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Hamamatsu to Explore Further Action in Planned NKT Photonics Acquisition
HAMAMATSU, Japan, May 8, 2023 — Hamamatsu Photonics said today it is considering further actions pertaining to a May 2 decision handed down by the Danish Business Authority blocking the company’s planned purchase of NKT Photonics through Hamamatsu’s Belgium-based subsidiary, Photonics Management Europe srl. Hamamatsu announced in June 2022 that it planned to acquire NKT Photonics via the European subsidiary in a deal worth more than $215 million and make NKT Photonics a subsidiary following all necessary
Danish Government Blocks Sale of NKT Photonics to Hamamatsu
BIRKERØD, Denmark, May 2, 2023 — The sale of NKT Photonics to Hamamatsu Photonics subsidiary Photonics Management Europe srl has been denied under the Danish Investment Screening Act. Required regulatory approvals for the agreement reached between NKT and Hamamatsu have been...
Hamamatsu to Acquire NKT Photonics
HAMAMATSU, Japan, June 24, 2022 — Hamamatsu Photonics will acquire Danish fiber laser manufacturer NKT Photonics. Hamamatsu will make the acquisition, which the companies expect to close by the end of the first quarter of next year, through its wholly owned subsidiary Photonics...
European Consortiums Advance Quantum Computing Tech: Week in Brief: 3/18/22
BERNIN, France, March 18, 2022 — Semiconductor materials producer Soitec will establish a fabrication facility at its headquarters in Bernin, France. The facility will be used to produce Soitec’s SmartSic wafers developed at the Substrate Innovation Center at CEA-Leti, using...
Luna Innovations Acquires LIOS Sensing
ROANOKE, Va., March 15, 2022 — Optics firm Luna Innovations has purchased LIOS Sensing, a division of NKT Photonics, for €20 million (~$21.92 million). In a separate move, the company has divested its own Luna Labs division as it shifts its focus to purely fiber-oriented...
Optical Fiber Sensing at Work in New Technologies, Applications
Jul 23, 2020 — To accelerate sustainability, minimize maintenance, and monitor conditions remotely, new photonics solutions in a wide range of industries are required. Whether the aim is to ensure the delivery of electricity, monitor the security of a structure,...
Basil Garabet, CEO of NKT Photonics, Joins EPIC Board of Directors
PARIS, April 16, 2020 — Basil Garabet, president and CEO of NKT Photonics, has joined the EPIC board of directors. The announcement was made this month during the EPIC annual general meeting, which was held online. Basil holds an MSc in lasers and their applications and...
Innovation Shines at 2018 SPIE Prism awards
Feb 12, 2018 — The 2018 Prism Awards for Photonics Innovation brought out the best of the best. Many companies in Europe and others from around the world were among 30 finalists for the awards that recognize the industry’s top innovations and groundbreaking...
Prism Awards Honor Industry’s Top Innovators
Nov 27, 2017 — What do the world’s smallest FTIR spectrometer, a lidar system for autonomous vehicles, and a smartphone add-on sensor for noncontact bioimaging have in common? The 2018 Prism Awards for Photonics Innovation. These products are among 30...
Better Beer, Bread Thanks to Supercontinuum Lasers
Oct 2, 2017 — Most beer is made from four primary ingredients: grains, hops, yeast and water. The basic ingredients for bread are flour, yeast, water and salt. Throw a supercontinuum laser combined with near-IR into the mix and researchers say they can produce...
Riddell Joins NKT Photonics as COO
BIRKERØD, Denmark, July 24, 2017 — Fiber provider NKT Photonics AS has appointed Don Riddell as COO, taking responsibility for the company’s three manufacturing sites. Riddell was previously the COO of Trumpf-owned SPI Lasers PLC. He has extensive experience in laser...
Specialty Fibers Revolutionize Sensing
Jul 21, 2017 — Optical fiber has changed the world by providing millions of kilometers of telecommunication fiber that have transformed how we communicate. But beyond telecommunications, optical fibers are making enormous impacts on both sensing applications and...
Laser World of Photonics: A Focus on Technology, Applications
Jun 16, 2017 — Bringing together all sectors of the photonics industry, Laser World of Photonics 2017 highlights research, companies’ new products and expert presentations. It also offers visitors and exhibitors to expand their networks and customer bases....
Alliances Set to Strengthen Europe-APAC Trade Relations
Feb 10, 2017 — Europe has been struggling with the loss of manufacturing and related trade to Asia-Pacific nations, but optimism remains for collaboration between the regions that will drive mutual growth. “We still see that the high-tech manufacturing is in...
Life in the Ultrafast Lane with Fiber Lasers
Apr 25, 2016 — For lasers, shorter pulses mean more precision and new applications. That’s been true for decades. What’s changed in the last few years is that prices for lasers with pulse widths a picosecond or less are dropping significantly. The...
DTU Branches Out with New Laser Tech Company
ROSKILDE, Denmark, Feb. 19, 2014 — The Technical University of Denmark (DTU) has branched out with the formation of Norlase, a new company specializing in a unique class of visible lasers.
NKT Photonics Grants PCF Tech License
BIRKERØD, Denmark, Jan. 8, 2014 — NKT Photonics has licensed parts of its photonic crystal fiber (PCF) technology to PicoQuant GmbH for use in PicoQuant’s new Solea supercontinuum lasers. The covered patents include NKT’s fundamental methods for drawing and processing...
Alphanov, NKT Photonics Collaborate
Jun 1, 2013 — Talence, France-based Alphanov, the optics and laser technology center of the Bordeaux region’s Route des Lasers cluster, and NKT Photonics of Birkerød, Denmark, have partnered to develop interfacing solutions for photonic crystal...
Collaborations
Jun 1, 2013 — Iridex Corp. of Mountain View, Calif., has announced a partnership with the privately held Peregrine Surgical Ltd. of New Britain, Pa., to expand its ophthalmology product portfolio; Peregrine will be integrated into the Iridex supply chain....
Alphanov, NKT Photonics Collaborate on Photonic Crystal Fiber Interfacing
TALENCE, France, April 22, 2013 — Alphanov, the Optics and Laser Technology Center of the Route des Lasers cluster, and NKT Photonics of Birkerød, Denmark, have partnered to develop interfacing solutions for photonic crystal fibers (PCF).
Coherent Selects NKT Photonics Fibers for Laser Platform
BIRKERØD, Denmark, Feb. 6, 2013 — NKT Photonics will supply a high-power fiber amplifier module to Coherent Inc. for use in its Daytona subnanoscecond pulsed laser for microelectronics applications.
People In The News
Jan 1, 2013 — Richard Corbyn and Vikrant Mahajan Test and measurement company Labsphere Inc. of North Sutton, N.H., a Halma company, has promoted two employees. Richard Corbyn, a 13-year veteran of the company, is the new director of standard products and...
Broadband Laser Developer Recognized
BIRKERØD, Denmark, Nov. 9, 2012 — NKT Photonics’ Lasse Leick has been recognized by the Danish National Advanced Technology Foundation with its 2012 Pasteur Award for the work he did on developing a broadband infrared laser that emits between 2 and 4 µm.
NKT Licenses Technology
Mar 1, 2012 — NKT Photonics A/S of Birkerød, Denmark, has licensed parts of its photonic crystal fiber technology to GLOphotonics, originally a spinout from the University of Bath in England and now located in Limoges, France.
Expansion Seen for Photonic Crystals
Nov 1, 2011 — Market According to a report from the London- based companiesandmarkets.com titled “Photonic Crystals: Materials, Technologies and Global Markets,” the photonic crystals market is growing rapidly and is expected to have a compound annual...
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