EMCORE Enters Into OEM Agreement With Lake Shore Cryotronics to Supply Terahertz Systems and Components

Date Announced: 24 Sep 2012

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., Sept. 24, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- EMCORE Corporation (EMKR), a leading provider of compound semiconductor-based components and subsystems for the fiber optic and solar power markets, announced today that it has entered into an OEM agreement with Lake Shore Cryotronics, Inc. to supply an OEM version of the PB7200 Portable Frequency Domain Terahertz (THz) Spectrometer.

Lake Shore is integrating this instrument into a new terahertz frequency system targeted at research and characterization of novel electronic and magnetic materials. Samples of these materials, held at cryogenic temperatures and in high-magnetic fields, will be able to be studied for the first time using continuous wave THz spectroscopy.

"This OEM agreement between EMCORE and Lake Shore Cryotronics represents a significant opportunity for both companies to explore the rapidly growing field of THz technology with a new class of product," said Dr. Joseph R. Demers, Director of Advanced Photonics at EMCORE. "We strongly believe this partnership with Lake Shore is the perfect avenue to bring our products to the cryogenic research market."

"In January of this year, Lake Shore and EMCORE began collaborating on enhancing the PB7200 to support the specific needs of electronic materials research," said Rob Ellis, Lake Shore's VP of Strategic Planning. "We have been very pleased with EMCORE's support of Lake Shore's system development project as we explore new technical frontiers in the implementation and application of continuous wave THz spectroscopy."

EMCORE's PB7200 Portable Frequency Domain Terahertz Spectrometer represents a breakthrough in the field of THz technology because it offers outstanding performance at half the price of competing systems. It can support single frequency or broadband frequency range operation in specific spectral regions of interest with varying degrees of resolution. Coupled with the recent investment in THz photomixer manufacturing, EMCORE is in a position to provide cost-effective solutions or components to this growing market. For more information about the PB7200 Portable Frequency Domain Terahertz (THz) Spectrometer, please visit http://emcorephotonicsystems.com/

Source: Emcore

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