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DRS Daylight Solutions is the world leader in Quantum Cascade Laser (QCL) based molecular detection and imaging systems. The company pioneered the commercialization of QCLs by combining QC gain media with our patented External Cavity Quantum Cascade Laser (ECqcL™) technology. The result was a robust, broadly tunable or fixed wavelength mid-infrared (mid-IR) laser source.
Our basic technologies include:
• QC gain media advanced through collaborative research efforts with our partners, and made commercially viable through patented die attach and packaging technology.
• Anti-Reflective (AR) coatings developed specifically for QC gain media and mid-IR fibers.
• Advanced, miniature aspheric lenses that enable micro-optic packaging and diffraction-limited performance in the mid-IR.
• Telecom-style packaging technology adapted to enable robust, miniaturized modules that function as flexible platforms for a variety of OEM applications.
• Broadly tunable mid-infrared laser sources based on our patented external cavity technology (ECqcL™). Our laser sources are tunable up to 25% of their center wavelengths, or 300cm-1 in pulsed or continuous wave (CW) mode. Sources are also available with up to 150cm-1 tunability in Mode-Hop Free (MHF) operation.
Daylight Solutions leverages its core technologies to deliver commercial- and military-grade system-level solutions for markets that include Scientific Research, Medical Diagnostics, Environmental and Industrial Monitoring, and Defense. The company’s patented designs, coupled with its advanced manufacturing processes, ensure robustness and reliability with 1,000 to 10,000 hours of real-time operation.
Our basic technologies include:
• QC gain media advanced through collaborative research efforts with our partners, and made commercially viable through patented die attach and packaging technology.
• Anti-Reflective (AR) coatings developed specifically for QC gain media and mid-IR fibers.
• Advanced, miniature aspheric lenses that enable micro-optic packaging and diffraction-limited performance in the mid-IR.
• Telecom-style packaging technology adapted to enable robust, miniaturized modules that function as flexible platforms for a variety of OEM applications.
• Broadly tunable mid-infrared laser sources based on our patented external cavity technology (ECqcL™). Our laser sources are tunable up to 25% of their center wavelengths, or 300cm-1 in pulsed or continuous wave (CW) mode. Sources are also available with up to 150cm-1 tunability in Mode-Hop Free (MHF) operation.
Daylight Solutions leverages its core technologies to deliver commercial- and military-grade system-level solutions for markets that include Scientific Research, Medical Diagnostics, Environmental and Industrial Monitoring, and Defense. The company’s patented designs, coupled with its advanced manufacturing processes, ensure robustness and reliability with 1,000 to 10,000 hours of real-time operation.
Overview
Location
United States, California, San Diego
Employees
51-200
Total raised
$15M
Founded date
2005
Investors 1
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Funding Rounds 1
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| Mar 17, 2017 | Doing “Defense the Silicon Valley Way” Pays for Daylight Solutions | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints Startups that develop advanced military technologies often never come to light. But San Diego’s Daylight Solutions has managed to openly thrive in two very different markets. ... |
| Sep 6, 2011 | Daylight Solutions Gets $15M | San Diego-based Daylight Solutions, a developer of high-power, laser systems for the defense and homeland security market, said this morning that it has raised $15M in a Series C funding round. The round was led by Northrop Grumman Corporat... |
| Sep 6, 2011 | Daylight Solutions Shines With $15M Series C | Northrop Grumman was the lead investor, together with several of the company’s existing investors. >> Click here for more funding data on Daylight Solutions >> To export Daylight Solutions funding data to PDF and Excel, cl... |
| Jul 11, 2011 | Daylight Solutions Closes $15M Series C Equity Financing | Daylight Solutions, Inc., a San Diego, CA-based company that develops molecular detection and imaging systems for use in industrial process controls, scientific research, medical diagnostics, environmental monitoring, and defense applicatio... |
| Jul 11, 2011 | Daylight Solutions Closes $15M Venture Round | Daylight Solutions Inc., a San Diego maker of multi-wavelength lasers for industrial, scientific research, medical diagnostics and defense applications, closed a $15 million, series C financing round with Northrop Grumman Corp. acting as th... |
| Jul 11, 2011 | Northrop Grumman Leads $15M Round for Daylight Solutions | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints San Diego’s Daylight Solutions, a six-year-old startup that specializes in mid-infrared laser technology, says today it raised $15 million in a Series C round of equity financ... |
| Jul 11, 2011 | Daylight Solutions Snags $15M In Series C | San Diego-based Daylight Solutions, a developer of laser systems, molecular detection, and imaging systems, reports today that it has snagged $15M in a Series C funding round. The round was led by Northrop Grumman Corporation, along with ex... |
| Dec 24, 2009 | Ringing in the New Year: Five San Diego Tech Companies Raise Cash in December | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints Venture fundraising came to life among for a number of San Diego’s high-tech companies in December, although the deals for the most part were relatively small. Here’s a roundu... |
| May 12, 2009 | San Diego Startup’s Breakthrough Is Making Lasers “the Color of Heat” | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints One understandable reaction to Daylight Solutions, a 23-employee startup that has developed a breakthrough in semiconductor-based, mid-infrared laser technology, might be to a... |
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FAQ about Daylight Solutions
When was Daylight Solutions founded?
Daylight Solutions was founded in 2005.
How much funding has Daylight Solutions raised?
Daylight Solutions has raised $15M in total across 1 funding round.
What has the press written about Daylight Solutions?
Parsers VC has collected 11 articles mentioning Daylight Solutions, among them “Doing “Defense the Silicon Valley Way” Pays for Daylight Solutions” (Mar 17, 2017) and “Daylight Solutions Gets $15M” (Sep 6, 2011).
Is Daylight Solutions still active?
Yes, Daylight Solutions is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Apr 1, 2026.