Using its femtoWrite process, Translume has created a number of optical devices for a variety of applications, including defense and aerospace projects and telecommunication systems. At right, a 50 GHz Interleaver is shown. This device can be used in a variety of areospace sensor applications.


Translume is well-known in the aerospace and photonics industries for its unique ability to direct-write optical waveguides in glass. The waveguides we make most frequently are single-mode waveguides for 1550nm and 980nm. Our technique is novel in that it can permit 3-D elements in waveguides and that the monolithic nature of waveguides embedded in a block of glass guarantees alignment in harsh vibration and temperature.

Our company is also well-known for its capability to write tapered waveguides for expanding beams while adjusting index of refraction. More information about our waveguide-writing ability can be found the some of the papers we've published and on our femtoWrite page.

If you have a need to fabricate a waveguide, especially one that would benefit from being embedded in glass, we encourage you to please contact us so that we can request a drawing from you.