EMF is Founded
Evaporated Metal Films is the first US company to offer thin film coatings
Optometrics is Founded
Leading supplier of wavelength selection solutions including standard and custom optical components and pre-aligned sub-assemblies
Omega Filters is Founded
Founded by Bob Johnson in West Brattleboro, VT
Band Filter Development
Developed sub-nm Narrow Band filters
Omega Growth
Reached $1 million in sales
Fluorescence
First high S/N (10^6) filters produced for fluorescence
Spectral Systems
Integrated optical manufacturer of infrared optic
Flow Cytometry Pioneers
Fluorescence filters for flow cytometry introduced
Halley’s Comet
12-wavelength monolithic filter for Halley’s Comet flyby
Fluorescence Microscopy
Custom fluorescence microscopy sets introduced
Human Genome
Human Genome project began – Omega filters were integral to this project
Stock Filters
First stock filter sets offered
Hubble Telescope
Production of filter set for Hubble wide-field planetary camera repair mission
WWW
Omega’s website debuted
Simultaneous Visualization
US Patent # 5,173,808 – Multiband filters for simultaneous visualization of up to 4 fluorophores
SpectraPlus
US Patent # 5,646,781 – SpectraPlus triple-bandpass coating for enhanced color vision
Curv-o-matic
First web-based spectral viewer introduced (curv-o-matic)
Mars
Mars Spirit and Opportunity rovers
Air-Spaced
US Patent # 6,918,673 – Air-spaced filter assembly
PARMS
First Plasma-Assisted Reactive-Magnetron Sputtering (PARMS) system Relocated to Delta Campus
Endoscopy
NIH-NCI SBIR fast-track for multispectral microscopic confocal imaging endoscopy
Department of Energy Award
DOE award for PVT
3D White Light
Development of 5-color white-light 3D technology Dome coater and another PARMS system added to triple capacity
Multispectral Imaging of Fluorescence
ISO9001:2008 certification US Patent #9,155,474- System for Multispectral Imaging of Fluorescence- describes the process of coating fiber tips which are serially arranged to realize a fast, 10-wavelength bin spectrometer Acquisition of Rugate Technologies, a company with expertise in graded index (Rugate) filter designs in infrared wavelengths
Linear Variable Filters
Linear Variable Filters developed with gradients up to 100 nm/mm
ISO Certification
ISO9001:2015 certification
Artemis
Artemis acquires Omega Optical. Company name changes from Omega Optical, Inc to Omega Optical, LLC
Start of Omega Optical Holdings, LLC
Following Artemis acquisition of Omega Optical, parent company Omega Optical Holdings is formed to support future growth
Introduction of Priority Gratings in a Week
Our ultra-fast and volume-sensitive replication capacity allows your rapid delivery of any of our 400+ grating designs without sacrificing performance and accuracy.
Introduction of DUV Transmission Gratings
Extend into the DUV for analysis instrumentation at a reasonable cost. Our proprietary and revolutionary way to manufacture highly efficient DUV Gratings for high volume OEM requirements.
Photonics 100 Award Winner
Our own Dave Ventola awarded Photonics 100 designation for his contributions to Diffraction Gratings and Spectroscopy
Award Winning Gratings
DUV Transmission Gratings awarded 2024 2024 Innovators Awards by Laser Focus World