Company

Company Overview

CryLaS Crystal Laser Systems CryLaS, Crystal Laser Systems GmbH, is a privately-held company based in Berlin, Germany. CryLaS designs and manufactures diode-pumped solid-state lasers, based on microchip-technology, in the UV, VIS and IR for scientific and OEM-use with applications in biotechnology, analytics, imaging, sensor systems and micromachining. CryLaS products combine long term stability, low noise, small size and excellent workmanship. Since 2004 CryLaS has a new product-division in the area of IPL-technology for medical-, cosmetic- and industrial applications.

Crystal Logo Crystal has been founded in 1990 with the idea to manufacture and process single crystal materials. Soon new materials, systems and applications have been added to the starting business. First activities in solid-sate laser technology started in 1995. Crystal has meanwhile developed and diversified to a company with different product groups for different markets. With respect to this situation and following the philosophy of totally market and customer-orientation the shareholders and the management decided to split the activities in two independent companies. Crystal GmbH will handle the traditional business with optical components, wafers and substrates. CryLaS GmbH, Crystal Laser Systems GmbH, will handle the laser business.

Key-Milestones

  • 2009, Aug: Single frequency CW-266 nm-laser released
  • 2008, May: CryLaS and EOLITE Systems, France sign an exclusive cooperation contract
  • 2007, Nov.: Secopta GmbH, subsidiary of CryLaS GmbH, received the Technology Award of the spacerGerman Defence Industry
  • 2007, Nov.: 100% merge of NLG into CryLaS
  • 2007, Aug.: CryLaS moves to new premises
  • 2007, Jan.: CryLaS passes ISO 9001:2000 certification
  • 2006, Dec.: CryLaS acqiures shares of NLG GmbH, Berlin, specialist for cw, single frequency lasers
  • 2006, Nov.: CryLaS acquires 91,5% of Secopta GmbH, Kiel, specialist for laser-based sensorsystems in securityspacerapplications
  • 2006: New product dye-laser with solid-state pump-laser
  • 2005: New product-line with IPL-technology for cosmetics and industrial applications
  • 2004: New business- and investment-strategy for product-divisions (crystals, laser) leads to spacerSpin off Crystal - CryLaS in two independent companies
  • 2003: Microchip UV-laser, 355nm, 266nm, > 50µJ/pulse
  • 2002/2003: Investments in R&D, sales&marketing, production
  • 2002: VC-company joins Crystal GmbH
  • 2001: Microchip-laser 473nm, 532nm, cw, 1-10mW
  • 2000: Microchip UV-laser (355nm, 266nm, 100nJ, 1-20kHz)
  • 1999: Bragg-diode laser 860nm, 150mW
  • 1998: First blue laser, 430nm, 1mW, filmindustry
  • 1995: First activities in the area of solid-state lasers
  • 1990: Foundation of Crystal GmbH