Enabling customized sensor solutions with precision freeform polymer optics 21 Jan 2021 The key to performance of LiDAR sensors and many other optoelectronic sensors lies in their optical system. No matter if automotive, industrial automation or safety and security is the application, balancing measuring parameters, size, costs and mass availability in most cases is a real challenge. From concept to mass production Polymer optics pave the way towards lightweight and cost effective high performing solutions for sensor manufacturers. As a OEM system supplier, Jenoptik designs and produces customer specific polymer optical components using state-of-the-art injection molding and coating technologies. We manufacture customized spherical and aspherical optics, microstructures and micro lens arrays, diffractive optics, complex 2-component optical parts and more polymer optics components and systems. Even if temperature dependence of polymer optics is an issue, Jenoptik is tackling this challenge with hybrid optics combining the benefits of glass optics and polymer optics, overcoming the particular cons. So thermal stability even under harsh environmental conditions is realized.