In July 2016, Alfralight by Acquired by Gooch & Housego - a UK based photonics firm. Alfalight designs and manufactures advanced semiconductor and diode-pumped solid-state laser and electro-optical systems serving the defense and aerospace markets. The firm's products and embedded subsystems include short-wave infrared (SWIR), near infrared (NIR), and visible lasers. The technology integrates lasers, electro-optics, electronics, power source, packaging, and thermal management into highly-ruggedized, efficient, and compact packages.nchored in on advanced aluminum-free active region (ALFA) laser structures, enabling the manufacture of laser diodes with exceptionally high reliability and industry-leading efficiency, Alfalight designs and manufactures high-power diode lasers for the industrial, defense, and telecommunications markets. In March 2013, the firm had sold its commercial segment product lines and semiconductor fab assets to Compound Photonics, a leader in high-definition laser projection light engines for mobile devices. Alfalight retained its defense lines of business to focus on developing and manufacturing ruggedized component and system-level solutions for defense customers. The firm came out of association with the University of Wisconsin and the Reed Center for Photonics with the goal of creating innovative, high-power, high-reliability diode laser sources.
