NKT Photonics has declared that certain parts of its Photonic Crystal Fiber technology have been licensed to GLOphotonics. Researchers from the Technical University of Denmark and the University of Bath have developed this technology.
Over 10 years, NKT Photonics, previously known as Crystal Fibre A/S, have been the pioneers in the area of photonic crystal fibers.
Currently, for establishing various high performance product domains such as fiber gyros, supercontinuum lasers, and high power pulsed fiber lasers, this technology forms the basis. According to Jakob Skov, the CEO of NKT Photonics, the increased flexibility and performance presented by the technology enables novel innovations and ideas. Being an exclusive platform, the PCF technology can be operated in different ways and the firm has employed several creatively talented individuals globally for this purpose. By licensing the technology from NKT Photonics, many can be benefited through its novelty.
GLOphotonics, which originated from the University of Bath, is currently based at Limoges, France. This firm has been licensed to manufacture and market the hollow core fibers filled with gas, similar to Photonic Microcell or PMCs. The CEO of GLOphotonics, David Richards says that the company has been benefited from NKT Photonics, especially with their support during the early stages of the company, which is now intended to introduce a novel product into the photonics market.