ASE's contract optical engineers design and
troubleshoot products that advance the field of optics.

What is contract optical engineering?

ASE Optics, an RPO Company, is a contract optical engineering services firm based in Rochester, NY. We founded ASE Optics in 1994 to provide contract optical engineering support for companies who can't find, can't afford, or can't justify having an optical engineer on staff. 

We create optical devices that test the limits of what is physically possible, while balancing practical issues like materials, costs, technology, and other constraints. ASE raises this balance to an art form.

We work with your team to further your product development, within your program constraints and timeline, to push the limits for performance.

We tackle tough questions.

We often handle design challenges that have stumped other optical engineering teams. Customers' engineering teams use our upfront, rapid discovery approach to quickly understand the problem. We can work with them to set a test plan for identifying the solution and overcoming any barriers to performance.