16 Jul 2008 5 companies in the photonics industry have been integrated under the "Gooch & Housego" brand name. This involves Gooch & Housego UK, the world’s leading manufacturer of acousto-optic Q-switches; Cleveland Crystals, expert in the growth and application of non-linear crystals and in the fabrication of large aperture KDP and KD*P optics; NEWS Technologies, a manufacturer of complementary acousto-optic technologies; Landwehr Electronic, designer and manufacturer of high-frequency microelectronics for laser control systems; and SIFAM Fibre Optics, specialist in the design, manufacture and supply of fibre optic solutions. |