Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Organization and Operations (Detail Textuals)

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Organization and Operations (Detail Textuals) (USD $)
6 Months Ended
Mar. 29, 2015
sqft
Employee
Dec. 28, 2014
Sep. 29, 2014
Sep. 28, 2014
Mar. 30, 2014
Sep. 30, 2013
Organization And Operations [Line Items]            
Leased facility (in Square Feet) 93,733opxs_LeasedFacility          
Entity Number Of Employees 77dei_EntityNumberOfEmployees          
Percentage of decrease in revenues 1.00%opxs_PercentageOfDecreaseInRevenues          
Cash $ 1,115,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue   $ 1,685,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue $ 1,685,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue $ 1,157,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue $ 882,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
Working line of credit   1,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity        
Outstanding payable balance $ 482,000us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent     $ 312,000us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent    
Reduction in revenue 34.00%opxs_DecreaseInRevenue          
Applied Optics Center [Member]            
Organization And Operations [Line Items]            
Percent of revenue contribution 33.00%opxs_PercentOfRevenueContribution
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