Hamamatsu completes €247m acquisition of NKT Photonics
Hamamatsu Photonics has completed the acquisition of NKT Photonics in Denmark to boost its business in the quantum, semiconductor and medical markets.
The €427m acquisition, first announced in June 2022, enables Hamamatsu to combine its detectors and cameras with the NKT Photonics lasers and fibres, with a special focus on quantum computer systems.
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NKT Photonics is a leading supplier of high-performance fibre lasers and photonic crystal fibres and will continue its existing operating structure.
The Supercontinuum White Light Lasers (SuperK) lasers deliver high brightness in a broad spectral range (400 nm-2500 nm), and are used within bio-imaging, semiconductor metrology, and device-characterization.
The Single-Frequency DFB Fiber Lasers (Koheras) lasers have extremely high wavelength stability and low noise, and are ideal for fiber sensing, quantum computing, and quantum sensing.
The aeroPULSE and Origami picosecond and femtosecond pulsed lasers with excellent beam quality and stability are mainly used within ophthalmic surgery, bio-imaging, and optical processing applications.
In quantum computing the Koheras lasers serve customers with trapped ions systems requiring high power narrow linewidth lasers with extremely high wavelength stability and low noise. The same customers use Hamamatsu Photonics’ high-sensitivity cameras and sensors to detect the quantum state of the qubits.
Another important area of collaboration is the semiconductor market says Hamamatsu. With the trend toward more complex three-dimensional semiconductor devices, there is an increasing demand for high precision measurement equipment covering a wide range of wavelengths.
Combining the SuperK lasers with Hamamatsu optical sensors and measuring devices provides broader wavelength coverage, multiple measurement channels, and higher sensitivity.
In the hyperspectral imaging market, high-brightness light sources with a broad spectral range from visible to near-infrared (400 nm-2500 nm) are essential. Unlike halogen lamps for lasers there is no heat generation.
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