We provide custom optical design, Zemax and CODE V lens modeling, optomechanical engineering, and prototype assembly for demanding product teams.
01Engagements can begin with focused optical engineering consulting, a design review, or a feasibility study. PAO can then connect optical and mechanical design to custom components, supplier coordination, assembly, alignment, calibration, test, and a controlled path to production.
Review design-to-hardware scopeCurrent confidential records protect customer identities. Prior-role principal experience is attributed separately and linked to public evidence where available.
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Optical packaging around a constrained working volume, with attention to access, illumination geometry, alignment, and system integration.
System architecture for high-altitude sensing, including transmit and receive paths, channel separation, alignment strategy, and verification planning.
Optical performance translated into package constraints, alignment interfaces, tolerance budgets, and a practical path to verification.
Imaging, illumination, and calibration optics packaged into robotic and automation systems, with attention to working distance, motion, depth of field, and repeatable alignment.
Illumination and imaging subsystems for semiconductor equipment, translating process requirements into optical budgets, packaging, and a qualified production path.
Near-eye display and optical-engine architecture / Eyebox, pupil, field, image-quality, and packaging trade studies / Module specifications, tolerances, and mechanical interfaces
HUD optical architecture and image-path definition / Camera field-of-view and display presentation interfaces / Combiner, projection, eye-position, and packaging trades
First-order architecture and detailed lens design / Sensitivity, tolerance, and manufacturability analysis / Materials, coatings, fabrication, and supplier interfaces
Explore each custom optical design and optical engineering consulting discipline below, or start with AR/VR optical design and optical design for medical devices.
First-order layouts, system trade studies, component selection, and performance budgets.
02Sequential and non-sequential modeling, source and detector integration, and design optimization.
03Sensitivity, Monte Carlo analysis, ghost paths, baffling strategy, and manufacturability assessment.
04Packaging, lens retention, alignment strategy, thermal behavior, interfaces, and configuration control.
05Custom-component sourcing, build documentation, assembly, alignment, calibration, debugging, and design iteration.
06Test planning, acceptance criteria, design documentation, and support for production release.
PAO leads the engineering and manages specialized fabrication and production resources through a controlled technical process. Customers retain one accountable engineering interface from specification through tested prototype.
Optical architecture, detailed optical and mechanical design, tolerances, interfaces, and released drawings.
Custom optics, coatings, precision-machined parts, and specialist suppliers selected against the design intent.
Assembly, alignment, system integration, calibration, debugging, and the controlled iteration needed for working hardware.
Test methods, acceptance criteria, performance measurements, and documented comparison between model and hardware.
Supplier controls, build records, acceptance documentation, and engineering support for repeatable production.
Need a complete subsystem, proof-of-concept instrument, or production-ready prototype?
Review prototype developmentWe bring the same system discipline to fast-moving Silicon Valley programs across robotics, mobility, semiconductor equipment, and advanced instrumentation.
Imaging, illumination, calibration, depth sensing, and optomechanical integration for constrained robotic workcells and intelligent instruments.
LiDAR, camera, head-up display, and sensing architectures developed around package, thermal, alignment, and environmental constraints.
UV illumination, DMD and maskless exposure optics, imaging, alignment, calibration, and production paths for semiconductor and PCB process equipment.
Compact display, imaging, eye-tracking, biometric sensing, calibration, and optomechanical packaging for AI-enabled wearable products.
Imaging and illumination systems translated into practical optical packages, tolerance budgets, test methods, and prototype hardware.
Custom optical and optomechanical systems carried through sourcing, assembly, alignment, calibration, measurement, and transfer.
The engagement can begin at any stage. The objective is always the same: make the next engineering decision with better evidence and less downstream risk.
Define the system boundary, requirements, known constraints, and highest program risks.
Compare viable concepts and establish an optical, mechanical, and verification strategy.
Develop the models, tolerances, interfaces, drawings, and supplier-ready documentation.
Integrate hardware, diagnose performance gaps, and close the loop between model and measurement.
Resolve supplier issues, define acceptance criteria, and support a controlled design release.
Define assumptions, interfaces, deliverables, and decision criteria before detailed work begins.
Capture the tradeoffs and rationale needed for design reviews, suppliers, and future revisions.
Treat optical, mechanical, thermal, electrical, and manufacturing constraints as one system problem.
Keep sensitive program details out of public material and establish an NDA path when needed.
Share the application, program stage, and whether you need engineering analysis, a working prototype, a custom optical assembly, or production-transfer support.