laser industry in lithuania
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The LaserIndustry inLithuania
An overview2013
We are…
Strong player in global market
Highly-qualified specialists
Fast-growing industry
Fast-growing industry
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We grow more rapidly than the global market:
Fast-growing industry
Sales quadrupled since 2004.
Despite the world economic crisis, in 2009 our saleshave increased by 4%.
Export86 %Sales in10 %
90 %Lithuania
Share of export
Strong positionin global market
Up to 25 % of all sales come from the industrial market,
Our products take up nearly 10 % of the global marketof lasers used for scientific research.
We hold more than 50 % of the world market for
Strong positionin global market
high energy pico-second lasers and ultra-fastparametric light generators.
namely material processing & machining
Europe86 %
50 %
Asia &Australia
North America
Others, 1 %
29 %
20 %
Strong positionin global market
Structure of export
Export to over 100 countries around the world.
70% of total production is sold in Europe & North America.
Strong positionin global market
Increased sales in rapidly growing Asian market.
Strong positionin global market
Laser equipment (price over 3 000 €) sold in the global market
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High competence
Number of employees
460507
586
20102011
2012
High competence
Every tenth industry professional holds a PhD.
22 laser technology companies, employing approx. 600highly qualified specialists, operate in Lithuania.
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EUR
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High competence
Companies expenditure on R&D
3,4 3,8
5,6
20102011
2012
Today 9 science and laser technology research
In Lithuania research in laser physics isconducted for more than 40 years.
centres carry out fundamental research.
High competence
Laser history & Lithuania
• 1960 Theodore Maiman discovered the laser• 1964 Nobel price in physics on laser discovery
was given for three scientists
Dr. Charles TownesNobel price winner
• 1962 three Lithuanian students were sent to Moscow to study laser physics; another 2 joined in 1963
• 1966 first laser fired at Vilnius University• 1969 our students came back to Vilnius• 1970 laser fired at the Institute of Physics• 1983 pilot plant EKSMA was established
Vilnius UniversityDepartament of Quantum electronics & Laser Research Center
Research on ultra-short pulse lasers & OPA started in 1969.
Carrying out teaching and research in
www.lasercenter.vu.lt
High competence
7 laboratories.
Development & implementation of laser technologiesDevelopment & implementation of laser technologiesAdvanced optical coatingsAdvanced optical coatingsHigh-pulse-energy fiber lasersHigh-pulse-energy fiber lasersNew design of solid-state lasersNew design of solid-state lasersSub-wavelength photonic structuresSub-wavelength photonic structures
Research in laser physics since 1970
www.ftmc.lt
Department of Laser Technologies:
– Nanophotonics (2011)
– Laser technologies (2004)
– Optical coatings (2004)
– Fiber lasers (2006)
– Solid-state lasers (2007)
Laboratories:
High competence
www.ftmc.lt
High competence
• Department of Molecular Compounds Physics
Research in laser physics since 1970
• Department of Optoelectronics
www.ftmc.lt
High competence
Research in laser physics since 1970
Semiconductors Physics Institute
Research in laser physics since 1970
• Departament of Optoelectronics
www.ftmc.lt
High competence
Research is also carried out by:
High competence
Military Academy of LithuaniaDepartment of Applied Sciences www.lka.lt
Vilnius UniversityInstitute of OncologyLaboratory of Biomedical Physicswww.vuoi.lt
Vilnius UniversityInstitute of Applied Researchwww.tmi.vu.lt
Vilnius Gediminas Technical Universitywww.vgtu.lt
Kaunas University of TechnologyInstitute of Materials Science
Vytautas Magnus UniversityThe Department of Physics www.fizika.vdu.lt
Companies’profiles
Established:Staff:
Sales: Export:
199638
7,1 mn EUR4,3 mn EUR
Discover alternative solutions with ALTECHNA
Supplier of laser related products: laser optics, polarization optics, laser and nonlinear crystals, lasers and laser accessories
We are…
High value offer to our clients combining diverse product portfolio with customized products and solutions
Main products
Optical components•Laser mirrors•Beamsplitters•Lenses•Prisms•Filters•Axicons•Windows
Main products
Polarization optics
•Waveplates•Brewster type polarizers•Broadband thin film polarizers•Glan type polarizers•Polarizing cubes
Main products
Laser & nonlinear crystals•Laser crystals•Nonlinear crystals•Passive Q-switch crystals•Photorefractive crystals•Birefringent crystals•Raman crystals
Main products
Lasers accessories
•Laser beam attenuators•Beam expanders•Laser beam shaping systems•Pulse picking devices•Laser diode drivers
Over 2000 clients in 50 countries
Export
Key markets cover France, Germany, UK, Italy, USA, Russia, India, China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Turkey
www.wophotonics.com
Established:Staff:
Sales: Export:
200717
3,4 mn EUR 0,6 mn EUR
Workshop of Photonics
We are…
Solutions and instruments for laser micromachining:Feasibility studies and proof of conceptDevelopment of custom femtosecond laser systems and optical modules for micromachiningSmall scale micromachining production (job shop) servicesLaser smicromachining system automation softwareCustom opto electronics for micromachining
Main products
FemtoLABFemtosecond laser micromachining system for scientific laboratoriesTunable parameters:•pulse duration (<200 fs – 10 ps)•repetition rate (1 Hz – 1 MHz)•average power (up to 15W)•wavelengths (1030, 515, 343, 258 nm)
Academic and industrial clients in 14 countries worldwide
Export
80 percent of all products are exported
Established:Staff:
199410
www.astuonetas.lt
Aštuonetas Ltd.
