Toptica Photonics

22-watt Toptica Photonics sodium guide star for ESO's Very Large Telescope

Toptica Photonics is a manufacturer of lasers for research and semiconductor manufacturing.[1] Toptica is also the leading manufacturer of laser guide stars.[2]

History

The company was initially founded in February 1998 under the name TuiOptics GmbH for selling grating tuned diode lasers, but in 2001 it was renamed to TOPTICA Photonics AG.[3][4] During 2007, Toptica acquired a patent license from IMRA which allows the building of femtosecond fiber lasers. Toptica won the contract to provide laser guide stars for the Very Large Telescope in 2010[5] and for the Extremely Large Telescope in 2017[6]. Toptica sponsored the American Physical Society's 2018 Norman F. Ramsey Prize.[7]

Locations and corporate structure

TOPTICA Photonics AG is a privately held[8] joint-stock company headquartered in Graefelfing near Munich in Germany. Its subsidiary TOPTICA Photonics Inc. maintains the US facilities in New York City[9][10] and California, whereas the Japanese subsidiary TOPTICA Photonics K.K. is headquartered in Tokyo.[11][12] The subsidiary TOPTICA Projects GmbH develops laser guide stars.[13][14]

References

  1. ↑ "Toptica: German firm at center of optics world". Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  2. ↑ Enderlein, Martin; Kaenders, Wilhelm G. (1 December 2016). "Sodium Guide Star (R)Evolution". Optik & Photonik. 11 (5): 31–35. doi:10.1002/opph.201600038. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  3. ↑ "TOPTICA Photonics AG in Gräfelfing/Munich, Germany - CCQED". www.ccqed.eu. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  4. ↑ Physics, Institute of. "Supporting laser science". www.iop.org. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  5. ↑ https://www.photonics.com/Articles/Toptica_Wins_ESO_Contract_for_Laser_Guide_Stars/a42710
  6. ↑ information@eso.org. "ESO Signs Contract for ELT Laser Sources". www.eso.org. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  7. ↑ "Austrian quantum physicist Peter Zoller wins Toptica-sponsored Norman F. Ramsey Prize". www.laserfocusworld.com. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  8. ↑ "Company Profile". 25 April 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  9. ↑ WHAM. "TOPTICA Photonics expanding in Farmington". Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  10. ↑ "Photonics Company of the Week: TOPTICA". Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  11. ↑ "Worldwide Presence". 11 May 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  12. ↑ sbuchiere@fltimes.com, STEVE BUCHIERE. "Ontario County laser manufacturer TOPTICA Photonics to expand". Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  13. ↑ https://www.toptica.com/fileadmin/Editors_English/06_company/01_news/02_news/20171218-ESO-TOPTICA-contract/PR_TOPTICA-ELT-contract.pdf
  14. ↑ "TOPTICA News". 5 April 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2018.

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