Thomas Mikes

Headwall Photonics, Inc. designs and manufactures diamond-turned and original diffraction gratings including original planar, aberration-corrected concave and convex, and Rowland circle gratings in standard and custom formats. It specializes in the alignment and packaging of these gratings to deliver ruggedized spectral modules for OEM applications. The firm provides services for the analytical, life sciences and medical, and telecommunications industries. The company was founded by David Bannon and Larry Barstow in May 2003 and is headquartered in Fitchburg, MA.

Applied Spectral Imaging Ltd. develops spectral imaging technology products. The firm products include high throughput, capture and analysis, scan and analysis, spectral imaging, review and analysis, data management, genasis cloud, networking and accessories. The company was founded by Bob Buckwald, Nir Katzir and Dario Cabib in 1993 and is headquartered in Yokneam Illit, Israel.

Part of Agilent Technologies, Inc., American Holographic, Inc. manufactures holographic diffraction grating and spectral sensor modules. The company is based in Fitchburg, MA. The company was founded by Thomas Mikes. American Holographic was acquired by Agilent Technologies, Inc. on April 26, 2000.