Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

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Commitments and Contingencies (Details)

v3.3.1.900

Commitments and Contingencies (Details) $ in Thousands	Sep. 27, 2015 USD ($)
Fiscal Year
2016	$ 619
2017	354
2018	361
2019	373
2020	385
2021	195
Total minimum lease payments	2,287
Optex Systems Richardson \| Lease Payments
Fiscal Year
2016	260
2017	266
2018	271
2019	281
2020	291
2021	147
Total minimum lease payments	1,516
Optex Systems Richardson \| CAM Estimate
Fiscal Year
2016	86
2017	88
2018	90
2019	92
2020	94
2021	48
Total minimum lease payments	498
Applied Optics Center Dallas \| Lease Payments
Fiscal Year
2016	$ 286
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
Total minimum lease payments	$ 286
Applied Optics Center Dallas \| CAM Estimate
Fiscal Year
2016	$ 80
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
Total minimum lease payments	$ 80
Applied Optics Center Dallas Sublease \| Lease Payments
Fiscal Year
2016	$ (61)
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
Total minimum lease payments	$ (61)
Applied Optics Center Dallas Sublease \| CAM Estimate
Fiscal Year
2016	$ (32)
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
Total minimum lease payments	$ (32)

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