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| TOPTICA Photonics located close to Munich |
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TOPTICA Photonics AG was established in February 1998 when TuiLaser AG, an important manufacturer of excimer lasers, decided that its business unit Diode Laser was large and successful enough to become an independent entity. Under its former name TuiOptics GmbH the company grew substantially and meanwhile has become a leading supplier of high-end diode laser systems for scientific as well as for industrial applications. A new corporate structure, established in 2001 as TOPTICA Photonics AG, was a prominent result of this encouraging development. |
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| Tunable diode laser |
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Inherited business areas are the development, manufacture and sales of tunable diode lasers for scientific research and industrial use. The first product, the grating tuned diode laser DL 100, was developed together with Prof. Hänsch of the University of Munich for applications in atom cooling and atom trapping already in 1995. Since then, TOPTICA Photonics has converted the latest developments into commercial products based on the virtues of small linewidth at comparatively low cost. By adding new features like semiconductor amplifiers or intra-cavity frequency-doubling the company also opened completely new power levels and wavelength ranges. Triggered by the various strong relations to universities, the product range of TOPTICA Photonics in the field of compact lasers is steadily expanding, serving the forefronts of research (Physics Nobel Prize both in 1997 [Chu, Cohen-Tannoudji, Phillips] and 2001 [Cornell, Ketterle, Wieman]). |
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| Computer-To-Plate technology |
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TOPTICA Photonics as a medium-sized enterprise takes pride in rapidly developing and engineering customer-specific systems not only for research institutions, but also customized OEM diode lasers for industrial manufacturers of metrology or production equipment. With a focus on high-end specifications such as excellent diffraction limited wavefront quality, ultrafast pulsing and full microprocessor control, TOPTICA Photonics converts laser diodes into high precision light sources, which are capable of replacing conventional, expensive and complicated lasers in industrial instrumentation. This philosophy helped TOPTICA Photonics become the leading supplier of violet laser diodes for Computer-To-Plate printing. |
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Blu-ray test drive
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In the field of optical data storage, TOPTICA Photonics has launched together with Prof. Mansuripur (Optical Science Center, Tucson) new types of test devices for optical data storage that have evolved into the leading development tools for technology leaders. The distinctive innovation is recognizable in the flexibility of the devices, for example that they can be operated with different laser types and wavelengths between 400 and 700 nm as well as with different carrier materials. They allow all read, write and erase experiments with read-only, phase-change and magneto-optical disks independent of substrate thickness. We at TOPTICA Photonics are devoted to maintaining the technical leadership in this quickly evolving and growing market of testers for optical mass storage. |
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The fourth major area of business activity is documented by the expanding sales presence in the area of opto-electronics, initiated by our own production needs and, most important, customer demand. TOPTICA Photonics offers outstanding products from international companies for all possible applications addressed by its product base. |
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We are continually looking for new challenges. You are always welcome to discuss your diode laser application with our team of scientists and engineers. Please call now! |
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