Gooch & Housego is a manufacturer of precision optical components and sub-systems, as well as light measurement instrumentation and services, based upon key enabling optical technologies. World leading design, development and manufacturing expertise across a broad, complementary range of technologies – Crystal Growth, Acousto Optics and RF Drive Electronics, Electro Optics, Fibre Optics, Optical Polishing & Coatings, Spectroradiometers, Integrating Sphere Calibration Standards, NIST-Traceable Calibration Standards and Services, Spectral Imaging & Synthesis - coupled with our long established reputation as an industry leader, makes Gooch & Housego the solution for your optics and photonics needs. 

With worldwide sales & marketing and six manufacturing sites, the clear advantage to the customer is access to proven standard products, as well as the capability to take customers' new visions from design through prototyping to volume production of the future.

Gooch & Housego PLC has acquired Crystal Technology, LLC, (Crystal Technology) a Palo Alto, California, based manufacturer of acousto-optic, electro-optic and fibre optic components and systems, and oxide single crystal materials for optical applications, for a total consideration of $13.75 million (approximately £8.6 million).

Crystal Technology will be integrated with the Company’s existing acousto-optic, electro-optic and fibre optic operations, significantly enhancing G&H’s already strong presence in these sectors.

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Gooch & Housego completed the acquisition of EM4, Inc. on 25th January 2011.

EM4 designs, develops and manufactures state-of-the-art, ruggedised, optoelectronic components and packages for the Aerospace & Defence, Life Sciences, Telecommunications and Industrial markets.

EM4 specialises in “active” fibre optic components and sub-systems. Their products include: -
Direct modulation laser transmitters for analog RF over fibre links
High speed detectors
Fibre laser pumps & components
Fibre amplifier pumps & components
Gooch & Housego’s fibre optics facility in Torquay specialises in ‘passive’ fibre optic technology and both operations share expertise in photonic packaging. When combined, the capabilities of EM4 and G&H Torquay allow Gooch & Housego to provide complete end-to-end fibre optic systems.