News: Optoelectronics
6 June 2025
BluGlass to supply Indian Department of Defence with GaN lasers
BluGlass Ltd of Silverwater, Australia — which develops and manufactures gallium nitride (GaN) blue laser diodes based on its proprietary low-temperature, low-hydrogen remote-plasma chemical vapor deposition (RPCVD) technology — is now an approved supplier and has received its first order from the Indian Ministry of Defence’s Solid State Physics Laboratory (SSPL), valued at $230,000. The order is for development services for benchmarking the fabrication process of GaN-based laser diodes.
“BluGlass is continuing to strengthen our strategic partnerships with government agencies and defence primes around the world,” notes CEO Jim Haden. “BluGlass was selected due to our ability to solve our customers’ most complex problems and expertise in developing high-performance GaN laser technology for next-generation applications,” he adds.
“India, poised to become one of the world’s largest economies, is strategically advancing its technological capabilities by integrating cutting-edge lasers and photonics. GaN lasers offer compact performance, higher photon energy, and improved temperature stability, making them ideal for underwater and atmospheric LiDAR applications, countermeasures and jamming systems, communications, and quantum sensing and computing,” Haden continues.
“BluGlass’ vertically integrated capabilities and focus on delivering custom solutions ensures our strategic allies and partners access to advanced laser technology with strategic supply chain advantages.”
BluGlass receives AUS$120,000 order for specialized GaN laser bars
