OPTEK Technology
Our brand Optek Technology designs and manufactures innovative optoelectronic solutions for sensing and illumination applications in the industrial, medical, aerospace/defence, and transportation markets.
We specialise in developing highly reliable custom optical sensors and assemblies designed to meet critical customer-specific applications. Equipped to meet the needs of our worldwide customers, we offer standard and custom optoelectronic sensors and switches, magnetic hall-effect and high-reliability sensors, fiber optic components, and VCSELs.
With over 40 years of mounting, bonding, and packaging experience, our engineering teams have the skills and expertise to deliver optoelectronic solutions for the most demanding environments.
Our capabilities also include the design and manufacturing of standard and application-specific lighting components and assemblies for applications in signage, channel lettering, backlighting, outdoor media, architectural lighting, specialty task lighting, high brightness indicators/illuminators, color on demand, entertainment, automotive exterior and interior lighting, and high-reliability applications.
OPTEK products are in applications that are a part of your everyday life. We can be found in automobiles, office equipment, vending machines, banks, hospitals, home security, architectural lighting, industrial plants, military and aerospace applications, and even at sports games or concerts.
Application Notes
A Comparison of Plastic vs Metal Packaging for Infrared Sensors and Emitters
Application Circuits for the Phototransistor Switch
Basic Steps_Connecting and Using Infrared Optoelectronics
Characteristics of the OPB720 Reflective Switch
Converting Radiant Intensity in Units of mWcm2 to mWsr
Designing a Wide Gap Optical Switch Using an OP293.OP298 LED and OP593.OP598 Phototransistor
Designing Encoder Elements for Two Channel Optical Interrupters
Dual Photologic
Fiber Optic LED Driver for TTL Links UP to 155 Mbps
Fluid & Bubble Sensing - OPB350
Gallium Aluminum Arsenide - a new generation of infrared LEDs superior to gallium arsenide
Hall Effect Liquid Level Sensing
Interfacing Sensors with a Microprocessor
Laser Safety Bulletin - OPV Series, VCSEL
Linear and Rotary Encoders are Evolving to Meet Demands
LP Gas Low Fuel Warning Sensor
Maximizing Power Output Using the OP232W
Motion Sensing with Optical Interrupters
OPF5020 Reliability Data
Optek Optimal Series Thermal Resistance
Photologic
Recommendations for Soldering T-1 Plastic Encapsulated Discrete Components
Reflective Assemblies
ReflectiveAssemblies - Design Considerations for Single-sided Sensing Applications
Slotted and Reflective Switches
SMCC Microelectronic History and Handling Considerations
Soldering to Semiconductor Leads - A Supplement to Manufacturer's Specifications
Surface Mount Chip Carriers - Hybrids
The Successful Design Engineer Has a Clear Understanding of the Thermal Impedance of the Optical Semiconductor
Thermal Behavior of GaAs LEDs
Thermal Management of Visible LEDs
Thermal Transient Testing of LEDs
TTL Interface Circuit for Optoelectronic Devices
Two Channel Optical Interrupters May Be Used for Determining Direction of Rotation, Speed, and the Location of a Shaft
Understanding Infrared Diode Power Ratings
Understanding VCSELs and LEDs in Sensing Applications
Delivery Optic Sensor for Vend Validation
Door Safety Sensor Application
Fluid Sensor for Hemodialysis Equipment
Hall Sensor for High Reliability Brushless DC Motors
Hall-Effect Actuation Systems for Aerospace Applications
High Speed Mail Sorter
High Speed Sortation System
Long Range Optical Switch for Conveyor Systems
Optical Metering in Medical Infusion Pumps
Security Camera Night Vision
Sensors for Automated Teller Machines
Sensors for Check Scanners
Sensors for Electric Power Meter
Smart Power Meters
VLED Assemblies for Backlit Electrical Signs
Articles
A Brighter Future - A Brief Look at the Promising Role of LED Lighting
