UAB MGF "viesos konversija" (known as Light Conversion on international market) is the world's leading manufacturer of wavelength-tunable ultrafast coherent light sources based on optical parametric amplifiers (OPA) and frequency mixers. TOPAS and ORPEHUS OPA systems are enabling cutting-edge ultrafast research, with more than 2,000 units installed world-wide. Established in 1994, as a spin-off from Vilnius University Laser Research Center, Light Conversion has built its strength on deep knowledge in the field of optical parametric generation and amplification accumulated by its people in general and its leader Dr. Romualdas Romas Danielius in particular.
Highly qualified and experienced specialists, together with an early vision that ultrafast wavelength-tunable sources would be in demand (pumped by what were then cutting-edge femtosecond and picosecond Ti:sapphire amplifiers) allowed Light Conversion to offer an innovative approach to commercial ultrafast optical parametric generators and amplifiers. Since the very start of production and many years ahead of its competitors, Light Conversion "TOPAS" series of parametric amplifiers have offered numerous pioneering solutions such as very compact, non breadboard based construction, computer controlled wavelength tuning and vast flexibility in terms of input energy and pulse duration. Now, over 2,000 "TOPAS" series systems, many of those tailored to meet very specific customer requirements, have been installed worldwide.
Starting from 2006, Light Conversion has introduced PHAROS diode-pumped solid-state (DPSS) ultrafast laser system. Featuring market-leading femtosecond pulse output parameters along with robust, industrial design, PHAROS has demonstrated remarkable success with industrial and scientific customers. PHAROS femtosecond laser are used in material processing and micromachining, and coupled with ORPHEUS parametric amplifiers, find many applications in non-linear spectroscopy particularly at high pulse repetition rates.
Light Conversion is a private company with >110 employees. The company is based in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania. Design, R&D, and production are done in our new state-of-the-art facility on the outskirts of Vilnius, and in cooperation with Vilnius University Faculty of Physics.