The company provides laser engraving, marking,
We are…
fine welding and cutting services.
Main products
Engraving
Cutting
Welding
Beyond state-of-the-art technologyfor mid-infrared applications
R&D investments 5M EUREstablished:ISO 9001:2008 certified
Staff: Export:
2011
9> 99 %
www.brolis-semicon.com
Manufacturer of mid-IR semiconductor laser diodes for defense, medical, material processing and sensing applications.
We are…
We operate a state-of-the-art class ISO 6 cleanroom facility for our epitaxy foundry business and laser diode development
Molecular beam epitaxy foundry for III-V semiconductors with high-throughput capability up to 4 x 4-inch per run.
GaSb laser diodes: where we set the cutting-edge
• 1800 nm – 4000 nm wavelength range
• GaSb 3-inch platform
• ISO 9001:2008 certified
• High-power, high brightness, unmatched performance
• Defense, sensing, material processing and medical
MBE foundry service
• 14 x 2-inch, 7 x 3-inch, 4 x 4- inch capacity
• AlGaInAsSb materials
• Typical applications:
• IR FPA ( type-II SL, InSb);• Quantum cascade lasers• Hall effect sensors
• ISO 9001:2008 certified
Export
99 percent of all products and services are export to Europe, USA, Japan.
Our clients are– from big industrials to university research laboratories.
Technical flexibility servingYour Photonics needs!
Established:Staff:
Sales: Export:
200634
5 mln EUR4.2 mln EUR
www.eksmaoptics.com
Manufacturer of precision laser components used in lasers, systems and other optical instruments.
We are…
More than 30 years of experience in the lasers and photonics markets.
ISO 9001:2008 certified company.
Main products
Optical Componentsand Optical Systems
Mirrors, Windows, FiltersLenses, UV & IR Optics,
Prisms, Polarizing Optics
Main products
Nonlinear & Laser Crystals
LBO, BBO, DKDP, KTP, LiIO3, LiNbO3
AgGaS2, AgGaSe2, GaSe, ZnGeP2, ZnTe Nd:YAG, Nd:KGW, Nd:YLF, Yb:KGW, Yb:KYW
Main products
Pockels cellsDrivers
Power supplies
Main products
Opto-mechanical componentsOptical Tables, Optical Mounts Optical & Base Positioners Translation & Rotation Stages Motorized Positioners & Controllers
Main Services
Polishing facilities for:
BK7 glass Fused Silica Nonlinear crystals
>85 percent of all products are exported.
Export
Products are sold in over 60 countries.
24 distributors and representatives worldwide.
Innovative laser technologies
Established:Staff:
Sales: Export:
1992120
13 mln EUR11,7 mln EUR
www.ekspla.com
Manufacturer of high performance solid state
We are…
Our products are used for various basic research, OEM and
lasers, optoelectronics & laser systems.
material processing, micromachining. industrial applications: spectroscopy, material research,
Main products
Solid state lasers &
Extensive range of solid state
laser systems
lasers and systems for R&D
Main products
Laser Spectroscopy
Complete and ready to usesystems for variousspectroscopy applications
Main products
Ultrafast fiber lasers
Versatile tools for variety of applications
Main proucts
Flash Lamp Drivers &
Laser & Optoelectronics
Cooling Units
Components
Main products
Industrial DPSS lasers
For material processing and other applications
Export
Our products are sold in over 40 countries.
94 percent of all products are exported.
Distributors in more than 20 countries.
Exciting LAser Solutions
Established:Staff:
20109
www.e-lasers.com
ELAS, LtdSales: € 0.65 mln. Export: 85 %
developers of laser micro machining processes with short and ultra short pulse lasers
We are…
designers of effective and ergonomic customized laser machining solutions
manufacturers of laser micro machining equipment by combining knowledge of laser processing, engineering and system control
Main products
MASTER SeriesMost complex and versatile highest laser safety workstation for R&D and production.Lasers:
Atlantic pico second
Combined pico/femto solution
Up to 5 axis CNC
Pharos femto second
Features:
Tunable for specific production processFully automated and autonomous
Ventu Series
Industrial grade workstations
High power fiber lasers
Efficient cutting, drillingor micro milling
Main products
Developed technological processes
Cutting, drilling or patterning of:
Semiconductors (Si, GaAs, etc) Organic and inorganic solar cells
Thin metal layers (Au, Ag, Cu, Cr)
Ceramics (Alumina, ZrO2, PZT)Thick semiconductor wafers
Extra hard materials (WC, PCD)
Served industries
Medical
Automotive
Sensoring & measurement
Solar
Precision mechanics
Microelectronics
Established:Staff:
20123
Start up company. Laser processing technologies - development and implementation.
