Meadowlark Wins Colorado Export Award

Meadowlark Optics Inc. has been named the winner of the 47th annual Colorado Governor’s Award of Excellence in Exporting.

Recognized as an international thought leader in light-based technologies, Meadowlark was recognized as one of three companies who have significantly contributed to the state’s economic development through international trade of goods, services and/or knowledge.

“It is an honor to accept such a prestigious award from the state of Colorado,” said Tom Baur, chairman and founder of Meadowlark Optics. “We are pleased that our commitment to innovation for customers around the world has been recognized as a valuable contribution to the state.”

Meadowlark is partnered with distributors across the globe to actively export photonics solutions from its 20,000-sq-ft headquarters with Class-1000 cleanrooms, a full optical fabrication shop and state-of the-art metrology equipment. The company also participates in international trade shows and speaking engagements worldwide.

Meadowlark manufactures polarization solution components including liquid crystal shutters, rotators and spatial light modulators for wavelengths ranging from the UV to the MWIR.