ULM Photonics opens new VCSEL manufacturing facility
Moving forward with the facility addition, ULM will also be increasing its distribution by working closely with Schott Optovance, its North American partner. Schott Optovance, an optical interconnect company, is based in Southbridge, MA and is the lead investor and exclusive North American distributor of ULM Photonics products. Schott Optovance has installed product management, sales and customer service for the VCSELs to serve ULM Photonics North American customers in their regions and time zones. In Europe, ULM Photonics will distribute its own products. "Our move to the new MBE-equipped facility allows us to increase efficiency and controllability in the development and shipment of VCSEL products to our North American and European customers," said Burghard Schneider, Managing Director of ULM Photonics. "In addition, Schott Optovance s distribution capabilities in North America, coupled with our expanding European sales efforts, are key to our growth."
Backed by its lead investor, Schott Optovance, ULM Photonics was established by key researchers from Professor Karl Ebeling s VCSEL research group at Ulm University in 2000. This group was the first in Europe to develop oxide-confined VCSELs. ULM Photonics is one of the first companies to ship high-density VCSEL arrays and 10 Gbit/s VCSELs to a dozen customers.
Andreas Zenz, Schott Optovance
Tel: +1 508 765 1112
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Yanira Clemente, PR@vantage
Tel: +1 212 840 5900 x204, email: yclemente@pr-vantageny.com
E-mail: andreas.zenz@us.schott.com
Web site: http://www.ulmphotonics.com
