Thorlabs
Newton, NJ 07860
Toolkit facilitates implementation of adaptive optics.
Offered as turnkey solution, Adaptive Optics (AO) Toolkit allows researchers to integrate adaptive optics into their research systems within hours. Kit is comprised of Thorlab WFS150C Shack-Hartmann Wavefront Sensor, with 1.3-megapixel CCD camera; BMC 140 actuator Multi-DM deformable mirror system; and software that minimizes wavefront distortion. Control software also lets user monitor wavefront...
Read More »Thorlabs Adds Crystalline Coating Capability
Newton, NJ and Santa Barbara, CA – December 12, 2019 – Thorlabs announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the business assets of Crystalline Mirror Solutions (CMS). CMS has pioneered the development of substrate-transferred single-crystal optical coatings. Mirrors fabricated with this proprietary direct-bonding process are capable of > 99.999% reflectivity and...
Read More »Thorlabs Acquires Fiber Laser Assets from KMLabs
Newton, NJ and Boulder, CO – October 28, 2019 – Thorlabs and KMLabs announced today that Thorlabs has acquired the KMLabs’ Y-Fi™ portfolio, a family of high average power, high repetition rate NIR/MIR ultrafast fiber lasers, OPAs, and NOPAs. Based on a patented fiber amplification technique, KMLabs’ ytterbium fiber lasers provide industry-leading short pulse durations at the microjoule...
Read More »Thorlabs Acquires Video Measurement Company, OPTEK
Newton, NJ and Blairstown, NJ – October 14, 2019 – Thorlabs announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Blairstown-based Operations Technology Inc. (OPTEK). Founded in 1978 by Richard Amon, OPTEK is an industry-leading designer and manufacturer of large-format, granite-based video (VideoMic®) and x-ray (InnerVision®) dimensional measurement systems. These systems are used by...
Read More »Thorlabs Adds to its Raman Spectroscopy Capabilities via Acquisition of Coda Devices
Newton, NJ and Menlo Park, CA – August 12, 2019 – Thorlabs announced today that effective as of August 1, 2019 it completed the acquisition of Coda Devices, a manufacturer of Raman-based solutions for analyzing the chemical composition of substances within a laboratory environment or out in the field. Based out of Menlo Park, California with an R&D center and production in Moscow, Russia, the...
Read More »Thorlabs Adds to its Optics Capabilities via Acquisition of Cirtemo
Newton, NJ and Columbia, SC – May 1, 2019 – Thorlabs announced today that it has entered into a definitive purchase agreement to acquire Columbia-based Cirtemo, LLC. The acquisition includes two unique technologies: Multivariate Optical Elements for spectroscopic chemical analysis and Nanopatterning Tools known as MagAssemble, which were originally developed by MagAssemble, LLC and are used...
Read More »Thorlabs Licenses Revolutionary Multiphoton Volume Imaging Technique
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thorlabs Licenses Revolutionary Multiphoton Volume Imaging Technique Newton, NJ – November 2, 2018 – Thorlabs announced today that it has signed a licensing agreement with Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) for exclusive rights to a new bessel beam‐based, multiphoton volume imaging technique. The technique was originally developed at HHMI’s Janelia Research...
Read More »Thorlabs Acquires Fiber Optic Product Line from Norland Products
Newton, NJ – October 25, 2018 – Thorlabs announced today that it has entered into a definitive asset purchase agreement to acquire the Fiber Optic Portfolio of Norland Products Inc. and has made the GL16 All-in-One Interferometer and CC6000 Portable Interferometer available for purchase through its website. Headquartered in Cranbury, New Jersey, Norland is a global leader in the development...
Read More »Toolkit facilitates implementation of adaptive optics.
Offered as turnkey solution, Adaptive Optics (AO) Toolkit allows researchers to integrate adaptive optics into their research systems within hours. Kit is comprised of Thorlab WFS150C Shack-Hartmann Wavefront Sensor, with 1.3-megapixel CCD camera; BMC 140 actuator Multi-DM deformable mirror system; and software that minimizes wavefront distortion. Control software also lets user monitor wavefront...
Read More »Thorlabs and Boston Micromachines Partner to Further Deploy Deformable Mirrors to the Photonics Industry
Newton, N.J., Sept. 18, 2007 - Thorlabs, Inc. and Boston Micromachines Corporation (BMC) have announced a new partnership, which will allow BMC, a leading provider of advanced MEMS-based mirror products, to bring its deformable mirrors into the photonics research community. This wide exposure will create diverse market opportunities and encourage the creation of new products incorporating...
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