KYOCERA SOC Corporation

KYOCERA SOC Corporation is a Japanese company based in Yokohama that designs and manufactures optical components, optical units, and solid-state laser products. Its product range includes laser mirrors, spectral filters, large-diameter lenses, aspheric mirrors, objective lenses, fθ lenses, and the JUNO series of solid-state lasers. The company was founded in 1954 as Showa Kogaku Seisakusho Co., Ltd., was renamed Showa Optronics Co., Ltd. in 1994, and became affiliated with KYOCERA Corporation and changed its name to KYOCERA SOC Corporation in 2020.

The company was founded in 1954 as Showa Kogaku Seisakusho Co., Ltd., producing optics such as camera lenses and binoculars. In 1959 it became an affiliate of NEC Corporation and began producing near-infrared lenses. It started producing microscope equipment in 1961 and began developing laser optics in 1973. In 1980 it began selling DUV lenses for semiconductor inspection, and in 1981 started production of objective lenses for DUV lasers. In 1984 it developed high-power laser coating technology, receiving the Laser Society of Japan Research Encouragement Award. In 1987 it opened the Yokohama Works. In 1994 it changed its name to Showa Optronics Co., Ltd. In 1996 it began selling semiconductor-pumped solid-state lasers (JUNO series) and infrared aspheric lenses. In 1999 it took over the gas laser business from NEC Corporation and developed camera optics for the Hayabusa satellite. In 2020 it became an affiliate of KYOCERA Corporation and changed its name to KYOCERA SOC Corporation.

• Optical components

  Laser mirrors, spectral filters, large-diameter lenses, aspheric mirrors, etc., designed and manufactured according to requirements. Catalog products include condenser lenses for high-power lasers, objective lenses, and fθ lenses.

• Optical units

  Optical equipment and optical systems manufactured according to requirements, utilizing core technologies and design/manufacturing know-how. Proven experience across wavelengths from vacuum ultraviolet to infrared.

• Laser products

  Manufactures and provides solid-state lasers. The JUNO series of solid-state lasers offers a wide product lineup to meet needs in bio, analysis, and measurement fields.

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