Wasatch
Photonics, Inc., a leading designer and manufacturer
of advanced holographic optics for the optical networking,
defense, test & measurement, and medical industries,
today announced the opening of its new manufacturing facility.
The
new 6500 square foot facility features innovative manufacturing
processes, state of the art equipment, and clean rooms.
This new facility will enable Wasatch Photonics to respond
to the growing demand for a-thermal volume phase
holographic (VPH) optics and diffraction gratings. These
VPH products, made with dichromated gelatin recording
films, are used in a variety of applications with a broad
range of requirements. Dense Wavelength Division
Multiplexing requires the highest performance dispersion
components and must meet rigid Telcordia specifications.
Medical diagnostic components may be smaller than
one millimeter square, Heads Up Display optics and telescope
gratings are typically 50-400 millimeter square,
and solar energy concentrators may be as large as one
meter square. The
new facility will allow Wasatch Photonics to satisfy the
needs of all of these applications.
"Wasatch
Photonics principals have created, developed, and
commercialized high performance holographic optics using
enhanced dichromated gelatin films during the past 25
years" said Co-Founder
and CEO Gerald Heidt. "This new facility allows us to
significantly expand our overall capabilities and move
over all of the work we had been performing at nearby
Ralcon Development Labs, which is owned by our CTO Dr.
Richard Rallison".
The
manufacturing line will have the capacity to produce many
thousands of holographic optics and gratings per
month providing a-thermal performance in a rugged, scratch
resistant, easily handled product.
Heidt
stated "This is our launching pad for expansion in
the market and allows us to increase production, leverage
our intellectual property, and enable new technology platforms.
Our products are critical components in our customers'
optical systems and this new facility will enable us to
assure them that we can meet their volume production needs
now and in the future."
About
Wasatch Photonics
Founded
in 2000, Wasatch
Photonics, Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets
enhanced holographic optics for optical networking, defense,
test & measurement, and medical applications. Wasatch
Photonics' high performance volume phase holographic platforms
enable a diverse range of cost effective, next generation
devices. The
company uses proprietary recording media and patent-pending
Dickson grating technologies.
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