Segment, Customer and Geographical Reporting (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

The Company’s segment information is summarized below:

Results of Operations for the Fiscal Year Ended September 30,
2017
				Contract
	Optics			Research			Biomedical		Total
Revenue	$	19,282,000		$	18,002,000		$	-	$	37,284,000
Gross profit		6,562,000			7,336,000			-		13,898,000
GM %		34	%		41	%		-		37	%
Operating expenses		6,183,000			6,856,000			1,381,000		14,420,000
(Gain) loss on sale of assets		-			-			60,000		60,000
Operating income (loss)		379,000			480,000			(1,441,000)		(582,000)
Depreciation and amortization		970,000			257,000			11,000		1,238,000
Capital expenditures		575,000			338,000			69,000		982,000
Intangibles, net		467,000			196,000			324,000		987,000
Goodwill		1,001,000			4,939,000			-		5,940,000
Total assets	$	20,445,000		$	8,078,000		$	574,000	$	29,097,000

Results of Operations for the Fiscal Year Ended September 30,
2016
				Contract			Optics
	Optics			Research			Biomedical		Total
Revenue	$	23,686,000		$	19,756,000		$	-	$	43,442,000
Gross profit		8,010,000			7,593,000			-		15,603,000
GM %		34	%		38	%		-		36	%
Operating expenses		6,239,000			6,619,000			2,070,000		14,928,000
(Gain) loss on sale of assets		(4,000)			-			-		(4,000)
Operating income (loss)		1,775,000			974,000			(2,070,000)		679,000
Depreciation and amortization		949,000			249,000			69,000		1,267,000
Capital expenditures		1,503,000			432,000			109,000		2,044,000
Intangibles, net		517,000			230,000			320,000		1,067,000
Goodwill		959,000			4,939,000			-		5,898,000
Total assets	$	17,397,000		$	8,325,000		$	647,000	$	26,369,000

Schedule Of Segment Revenue By Geographical Location [Table Text Block]

Revenue by geographic location in total and as a percentage of total revenue, for the years ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 are as follows:

	2017					2016
Geographic Location	Revenue		% of Total			Revenue		% of Total
United States	$	29,154,000		78	%	$	32,622,000		75	%
Europe		4,397,000		12	%		7,888,000		18	%
Other		3,733,000		10	%		2,932,000		7	%
	$	37,284,000		100	%	$	43,442,000		100	%