Novel laser products open up new markets for spin-out company Intense

Published: 3 December 2013

High-power lasers developed at the University of Glasgow now lie at the heart of state-of-the-art technologies in the commercial printing, medical and defence markets.

High-power lasers developed at the University of Glasgow now lie at the heart of state-of-the-art technologies in the commercial printing, medical and defence markets.

Our spin-out company Intense has introduced more than 10 new diode laser products with superior brightness, longer lifetimes and increased reliability to these markets since 2008. In 2011 Intense was bought by ORIX USA Corporate Finance Group for an undisclosed sum.  

Illustration of band-structure and layer structure of a non-processed (left) vs. a QWI processed quantum well (right)

Illustration of band-structure and layer structure of a non-processed (left) vs. a QWI processed quantum well (right)

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First published: 3 December 2013