Thorlabs Adds to its Optics Portfolio with Cirtemo Acquisition
NEWTON, N.J., and COLUMBIA, S.C., May 3, 2019 — Thorlabs will acquire Columbia, S.C.-based Cirtemo LLC, including its two unique technologies, multivariate optical elements (MOEs) for spectroscopic chemical analysis and nanopatterning tools used to “3D print” photolithography masks using nanoparticles. Cirtemo’s MOEs are wide-band optical spectral filters capable of detecting complex chemical signatures using a simplified optical instrument, effectively replacing a dispersive spectrometer with a compact instrument