In-house capabilities
From simulation and component design to precision assembly, alignment and environmental testing
PHOTONICPARTS combines a broad range of in-house engineering, manufacturing, assembly and characterization capabilities for photonic components and subsystems.
By keeping critical development and manufacturing processes within our own facilities, we can rapidly develop, manufacture and evaluate customized solutions while maintaining close control over materials, interfaces and process parameters.
Engineering, CAD and Thermal Simulation
We develop customized photonic components, packages and assemblies from initial concept to manufacturing-ready design.
- 3D CAD design of components, packages and optomechanical assemblies
- Thermal simulation and optimization
- Evaluation of heat flow, temperature distributions and thermal interfaces
- Design of CTE-matched and low-stress assemblies
- Development of customized cooling concepts
- Design for manufacturing and assembly
Thin-Film Metallization & PVD
Magnetron sputtering and PVD deposition
- Local and full-area solderable metallization
- Metals and multilayer coating systems
- PVD deposition of solder and solder alloys
- Coating of optical crystals, glass, ceramics and metals
- Customized layer stacks for joining applications
Vacuum & Flux-Free Soldering
Precision soldering under controlled atmosphere and vacuum
- Flux-free soldering
- Large-area solder joints
- Low-temperature soldering
- Local soldering processes
- CTE- and stress-optimized joining
- Optical, ceramic and metallic components
Precision Inspection & Metrology
High-resolution optical inspection
- Keyence VHX digital microscopy
- Inspection of optical facets, solder interfaces and assemblies
- Dimensional and surface analysis
- Documentation of development and production samples
Wire Bonding
In-house electrical interconnection
- Wire bonding for laser diode packages
- Prototype and small-series assembly
- Integration of electrical and thermal interfaces
Environmental Testing
Verification under changing environmental conditions
- Temperature cycling
- Defined climatic conditions (Temperature & Humidity)
- Thermal stability testing
- Shock and vibration testing
- Evaluation before and after environmental exposure
High-Precision Optical Alignment
For demanding optical assemblies, we have dedicated equipment for high-precision positioning and angular characterization.
Our alignment capabilities include:
- TRIOPTICS autocollimator for high-precision angular measurements
- 6-axis hexapod micromanipulator for precise positioning and alignment
- Active alignment of optical components
- Characterization of angular and positional stability
- Alignment during development and assembly
- Integration with our solder-based fixation technologies
Cleanroom & Controlled Assembly
- Clean assembly areas
- Optical component handling
- Sensitive photonic assembly
- Controlled preparation prior to coating, joining and bonding
High-Power Laser Laboratory
Our laser laboratory provides the infrastructure required to develop and characterize components and assemblies under realistic high-power laser conditions.
Available capabilities include:
- High-power ultrashort-pulse laser sources
- Optical power and energy measurements
- Beam characterization
- Beam profiling
- Evaluation of optical components under high optical power
- Thermal characterization during laser operation
- Development and testing of laser and amplifier components
- Characterization of photonic assemblies under application-relevant conditions