We are…
Our clients are South-East Asia LED manufacturers.
Main products
Sapphire dicing systems
Export
Expected export near 100 % of our production.
We expect to sell our products in the Taiwan, China, South Korea, Japan.
Established:Staff:
20125
www.integratedoptics.eu
Continuos wave micro lasers MatchBox: 457 nm, 473 nm, 488 nm, 491 nm, 514 nm, 532 nm, 561 nm, 593 nm, 671 nm, 1030 nm, 1064 nm
Surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) substrate ‚Randa‘
Developed in cooperation with
Intellectual property:
- 3 patents for sum- and frequency-generation- 1 patent for active mode-locking and cavity dumping- 1 patent for laser-patterned SERS substrates
Your trusted partnerfor Laser Damage Threshold Testing
Start-upEstablished:
Staff: Export:
2012
5> 99 %
www.lidaris.com
Spin-off from Vilnius University
We are…
>10 years of international researchexperience in the field
– expert in laser-induced damage testing, optical element and thin film coating development
Main services
• High throughput FEMTO- and NANO-second laser damage threshold testing;
• Optimization of optics manufacturing processes for high power laser applications;
• Customized hardware and software solutions for high power laser technologies and diagnostics
Export
99 percent of all services are export to North America and Europe.
Our clients are industrial enterprises – market leaders: laser systems and optics manufacturers
Established:Staff:
Sales: Export:
1994100
14,3 mn EUR13,5 mn EUR
We make the lightYou know how to use it
www.lightcon.com
We are…
World leading producer of TOPAS series of optical
Producer of PHAROS single-unit integrated femtosecond
parametric amplifiers and frequency mixers.
laser system – new leader among femtosecond lasers.
Main products
laser PHAROS
• Mature ultra-fast tool for theindustry, medicine, research
• Femtosecond Ytterbium
Main products
• Femtosecond and picosecond
• The industry standard
• Over 1200 OPA units installed worldwide!
optical parametrics amplifiers
Export
Our products are sold in 35 countries worldwide.
94 percent of all products are exported.
Our main clients are universities, research centers,industrial enterprises.
Stanford University
Osaka University
Tokyo University
Argonne National Labs
Oxford University
National Institute of Standards and
Technologies
Harvard University Australian
National University
Max Planck Institute for Quantum Optics
Freie University Berlinand many
others…
Main clients
CambridgeUniversity
Lawrence Berkeley
National Labs
Established:Staff: 36
Sales: Direct Export: 10%
1997
1 mln. EUR
OPTIDA – Coatings & Optics
www.optida.lt
Largest optical coatings company in Lithuania.
OPTIDA currently offers various optical coatings and development services for laser systems and optical devices according to custom requirements.
We are…
Main Services
Optical Coating Services:• Antireflection Coating Services• High-Reflection Coating Services• Beam-Splitting Coating Services• Polarizing Coating Services• Filter Coating Services• Metallic High-Reflection coatings
Main customers are Lithuanian Laser Companies Exporting >95% of their products after coating services.
Export
Direct export goes to Europe (UK, Germany, ...), Asia (Japan, South Korea, ...), North America (USA, Canada)
Established:Staff:
1987> 100
www.standa.lt
Manufacturer of opto-mechanical products.
We are…
We have our own industrial base that includes CNC turning, milling and grinding machines.
Main products
Opto-mechanical products• Optical tables
•Brackets & rails•Optical mounts•Base positions
• and many others
Main products
Lasers & measurements
• Lasers & accesories•Spectroscopic
instruments•Light test &
•and many othersmeasurement instruments
Our products are distributed to more than 60 countries.
Export
Our products are represented by more then 25companies worldwide.
Company
Established: 2006Staff: Export:
5> 99 %
www.teravil.lt
Manufacturer of Terahertz Time Domain Spectroscopy systems and components.
We are…
Our know-how is in manufacture of III-V semiconductors based photo conductive antenna and complete spectroscopy systems.
LT-GaAs and GaBiAs based photoconductive switch
• 0.1 - 5 THz frequency range (3 - 166 cm-1)
• For use with ~800 nm and ~1000 nm wavelenght femtosecond lasers
• Reliable, robust, best performance in its class
Export
99 percent of all products and services are exported to Europe, USA, Asia.
Our clients are– from industrial R&D to university research laboratories.
