Workshop of Photonics
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2003
- HeadquartersVilnius, Lithuania
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
Workshop of Photonics firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Workshop of Photonics
- Legal name
- Altechna R&D, UAB
- Website
- https://wophotonics.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2003
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Workshop of Photonics industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Precision Laser Micromachining Equipment & Services
- NAICS
- Semiconductor Machinery Manufacturing (333242), Precision Turned Product Manufacturing (332721)
- SIC
- Semiconductors & Related Devices (3674), Optical Instruments & Lenses (3827)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Mask/Reticle Manufacturing & Inspection Equipment (HDAHAEAK)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Lithography Equipment (DUV/EUV) (HDAHAEAA), Optoelectronic Emitters (LED/Laser/VCSEL) (HDAHALAL), Optoelectronic / Photonics Foundries (Silicon Photonics/LED/Laser) (HDAHACAG)
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Where Workshop of Photonics is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Vilnius
- HQ country
- Lithuania
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices1 record
Markets served
Workshop of Photonics business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Supply Chain
Revenue model
- Contract Manufacturing / Micromachining Services: Fee-for-service prototyping and small-to-medium scale production of laser-micromachined components (glass, sapphire, ceramics, silicon, optical fibers, metal, polymer). Customers may begin with feasibility/prototyping and move to series production.
- Laser Workstation Sales (FemtoGLASS, FemtoTGV, FemtoFBG, FemtoLAB, FemtoLAB KIT, FemtoMPP, FemtoFAB, Custom Laser System): One-time capital equipment sales of proprietary laser micromachining workstations, often customized and installed at client sites, with application recipe transfer included.
- ORISANDO® Space-Variant Retarder Products (S-Waveplate, Higher-Order S-Waveplate, Flat Axicon, Flat-Top Converter, Depolarization Compensator, Custom SVRs): Sale of proprietary optical components for polarization control and beam shaping, manufactured using patented femtosecond laser nanostructuring; includes custom SVR builds.
- EU Co-Funded R&D Project Grants: Non-dilutive co-funding from EU programs (e.g., BILASURF, Flex2Energy, Inoconnect, Export Opportunities for Advanced, TRINITY Robotics DIHs, EXPO) supporting internal R&D and commercialization.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Other | — | Custom quote per project for services and workstations |
Go-to-market motion3 records
Distribution channels4 records
Marketing channels8 records
Workshop of Photonics product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Workshop of Photonics designs, manufactures, and sells proprietary femtosecond (ultrashort-pulse) laser micromachining workstations (FemtoGLASS, FemtoTGV, FemtoFBG, FemtoLAB, FemtoLAB KIT, FemtoMPP, FemtoFAB, Custom Laser System) and ORISANDO® Space-Variant Retarders, while delivering contract manufacturing and rapid prototyping services for precision glass, sapphire, ceramics, silicon, polymer, optical fiber, and metal components. Its patented processes enable ultra-high-precision features (sub-20 µm chipping, aspect ratios up to 1:100, ±0.5 µm positional accuracy) that conventional mechanical, lithographic, or longer-pulse laser methods cannot achieve.
Product overview
Workshop of Photonics (WOP) is a single-vendor laser micromachining company — not a multi-module SaaS platform — that sells two complementary lines: (1) femtosecond Laser Workstations (the FemtoGLASS, FemtoTGV, FemtoFBG, FemtoLAB, FemtoLAB KIT, FemtoMPP, FemtoFAB, and Custom Laser System product family) that customers can own and run at their own facilities, and (2) Contract Manufacturing / Rapid Prototyping services delivered in-house across glass (Glass Laser Cutting & Dicing, Glass Micro Drilling, TGV Wafers and Panels, Microfluidic Chips and Devices, Fiber Alignment Arrays, Multiwell Plates, Glass Carrier Wafers, Glass Spacers/Interposers, Packaging Glass Products, Guide Plates for Probe Cards, Glass and Sapphire Laser Marking, Selective Laser-Induced Etching), ceramics, silicon, polymer, optical fibers, metal, mesh filters, sapphire, and ruby. Underneath sits the ORISANDO® sub-brand of specialty Space-Variant Retarders (S-Waveplate, Higher Order S-Waveplate, Flat Axicon, Flat-Top Converter, Depolarization Compensator, and Custom Space Variant Retarders) — birefringent optical elements fabricated via WOP's patented femtosecond laser nanostructuring. Together, the laser workstations, the micromachining services, and the ORISANDO® optics form a unified "Solutions for Your µ Tasks" portfolio serving biotechnology, semiconductors, optical communications, automotive, universities/R&D, laser producers, and watch/jewellery industries.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- ORISANDO®: A distinct brand established by Workshop of Photonics in 2025 dedicated exclusively to the development and manufacturing of Space-Variant Retarders (SVRs) – optical elements for precise polarization control and high-power laser applications.
Products and services
- FemtoGLASS Glass & sapphire cutting and dicing workstation for industry based on patented WOP technology; delivers ultra-high quality and precision results on tempered, non-tempered, metalized, and optically coated glass and sapphire (sub-20 µm chipping, bending strength up to 180 MPa).
