Over 45 years as the leaders in optical properties characterization

Surface Optics offers a single engineering and manufacturing source for solutions requiring the application, characterization, or control of the optical properties of surfaces.

Founded in 1977 to provide optical property measurement services, today Surface Optics Corporation (SOC) specializes in advanced imaging systems, scientific instruments and thin film vacuum coatings for surface engineering.

SOC is pioneering innovative solutions for our research, aerospace, defense, semiconductor, automotive, and energy customers worldwide. 

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Advanced Goniometers and Scattering Measurement Services

The SOC-210 BDR automates BRDF/BTDF measurements for surfaces, paints, coatings, liquids, and particles, covering a spectral range from 0.35 to 14μm with interchangeable sources, spectral bandpass filters, and detectors for maximum versatility.

Vacuum Deposition Coatings
and Thin-Film

Our coatings lab offers large chambers and clean rooms, a custom job environment, one-of-a-kind coating hardware, significant space program heritage, and on-site world-class metrology. 

Optical Properties
Measurements Lab

 The Optical Properties Measurements Lab at Surface Optics is a leading supplier of reflectance, BRDF, transmittance, solar absorptance and emittance testing services.

Portable Reflectometers
& Emissometers

Precise solar reflectance, absorptance, and thermal emittance measurements, offering benchtop-level accuracy in a user-friendly handheld design. A touchscreen interface streamlines calibration, sample identification, and data display.

Hyperspectral and Multispectral Imaging Systems

The SOC710 hyperspectral camera stands out with its unique internal line-scanning design, making it the most versatile hyperspectral imaging system for researchers available.

Advanced Goniometers and Scattering Measurement Services

The SOC-210 BDR automates BRDF/BTDF measurements for surfaces, paints, coatings, liquids, and particles, covering a spectral range from 0.35 to 14μm with interchangeable sources, spectral bandpass filters, and detectors for maximum versatility.

Vacuum Deposition Coatings
and Thin-Film

Our coatings lab offers large chambers and clean rooms, a custom job environment, one-of-a-kind coating hardware, significant space program heritage, and on-site world-class metrology. 

Optical Properties Measurements Lab

 The Optical Properties Measurements Lab at Surface Optics is a leading supplier of reflectance, BRDF, transmittance, solar absorptance and emittance testing services.

Portable Reflectometers
& Emissometers

Precise solar reflectance, absorptance, and thermal emittance measurements, offering benchtop-level accuracy in a user-friendly handheld design. A touchscreen interface streamlines calibration, sample identification, and data display.

Hyperspectral and Multispectral Imaging Systems

The SOC710 hyperspectral camera stands out with its unique internal line-scanning design, making it the most versatile hyperspectral imaging system for researchers available.

Over 45 years as the leaders in optical properties characterization

Surface Optics Corporation offers a single engineering and manufacturing source for solutions requiring the application, characterization, or control of the optical properties of surfaces.

Founded in 1977 to provide optical property measurement services, today Surface Optics Corporation (SOC) specializes in advanced imaging systems, scientific instruments and thin film vacuum coatings for surface engineering. SOC is pioneering innovative solutions for our research, aerospace, defense, semiconductor, automotive, and energy customers worldwide. 

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With Surface Optics scientific equipment, you’re assured world-class quality and comprehensive product support from our multi-disciplinary team of experts

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