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About Alfalight

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Alfalight designs and manufactures reliable, rugged, and efficient laser and electro-optical systems for defense and security applications. Alfalight’s products and embedded electro-optical modules include precision short-wave infrared (SWIR), near infrared (NIR), and visible lasers.

Our interdisciplinary team works closely with customers to turn needs into realizable specifications that drive the development of well-engineered designs. The resulting systems meet all requirements, are manufacturable, are thoroughly tested, and transition effectively to full production.

Alfalight is ITAR registered and entirely US-based, enabling us to deliver turnkey electro-optical systems rapidly and cost effectively.

Corporate History

Alfalight was founded in 1998 in association with the University of Wisconsin and the Reed Center for Photonics with the goal of creating innovative, high-power, high-reliability diode laser sources.

Founded – Nov 1998

First diode laser produced – May 2001

Telcordia qualification completed – Nov 2003

22 watt single emitter laser demonstrated – Jan 2006

Wavelength-Stabilized Technology (WST) introduced – Apr 2006

DARPA SHEDS program completed with world-record 71% efficiency – Jan 2007

$1.4M Army contract for 1kW laser pump source – Oct 2008

Non-Lethal Ocular Disruptor introduced – Jan 2009

10-watt handheld eye-safe infrared laser illuminator delivered – Oct 2010

Semiconductor fab spun-out to Compound Photonics; established strategic supplier partnership – Mar 2013

Alfalight is dedicated to delivering reliable, rugged, and efficient diode laser and electro-optical end products and subsystems. Our innovative designs, high-quality products, manufacturing expertise, and flexible business approach, backed with a strong portfolio of laser and electro-optical system patents, make Alfalight the ideal supplier for demanding requirements.

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Commercial • CPU • Memory • Processor to Processor Optical Interconnect Communications • Smart Phones • Network (Cell Towers, LANs, MANs) • Fiber to the Home (FTTH) Defense • Infrared Sensors (Uncooled – SWIR, MWIR, LWIR) • Integrated photonics and electronics for: • Radar and Lidar • Communications • Displays • Hardened computers and memory • Microwave and millimetre wave power sources Other • Active Optical Cables • Coherent laser arrays for pumps, industrial applications • Commercial UV/VIS/NIR cameras • Medical Imaging Devices