- FemtoTGV Laser micromachining workstation optimized for Through Glass Via (TGV) fabrication across diverse glass types, supporting hourglass, straight, and tapered vias at up to 5,000 holes/sec and up to 1:100 aspect ratio.
- FemtoFBG Laser micromachining workstation optimized for fiber Bragg grating (FBG) writing on optical fibers.
- FemtoLAB All-in-one R&D platform for femtosecond laser micromachining; configurable workstation for universities and industrial R&D labs.
- FemtoLAB KIT Integration solution for scientific and industrial customers who already have a femtosecond laser source; enables extending existing infrastructure with WOP micromachining capabilities.
- FemtoMPP Laser micromachining workstation optimized for multiphoton polymerization (MPP / 2PP) technology, enabling precise 3D additive manufacturing at micron scale.
- FemtoFAB Highly reliable, ultra-high precision industrial femtosecond laser micromachining workstation for production environments.
- Custom Laser System Custom-built femtosecond laser workstation for laboratories and R&D centers, tailored to specific applications and installed at client sites with application recipe transfer.
- ORISANDO® Sub-brand (Space-Variant Retarders) ORISANDO® is a dedicated brand for Space-Variant Retarders (SVRs) — birefringent optical elements manufactured via patented femtosecond laser nanostructuring (Patent No. WO2019244120A4) inside bulk fused silica, for polarization control and beam-shaping applications.
- S-Waveplate Space-variant retarder that converts linear polarization to radial/azimuthal polarization and circular polarization to optical vortex; enables generation of high-energy first-order vector Bessel beams for laser materials processing.
- Higher Order S-Waveplate Converts linear polarization to higher-order polarization patterns using femtosecond-laser-written self-organized nanogratings inside fused silica.
- Flat Axicon / Circular Grating Transforms a Gaussian beam into a Bessel-Gauss beam using femtosecond-laser-written circular grating structures inside fused silica.
- Flat-Top Converter (Top Hat) Acts as a space-variant transmission filter that transforms a Gaussian beam into a flat-top beam using femtosecond-laser-written optical structures inside fused silica.
- Depolarization Compensator Compensates depolarization in the gain medium, addressing depolarization loss issues faced by laser producers, using patented femtosecond-laser-written space-variant retarder structures.
- Custom Space Variant Retarders Custom space-variant retarders adapted to specific end-user needs for polarization control and beam shaping, manufactured using patented femtosecond laser nanostructuring inside fused silica.
- Glass Laser Cutting & Dicing Service Ultra-high precision and quality laser cutting and dicing services for tempered and non-tempered glass and sapphire, supported by WOP's patented glass & sapphire cutting technology.
- Glass Micro Drilling Service Ultra-high precision glass laser micro drilling services for prototyping and production — through holes, blind holes, vertical or tapered sidewalls with hole diameters from 20 µm.
- Through Glass Via (TGV) Wafers and Panels Service High surface quality TGV glass wafers and panels densely packed with through holes suitable for metallization — produced using single-shot or multi-shot laser methods with up to 1:100 aspect ratio and 100% yield.
- Microfluidic Chips and Devices Manufacturing Service Custom-design glass microfluidic chips and devices prototyping and manufacturing services, including droplet-based microfluidics, point-of-care analysis, and single-cell analysis; produced in cleanroom environment with feature sizes from 1 µm.
- Fiber Alignment Arrays Fabrication Service Optical fiber alignment arrays (1D/2D micro-hole arrays) fabrication services using femtosecond laser micromachining combined with Selective Laser-Induced Etching (SLE); ±0.5 µm diameter and pitch tolerance, used in Co-Packaged Optics (CPO).
- Rapid Prototyping Services Rapid prototyping services and feasibility studies leveraging 20+ years of femtosecond laser micromachining experience; WOP runs more than 400 diverse projects a year.
Quantifiable outcome
- Up to 5000 holes/sec TGV single-shot processing speed
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Companies that use Workshop of Photonics
Customer profileNamed customers30 records
Segments7 records
Ideal customer profiles6 records
Workshop of Photonics technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
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Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration4 records
Feature8 records
Workshop of Photonics partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
22 partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.
- European Space Agency (ESA)coreWOP signed an agreement with the European Space Agency (ESA) in April 2020 to design and develop laser-based solutions for space applications. Reflects validation by a major institutional customer and co-development beyond pure commercial sales.
- Corning IncorporatedflagshipAnnounced February 5, 2016. Corning Incorporated (NYSE: GLW) and Altechna R&D (Workshop of Photonics) announced a partnership for the development of new laser glass processing technologies. Corning is also a listed customer and OEM partner for specialty glass.
- ABB AScoreCollaboration under the TRINITY Robotics DIHs project (announced September 2022) to develop a complete robotized laser micro-micromachining workstation integrating ABB collaborative robots, machine vision, and custom software, achieving ≤1 µm glass wafer placement accuracy.
- CeramOpteccoreLong-term cooperation (September 2020) culminated in a contract for a laser workstation designed for optical fiber processing. CeramOptec is also a listed customer of micromachining services.