Auto Calibration of Optoelectronics - Manufacturing Variations, Temp Changes, and LED Degradation Cause Unreliability and Low Life Expectancy
Backlighting in Large Area Applications - The Implementation of LEDs beyond Cell Phones and Laptops
Basic Thermal Management in VLED Applications
LED Assemblies for Illumination in Industrial Environments
LED Technology - Making the Transition from Incandescent Bulbs and Fluorescent Fixtures
LEDs and Heat - Managed or Micromanaged
Position Sensing Technologies in Automotive Applications
Solid State Lighting - How Efficient is Your Design
Solid-State Lighting
Thermal Management Basics and Its Importance for LED Luminaire Performance and Cost
Thermal Management Considerations for Visible LEDs in General Illumination and Signage Applications
Transitioning to Solid-State Lighting - A Focus on Solutions
Brochures
CubeSat flyer
High Reliability Brochure
TT Electronics Industrial Sensing and Control Catalog
Certificates and Policies
Conflict Minerals Policy
Conflict Minerals Reporting Template - CMRT
Corporate and Social Responsibilities - Supplier Expectations
Declaration of DRC Metal Mineral Conflict-Free Material
Lead Free and RoHs Compliance
QA ISO9001:2008
QA TS16949:2009
Quality Manual
REACH-OPTEK
Supplier Quality Manual
TT US Purchasing Goods Terms and Conditions
TT US Purchasing Services Terms and Conditions
Reliability Data
1.25 Gbps, 850 nm VCSEL Transmitters
2.5 Gbps, 850 nm VCSEL Transmitters
Americas
West Coast
| Regional Sales Manager | Charlie Fixa | Charlie.fixa@ttelectronics.com | |
| Field Applications Engineer | Mike Curtis | Mike.curtis@ttelectronics.com | +1.714.465.0418 |
| Inside Sales Representative | Patty Concepcion | Patty.concepcion@ttelectronics.com | +1.972.323.7013 |
Midwest
| Regional Sales Manager | David Skinner | David.skinner@ttelectronics.com | +1.972.323.7112 |
| Field Application Engineer | Mike Curtis | Mike.curtis@ttelectronics.com | +1.714.465.0418 |
| Field Application Engineer | Tom Sward | Tom.sward@ttelectronics.com | +1.972.323.2313 |
| Inside Sales Representative | Karen Bland | Karen.bland@ttelectronics.com | +1.972.323.2306 |
Central
| Regional Sales Manager | Gregg Neidlinger | Gregg.neidlinger@ttelectronics.com | |
| Field Application Engineer | Tom Sward | Tom.sward@ttelectronics.com | +1.972.323.2313 |
| Field Application Engineer | Mike Curtis | Mike.curtis@ttelectronics.com | +1.714.465.0418 |
| Inside Sales Representative | Connie Greenfield | Connie.greenfield@ttelectronics.com | +1.972.323.2464 |
East Coast
| Field Application Engineer | Walter Brooks | walter.brooks@ttelectronics.com | +1.972.323.2316 |
| Inside Sales Representative | Tony Christian | Tony.christian@ttelectronics.com | +1.972.323.2370 |
Asia and Pacific
North China
| Sales Manager | Jerry Yao | Jerry.yao@ttelectronics.com | +86.139.1155.0467 |
| Field Application Engineer | Bo Li | Bo.li@ttelectronics.com | +86.186.1113.0955 |
| Inside Sales Specialist | Katrina Lin | Katrina.lin@ttelectronics.com |
South China
| Sales Manager | Barry Kwok | Barry.kwok@ttelectronics.com | |
| Field Application Engineer | Lu Ming | Ming.lu@ttelectronics.com | |
| Inside Sales Specialist | Katrina Lin | Katrina.lin@ttelectronics.com |
India
| Regional Sales Manager | Kemmanu Madhusudan | Madhusudan@ttelectronics.com | +91.903.500.2191 |
| Field Application Engineer – EPS Specialist | Seshadri Balasubramaniam | Seshadri.balasubramaniam@ttelectronics.com | |
| Field Application Engineer | Ivan Yen | Ivan.yen@ttelectronics.com | +88.691.937.6371 |
| Inside Sales Specialist | Noraini Ahmad | Noraini.ahmad@ttelectronics.com |
Taiwan
| Sales Manager | Brent Tou | Brent.tou@ttelectronics.com | |
| Field Application Engineer | Ivan Yen | Ivan.yen@ttelectronics.com | |
| Inside Sales Specialist | Katrina Lin | Katrina.lin@ttelectronics.com |
North Asia
| Regional Sales Manager | Alan Lam | Alan.lam@ttelectronics.com | |
| Sales Manager | Brent Tou | Brent.tou@ttelectronics.com | |
| Field Application Engineer | Bo Li | Bo.li@ttelectronics.com | +86.186.1113.0955 |
