wiredinUSA September 2015

Photonics acquisition

in the UK and China, will continue to operate from their current geographical locations, while Vytran’s product line will be fully integrated into Thorlabs’ ecommerce site. Thorlabs was founded in 1989 to serve the laser and electro-optics research market. Its integrated and diverse manufacturing assets include semiconductor fabrication of Fabry-Perot, DFB, and VCSEL lasers, fiber towers for drawing glass optical fibers (silica, fluoride, tellurite, and hollow core), MBE/MOCVD epitaxial wafer growth reactors, extensive glass and metal fabrication facilities and advanced thin-film deposition capabilities.

Thorlabs, products manufacturer, has agreed to acquire Vytran from NKT Photonics. The transaction is expected to close in September 2015, and follows other photonics industry acquisitions by Thorlabs. Alex Cable, president and founder of Thorlabs, said: “[Vytran’s] expertise and product offering are natural additions to our current fiber draw and cabling competencies.” Vytran supplies fiber fusion splicing and glass processing solutions for the fiber laser, sensing, medical, telecommunications and aerospace markets. Vytran's New Jersey manufacturing facility, and customer support centers a photonics

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