Photonic Materials is a business unit of the Saint-Gobain Crystals Division. Saint-Gobain Crystals is a Division within Saint-Gobain High Performance Materials sector of Compagnie de Saint-Gobain, which is headquartered in Paris, France. Saint-Gobain Crystals is a world leader in the design and manufacture of:
- Ionizing radiation detection materials, detectors.
- Photonic Materials, Components & Value-added Products
In September, 2007, Saint-Gobain Crystals aquired Alpine Research Optics (ARO). Alpine Research Optics is a committed leading supplier of high performance, precision OEM laser optics. As part of Saint-Gobain, Saint-Gobain Crystals, Photonic Materials is setting new standards in performance, value and service.
Markets
Saint-Gobain Crytals, Photonic Materials supplies precision OEM laser optics and subassemblies, Sapphire Materials and Components, Sapphire and Garnet Substrates, X-Ray Crystals and GaN substrates to manufacturers of lasers, laser-based systems, laser instruments, LED lighting, Aerospace & Defense systems and other precision manufactures in a broad range of demanding applications. Some of these applications include:
- Semiconductor manufacturing
- Diagnostic and therapeutic medical instruments
- Biomedical instrumentation
- Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG) manufacturing
- Flat panel display fabrication
- Disk drive production
- Marking
- Micromachining
- Wire stripping
- Materials processing
- Ultrafast laser systems
- LED lighting
- Semiconductor
- Transparent Armor
- Aerospace Vision Systems
In each case, these applications benefit from the unique combination of high performance and long lifetime that are characteristic of Saint-Gobain Photonic products.