| Inside Sales Specialist | Katrina Lin | Katrina.lin@ttelectronics.com |
South Asia
| Regional Sales Manager | Kuek Joo Wee | Joowee.kuek@ttelectronics.com | |
| Field Application Engineer | Ivan Yen | Ivan.yen@ttelectronics.com | |
| Inside Sales Specialist | Noraini Ahmad | Noraini.ahmad@ttelectronics.com |
Europe, Middle East, and Africa
Benelux / France / Iberia
| Regional Sales Manager | Stephane Quetglas | Stephane.quetglas@ttelectronics.com | +33.145.123.889 |
| Field Application Engineer | Nicola Cosmar | Nicola.cosmar@ttelectronics.com | +39.346.111.2198 |
| Sales Support Manager | Louise Barlow | Louise.barlow@ttelectronics.com | +44.0.114.244.2521 |
| Inside Sales Representative | Joanna Wasik | Joanna.wasik@ttelectronics.com | +44.0.114.244.2521 |
Dach (Germany, Austria, Switzerland)
| Regional Sales Manager | Gerhard Bertsch | Gerhard.bertsch@ttelectronics.com | +49.0.152.5674.7084 |
| Field Application Engineer | Mario Garsi | Mario.garsi@ttelectronics.com | +39.349.083.9659 |
| Sales Support Manager | Louise Barlow | Louise.barlow@ttelectronics.com | +44.0.114.244.2521 |
| Inside Sales Representative | Joanna Wasik | Joanna.wasik@ttelectronics.com | +44.0.114.244.2521 |
Eastern Europe
| Regional Sales Manager | Wladislaw Fefelow | Wladislaw.fefelow@ttelectronics.com | +49.0.152.5674.7094 |
| Field Application Engineer | Nicola Cosmar | Nicola.cosmar@ttelectronics.com | +39.346.111.2198 |
| Sales Support Manager | Louise Barlow | Louise.barlow@ttelectronics.com | +44.0.114.244.2521 |
| Inside Sales Representative | Joanna Wasik | Joanna.wasik@ttelectronics.com | +44.0.114.244.2521 |
Italy
| Regional Sales Manager | Massimo Pofi | Massimo.pofi@ttelectronics.com | +39.345.685.7243 |
| Field Application Engineer | Nicola Cosmar | Nicola.cosmar@ttelectronics.com | +39.346.111.2198 |
| Sales Support Manager | Louise Barlow | Louise.barlow@ttelectronics.com | +44.0.114.244.2521 |
| Inside Sales Representative | Joanna Wasik | Joanna.wasik@ttelectronics.com | +44.0.114.244.2521 |
Nordic
| Regional Sales Manager | Simon Webb | Simon.webb@ttelectronics.com | +44.0.779.429.2276 |
| Field Application Engineer | Mario Garsi | Mario.garsi@ttelectronics.com | +39.349.083.9659 |
| Sales Support Manager | Louise Barlow | Louise.barlow@ttelectronics.com | +44.0.114.244.2521 |
| Inside Sales Representative | Joanna Wasik | Joanna.wasik@ttelectronics.com | +44.0.114.244.2521 |
United Kingdom
| Regional Sales Manager | Paul Briggs | Paul.briggs@ttelectronics.com | +44.0.789.621.3926 |
| Field Application Engineer | Mario Garsi | Mario.garsi@ttelectronics.com | +39.349.083.9659 |
| Sales Support | Louise Barlow | Louise.barlow@ttelectronics.com | +44.0.114.244.2521 |
| Inside Sales Representative | Joanna Wasik | Joanna.wasik@ttelectronics.com | +44.0.114.244.2521 |
Americas
North America
Allied Electronics – www.alliedelec.com
7151 Jack Newell Blvd. S., Fort Worth, TX 76118, USA
817.595.8558
Astron Electronics – www.astron1.com
sales@astron1.com
5406 Bolsa Ave., Huntington Beach, CA 92649, USA
714.891.8971
Coakley, Boyd, & Abbett (CBA) – www.cbane.com
60 Worcester Road, Framingham, MA 01702-5361, USA
508.820.0800
Conley & Associates, Inc. – www.conleyrep.com
info@conleyrep.com
475 Central Ave., Ste 00-F, St. Petersburg, FL 33701, USA
727.822.3792
Electric Component Sales – www.ecs-sales.com
info@ecs-sales.com
6474 City West Parkway, Eden Prairie, MN 55344, USA
952.946.9510
Falcon Electronics – www.falconelec.com
sales@falconelec.com
47 Mall Drive, Ste. 5, Commack, NY 11725, USA
800.444.4744
Hughes-Peters – www.hughespeters.com
888.264.6535
Marsh Electronics – www.marshelectronics.com
solutions@marshelectronics.com
R.O. Whitesell – www.whitesell.com
317-564-8008
Sager Electronics – www.sager.com
1-800-724-3780
WPG Americas – www.wpgamericas.com
http://www.wpgamericas.com/contact-us/
Global
Arrow Electronics – www.arrow.com
www.websupport@arrow.com
Digi-Key Electronics – www.digikey.com
sales@digikey.com
1.800.344.4539
Future Electronics – www.futureelectronics.com
514.694.7710
