Raydiance began when senior Defense Department officials introduced technology pioneer Barry Schuler to a DARPA project designed to miniaturize ultrafast lasers for military applications. Schuler immediately grasped the compelling capabilities of ultrafast lasers, provided they could be liberated from lab environments and transformed into small, inexpensive photonic engines that could power industrial applications.
Schuler brought together a world-class team to build the world’s first all fiber architecture, software driven, “plug and play” industrial grade ultrafast laser. And while we continue to lead the world in the development of femtosecond laser technology, we have seen the need for our becoming more than a laser company.
Customers need solutions, and a laser is not a solution. So, under the leadership of CEO Richard Pierce, Raydiance has expanded its capabilities to become a full precision manufacturing solutions provider. We have leveraged our deep experience with femtosecond laser processing to develop turnkey solutions that address precision needs in the consumer electronics, semiconductor, medical device, automotive, and industrial safety markets.
Though we continue to push the limits of technology, we believe firmly that processing know-how, software applications, and management of the light is equally as valuable. You won’t find other laser companies taking this path. And, frankly, that doesn’t worry us. From the very beginning days of the company, we’ve had our focus on creating a laser company like no other.