Precision polymer optics is a key enabling technology allowing the deployment of sophisticated devices with
increasingly complex optics on a cost competitive basis. This is possible because of the incredible versatility that
polymer optics offers the designer. The unique nature of injection molding demands a very disciplined approach during
the component design and development phase. All too often this process is poorly understood. We will discuss best
practices when working with a polymer optics manufacturer. This will be done through an examination of the process of
creating state-of-the-art polymer optics and a review of the cost tradeoffs between design tolerances, production
volumes, and mold cavitation.
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