Newark element 14 – www.newark.com
customerservice@newark.com
1.800.463.9275
Mouser Electronics – www.mouser.com
sales@mouser.com
800.346.6873
TTI Electronics – www.ttiinc.com
sales@ttiinc.com
Asia and Pacific
China
Beijing Northking Electronic Technology Development – www.northking.com
liangxl@sensors.com.cn
No. 6 Jia, Kangding St., Beijing, China
86.10.67856123
Serial Microelectronics – www.serialsystem.com
Sunny.fan@serialsystem.com / Jackie.li@serialsystem.com
Shenzhen Deruitai Electronics – www.deruitai.com
kk.yuan@deruitai.com
Rm. 1412-1413, Bldg A, Tianan Cyber Times Tower, Chegongmiao, Futian, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
0755.8376.9236
India
Dragon Technology Distribution – www.dragonipt.com
Tushar.phadke@dragonipt.com
No. 744, 10th Main, 10th Cross, Indira Nagar, 2nd Stage, Bangalore 560038 India
91.80.25203449 / 25203450
Japan
Sakae Electronics – www.sakae-denshi.com
m-ookubo@sakae-denshi.com
2-9-10 Sotokanda, Chiiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 101 0021 Japan
81.3.6385.7243
Korea
MS International – www.msinter.co.kr
12F, Haechun Bldg, Yucksam-Dong, 354 Kangnam-Daero, Kangnam-Ku, Seoul, 6242 Korea
82.10.4195.2096
Russia
Fifth Element – www.fivel.ru
Gromova Street 4, Office 331, Saint-Petersburg, 195196, Russia
7.812.385.7647
Singapore
Seamax Engineering – www.seamax.com.sg
xuqian@seamax.com.sg
Taiwan
Sea Union Engineering Enterprises – www.seaunionweb.com.tw
evelyn@seaunionweb.com.tw
9F-1, No. 19-3 San-Chung Road, Nankang Software Park, Taipei 115, Taiwan
886.2.2655.3989
Global
Arrow Electronics – www.arrow.com
www.websupport@arrow.com
https://www.arrow.com/en/support/contact-support/contact-arrow
Digi-Key Electronics – www.digikey.com
sales@digikey.com
1.800.344.4539
Future Electronics – www.futureelectronics.com
65.6808.3888
Maxmega Electronics – www.maxmega.com
maxsales@maxmega.com
Mouser Electronics – www.mouser.com
sales@mouser.com
800.346.6873
TTI Electronics – www.ttiasia.com
sales@ttiinc.com
Europe, Middle East, and Africa
France
Eurocomposant – www.eurocomposant.fr
contact@eurocomposant.fr
1 Rue René Caudron, Voisins le Bretonneux, 78960 France
33.0.1.30.64.95.15
Germany
Neumueller Elektronik – www.neumueller.com
info@neumueller.com
Gewerbegebiet Ost 7, 91085 Weisendorf, Germany
49.9135.73.666.0
Israel
El-Gev Electronics – www.elgev.co.il
yoely@elgev.co.il
Bareket Bldg, PO Box 162, Air-port City, 70100, Israel
972.3.972.0666
Italy
Kevin Schurter – www.kevin.it
info@kevin.it
Viale delle Industrie, 20, 20020 Arese MI, Italia
39.02.3046.5311
Netherlands
Nijkerk Electronics – www.nijkerk-ne.com
Steven.serluppens@nijkerk.be / Vincent.bekhuis@nijkerk.nl
Spain
Matrix Electronics – www.matrix.es
Alejandro Sànchez 109, Madrid 28019, Spain
34.91.5602737
Sweden
Martinsson Elektronik – www.martinsson.se
Per.ekelund@martinsson.se
Instrumentvaegen 16, Box 9060, 12609 Haegersten, Stockholm, 12609 Sweden
46.8.744.0300
Switzerland
Swissdis – www.swissdis.ch
info@swissdis.com
Grasweg 7, Schwarzhaeusern CH-4911, Switzerland
41.62919.4400
Russia
Fifth Element – www.fivel.ru
Gromova Street 4, Office 331, Saint-Petersburg, 195196, Russia
7.812.385.7647
United Kingdom
APC Hero – www.apc-hero.co.uk
sales@apc-hero-co.uk
Phoenix House, 2 Phoenix Park, Eaton Socon, St Neots, Cambridge, PE19 8EP United Kingdom
44.0.1480.226600
Charcroft Electronics – www.charcroft.com
sales@charcroft.com
Dol-y-Coed, Llanwrtyd Wells, Powys, LD5 4TH, United Kingdom
44.0.1591.610408
Global
Arrow Electronics – www.arrow.com
www.websupport@arrow.com
https://www.arrow.com/en/support/contact-support/contact-arrow
Digi-Key Electronics – www.digikey.com
sales@digikey.com
1.800.344.4539
Farnell element 14 – www.farnell.com
sales@farnell.com
03447.11.11.13
Future Electronics – www.futureelectronics.com
44.1784.275000
Mouser Electronics – www.mouser.com
sales@mouser.com
800.346.6873
TTI Electronics – www.ttieurope.com
sales@ttiinc.com
Optek Technology
1645 Wallace Drive, Suite 130
Carrollton, TX USA 75006
Tel: 972-323-2200
sensors@ttelectronics.com