machine Vision

Iris Optics Value

We bridge the gap between lab algorithms and factory floor reality, deploying robust AOI systems that operators can trust.

Typical Challenges

  • Harsh manufacturing environments affecting imaging consistency.
  • Varying part presentations and complex defect definitions.
  • Need to integrate vision with automation and data systems.

Key KPIs

Defect detection rate (True Positive) False reject rate (False Positive) Measurement system variation (Gage R&R) Cycle time

Optical Components & Assemblies

Iris Optics Value

We design custom metrology setups to verify component-level specifications and sub-assembly alignment before integration, saving engineering development time.

Typical Challenges

  • Characterizing wavefront error and MTF for custom lens assemblies.
  • Measuring stray light and ghosting at high incidence angles.
  • Verifying alignment tolerances in multi-element optical stacks.

Key KPIs

Wavefront Error (RMS) Modulation Transfer Function (MTF) Stray Light Fraction Decenter / Tilt

Manufacturing Quality Systems

Iris Optics Value

We establish robust quality systems, from Gage R&R verification to golden unit correlation workflows, ensuring consistent yields and zero quality escapes.

Typical Challenges

  • Defining meaningful optical specifications for production line gates.
  • Establishing golden sample calibration standards across global factories.
  • Ensuring operators follow consistent and reliable inspection procedures.

Key KPIs

Gage R&R (repeatability & reproducibility) First Pass Yield (FPY) Escapes / False Reject Rate Process Capability (Cpk)

R&D and NPI Test Development

Iris Optics Value

We bridge the gap between R&D concept and high-volume reality, building automated, rugged, and fast optical test systems.

Typical Challenges

  • Translating low-throughput laboratory setups into fast, automated factory test stations.
  • Managing tight testing schedules during the New Product Introduction (NPI) phase.
  • Automating calibration routines to minimize operator error.

Key KPIs

Cycle Time (UPH) Tact Time Calibration Drift Test Station Coverage