1991

  • September - Lambda Research Optics, Inc. established in Santa Fe Springs, CA. Installation of the 1st vacuum chamber for optics coating.

1995

  • September – Relocated Lambda-USA to Cerritos, CA. (12,000 ft2 facility)

1997

  • February - Established fabrication & polishing departments.

  • March – Production of optics with IR material (ZnSe, Ge, ZnS, Si)

  • April – Production of CO2 replacement optics.

1998

  • July - Established Lambda Changchun, Inc. in Changchun, China.

1999

  • March - Established Lambda Research Optics Korea, Inc. in Seoul, Korea

2000

  • October - Installation of 1st coating chamber in Lambda-Korea.

2002

  • January – Relocated Lambda-USA to Costa Mesa, CA. (34,000 ft2 facility)

2005

  • June - Established Lambda Research Optics, Europe in Gent, Belgium.

  • July – Commenced R&D on VeLo15 coating.

2007

  • April – Developed VEST coatings; plasma source deposition.

  • June - Developed VeLo15 (Very Low Absorption) AR coating.

  • Patent for VeLo15 coating pending

  • July – Installation of Lambda-USA’s 16th coating chamber for optics.

  • September – Installation of two 48” Continuous Polishing (CP) systems.

2008

  • February – Established Lambda Research Optics, Japan Sales Office.