[NEW] Ultra-High Power SLM
Meadowlark Optics has demonstrated a liquid crystal on silicon (LCoS) spatial light modulator (SLM) operating at a world-record average laser power of 1.4 kW. In collaboration with Prof. Jeff Squier at Colorado School of Mines, and funded by a Phase I Department of Energy (DoE) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant, researchers at Meadowlark Optics […]
Meadowlark Expands Facility
Meadowlark Optics Builds Toward the Future: A new wing of the state-of-the-art Meadowlark headquarters is poised to open in 2025 Meadowlark Optics is adding approximately 9,000 square feet to its existing facility near the Front Range of Colorado. The anticipated opening of the new section is Spring 2025. Having added several new products in the […]
Meadowlark Technician Wins Scholarship
Hannah Lear, Meadowlark Technician, is one of Four recipients of a 2024 SPIE Eichenholz-SPIE Photonics Technician Scholarship Meadowlark Optics is proud to share that The Eichenholz-SPIE Photonics Technician Scholarship committee has selected Hannah Lear as one of four optics technicians to receive this year’s award. The $2,500 scholarship will help fund her studies at Front Range […]
Meadowlark Optics Founder Honored by SPIE
Tom Baur, Founder and Chief Scientist at Meadowlark Optics, is one of 47 SPIE Fellows in 2024 Meadowlark Optics (Meadowlark) is proud to share that SPIE (the Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers) has honored Tom Baur with the distinction of SPIE Fellow and will acknowledge him at the Photonics West conference later this month. […]
CUbit Continues Growing One Year into Strategic Partnership
In February 2022, Meadowlark Optics and three other organizations became the first industry partners of CUbit at the University of Colorado Boulder. Not to be confused with the ancient unit of measurement, this “CUbit” is a play on words relating to “qubit”: a two-level subatomic system showcasing quantum mechanics. The CUbit Quantum Initiative is a […]
Meadowlark Optics Acquires Boulder Nonlinear Systems
MORE DETAILS Combining people, products, and services could mean a move to the forefront of optical science. FREDERICK, CO, May 1, 2023 – Meadowlark Optics (Meadowlark) announces its acquisition of Boulder Nonlinear Systems (BNS.) Both companies are based in Colorado and produce cutting-edge optical components used in multiple branches of scientific research and industry. […]
Meadowlark Optics Has Pivotal Role in Fusion Research
The Beginning Back in 1952, the first useful demonstration of nuclear fusion was carried out. It was for vastly different reasons than those celebrated most recently, although one might say that was when interest in atomic science for practical applications really blew up (pun intended.) Physicists have been seeking fusion as a viable energy source ever since, with […]
Announcing the 1024 x 1024 SLM
Meadowlark Optics has just launched a new 1024 x 1024 High-Speed Spatial Light Modulator (1K x 1K SLM, for short.) The product offers several key advancements, including increased user control over system timing, internal memory to eliminate latencies, and ultra-fast response times combined with the phase stability required by the most demanding research and applications. […]
MLO Website is Redesigned
Welcome to the new Meadowlark Optics website! Designed to offer our customers and website visitors a better experience, we have updated our website to put our most sought after information within your easy reach. You may notice some differences in the navigation, but all the important information is still here. First and most importantly, […]
Meadowlark Optics announces new 1920 x 1200 E-Series Spatial Light Modulator
Meadowlark Optics, Inc. (Meadowlark) today announced the launch of their new E-Series Spatial Light Modulator (SLM) which has a resolution of 1920 x 1200 and is entry-level, educational and economical. Don’t let the name fool you; with improved specifications over our previous model, it is anything but entry-level. It is, however, economical and ideally suited […]