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Spectroscopy

  • Spectroscopy-12-01-2014
  • Volume 29
  • Issue 12

Melles Griot Light Sources Group

Company Description

Melles Griot designs and manufactures solid-state lasers, gas lasers, and laser-based light engines. By working seamlessly with the customer from start to finish, we deliver high-value engineered solutions for analytical instrumentation, bio-instrumentation, and ophthalmic and medical imaging applications. Melles Griot provides the perfect balance of performance, reliability, and manufacturability for OEM applications worldwide.

Chief Spectroscopic Techniques Supported

  • FT-IR

  • FT-Raman

  • Ellipsometry

Markets Served

  • Biotechnology

  • Chemistry, chemical engineering

  • Holography

  • Imaging

  • Inspection/identification

  • Material research

  • Materials processing

  • Medical/biomedical

  • Microscopy

  • Process control

  • Reprographics/printing

  • Semiconductor processing

  • Spectroscopy

  • Test & measurement

Major Products/Services

High volume manufacturer of laser diode assemblies, electro optical assemblies, DPSS laser systems, HeNe laser systems, and argon/argon krypton lasers.

Melles Griot Light Sources Group
2051 Palomar Airport Road, 200 Carlsbad, CA 92011

TELEPHONE
(760) 438-2131

FAX
(760) 438-5208

E-MAILmglasers@idexcorp.com

WEB SITEwww.mellesgriot.com

NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES
175

YEAR FOUNDED
1979

Articles in this issue

almost 12 years ago

Three-Dimensional Raman Imaging of Ion-Exchanged Waveguides

almost 12 years ago

Closed Vessel Digestion of Frosting or Icing Using SRC Technology

almost 12 years ago

Initial Quantitative Measurements with Handheld LIBS

almost 12 years ago

Distinguishing Release Agents on Molded Rubber Using ATR Spectroscopy

almost 12 years ago

The Moxtek ICE Cube Polarizing Beamsplitter

almost 12 years ago

Characterization of Diesel Fuel Using a Modular Raman System

almost 12 years ago

Amptek, Inc.

almost 12 years ago

Raman Spectroscopic Study of Sugars in Common Liquid Sweeteners

almost 12 years ago

In Situ Capture of the Changing Electron Transport Chain (ETC) Using UV-vis Absorbance Spectrophotometry

almost 12 years ago

ABB Analytical Measurements

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