Company history

2010 - present

Jan 2013Modulight launches 1W RGB LimeLight laser modules with the smallest form factor in the industry

Apr 2012Modulight receives a contract for manufacturing CE certified medical laser systems for cancer therapy

Nov 2011Modulight expands LimeLight family with blue laser systems

Oct 2011Modulight receives ISO 13485:2003 certification for medical laser manufacturing

May 2011Modulight releases multi-chip red laser modules for industrial, display and medical applications

Jan 2011Modulight releases LimeLight laser systems

Jan 2011Modulight adds new features to FiberLight product platform

Nov 2010Modulight releases OEM laser systems for medical and industrial applications

Sep 2010Modulight releases high-power single-mode lasers at 1310-1650 nm for OTDR applications

Aug 2010Modulight celebrates 10 years anniversary with 35% growth in business

May 2010Modulight releases high-power C-mounted single-emitter lasers

Apr 2010 Modulight appoints new partners in Italy and Singapore

2008-2009

Dec 2009 Enlargement of ChiliLase product family

Oct 2009 Modulight lasers launched to space on ESA's SMOS satellite mission

Oct 2009 Modulight appoints distribution partner in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland

May 2009Modulight establishes distribution partner in China and wins new contract for laser display application

May 2009Modulight releases a series of butterfly lasers

Apr 2009 7 Watt 635 nm conduction cooled diode lasers are launched

Jan 2009 Modulight launches FiberLight, the platform for fiber-coupled high-power lasers from 635 nm to 1550 nm

Nov 2008Introduction of SparkLight, the turnkey platform for high-power lasers

Nov 2008Modulight scales up power to 20 W at 1470 nm

Sep 2008Modulight receives 2008 Frost & Sullivan Award for North American Laser Diode Emerging Company of the Year

Sep 2008Modulight launches high-power collimated laser modules

Aug 2008Modulight introduces 1470 nm high-power lasers

Jun 2008Modulight introduces LumiLase product family

May 2008Modulight signs contract with ESA for development of high-brightness pump laser technology

Mar 2008Modulight launches RangerLase product family

2006 - 2007

Nov 2007Modulight introduces high-power TO-can red lasers

Oct 2007Modulight introduces high-power 1550 nm TO-can lasers

Jun 2007Modulight introduces high-power red lasers diodes

Nov 2006Modulight receives the 2006 Frost & Sullivan Award for Product Innovation for its innovative approaches and
remarkable efforts to develop high- power laser diodes

May 2006Modulight develops lasers for the upgrade of European satellite navigation mission Galileo

Jan 2006Modulight announces contract from Technology Development Centre (Tekes) for the development of
high-power laser diodes

2004 - 2005

Oct 2005Modulight appoints senior advisory board

Oct 2005Modulight receives ISO14001:2004 certificate

Mar 2005Tyco Electronics laser unit engages Modulight for design services of laser diode chips

Feb 2005Modulight USA opens at Bay Area (San Francisco) to accelerate customer service in North America

Jun 2004The world's first intra-satellite optical communications network lasers supplied by Modulight after going through
rigorous product testing including radiation tolerability tests

May 2004Modulight announces multi year supply agreement to Vaisala and expands to meteorology applications

May 2004Modulight makes public availability for its fiber pigtailed laser products by announcing two generic products that
address CATV, instrumentation, RF-over-fiber and other applications requiring high linearity and stability

2000 - 2003

Nov 2003Modulight realigns its strategy around success factors: Agility, Profitability, Customer and Reliability

Oct 2003Modulight announces first distributed feedback (DFB) laser product

Sep 2003Modulight makes decision to invest to automation

Jul 2003Modulight receives ISO14001:1996 environmental certification as a result of systematic work to pay attention to
environmentally responsible operating culture

Jun 2003Modulight manufactures 100,000th laser

Jan 2003Worlds first uncooled 10 Gb/s low-cost laser diode chip announced

May 2002Modulight starts building representative/distributor network

Mar 2002Modulight introduces first product - 1310nm 2.5 Gb/s laser diode chip for communication aplications

Feb 2002Modulight receives ISO9001:2000 certification

Dec 2001Modulight certifies new manufacturing process

Sep 2001Modulight moves to a new wholly owned 32,000 sq.ft facility

May 2000Modulight was founded to capitalize on transmitter laser diode know-how by entrepreneurs, bankers & scientists
from Optoelectronics Research Centre of Tampere University of Technology

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