- TU BerlincoreContract for a femtosecond laser workstation signed October 2020 with TU Berlin, with recipe transfer for the specific academic application.
- GMP (Switzerland)coreAuthorized regional distributor covering Switzerland/Europe for WOP laser workstations and ORISANDO optics.
- Roshelop (Israel)coreAuthorized regional distributor for Israel.
- Optopia (Japan)coreAuthorized regional distributor covering Japan.
- Luster LightTech (China)coreAuthorized regional distributor covering China.
- Alinc (Taiwan)coreAuthorized regional distributor covering Taiwan; co-exhibited with WOP at Semicon Taiwan.
- Optoprim (Italy)coreAuthorized regional distributor covering Italy/Europe.
- Photonics (Brazil)coreAuthorized regional distributor covering Brazil.
- SPD Laser TechcoreAuthorized regional distributor covering India and additional markets.
- Sun Instruments (Japan)coreAuthorized regional distributor covering Japan and additional APAC markets.
- Felles (China)coreAuthorized regional distributor covering China.
- WizzOptics (China)coreAuthorized regional distributor covering China.
- Flex2Energy Consortium (EU-funded)coreWOP participates in the EU-funded Flex2Energy project (March 2024) to develop the world's first automated Roll-to-Roll (R2R) production line for Organic Photovoltaics, integrating AI-based in-line metrology.
- BILASURF Consortium (EU-funded)coreWOP participates in the BILASURF project (February 2024), a European initiative uniting 10 organizations to develop laser-based high-rate surface functionalization of complex 3D parts. WOP's role: precise positioning of 3D workpieces and integration of consortium components.
- Inoconnect Consortium (EU-funded)minorWOP participates in the EU-co-funded Inoconnect project (October 2023) to encourage international partnerships and networking through the European Enterprise Network (project value EUR 29,238, ERDF co-funding EUR 14,619).
- EKSPLA, LIDARIS (UNIPULSE consortium)minorUAB 'Altechna R&D' (Workshop of Photonics), together with EKSPLA and LIDARIS, developed the UNIPULSE universal platform for short pulse generation (announced July 2020).
- EPIC (European Photonics Industry Consortium)minorWOP is a member of EPIC; the company has hosted EPIC members at its facilities (April 2022) to share expertise and meet new customers.
- LLI (Lithuanian Laser Association)
Recent moves7 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Workshop of Photonics competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Light Conversion: Lithuania-based ultrafast laser (PHAROS, CARBIDE) manufacturer and listed technology partner of WOP. Both companies share Lithuanian roots, serve the same femtosecond laser ecosystem, and frequently co-integrate each other's components — Light Conversion supplies laser sources for WOP workstations.
- EKSPLA: Lithuania-based picosecond and femtosecond laser manufacturer; joint developer of the UNIPULSE platform with WOP. EKSPLA's ultrashort pulse lasers are integrated into WOP workstations, making it a closely aligned technology peer in the same Lithuanian photonics cluster.
- 3D Micromac: Germany-based supplier of laser micromachining systems and contract services, with strong focus on semiconductor and photovoltaic applications. 3D Micromac is one of the most direct comparables to WOP in European laser workstation sales and TGV-related production equipment.
- M-Solv: UK-based provider of laser micromachining services and equipment for glass, semiconductors, and display applications. M-Solv competes head-to-head with WOP in glass cutting, drilling, and TGV contract manufacturing, particularly in the European market.
- Oxford Lasers: UK-based provider of laser micromachining and micro-drilling services, with a comparable specialty in precision drilling of advanced materials for aerospace, electronics, and medical customers. Overlaps WOP in the high-precision, niche-contract-manufacturing segment.
- Lasea: Belgium-based specialist in ultrafast laser micromachining workstations and services for medical devices, watchmaking, and electronics. Lasea overlaps WOP in femtosecond workstation products, contract manufacturing, and high-precision glass/sapphire applications.
Broad incumbents
- Coherent (II-VI/Coherent): US-listed global photonics and laser equipment manufacturer (formed via the merger of II-VI, Finisar, and Coherent). Operates broadly in laser sources, materials processing, and semiconductor capital equipment — overlaps WOP in femtosecond laser workstations and is also a listed partner/customer via II-VI.
- Trumpf: Germany-headquartered global leader in industrial laser systems and machine tools. Trumpf is a broad incumbent in the laser micromachining space — it does not specialize in femtosecond specialty processes for transparent materials like WOP, but its TruMicro product line competes for the same enterprise customers and budgets.
- IPG Photonics: US-listed global leader in fiber lasers and ultrafast laser sources. IPG is a broad incumbent whose femtosecond products (e.g., YLPP) compete for the same ultrashort-pulse micromachining and semiconductor advanced-packaging use cases that WOP addresses with its Femto* workstations.
Others
- Altechna: Lithuania-based sister company and technology partner of WOP that supplies complementary laser optics and components. While not a direct competitor (it sells into WOP's workstations), it is the closest corporate relative and shares the same Altechna group origin.
Market position
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Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
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Frequently asked questions about Workshop of Photonics
What does Workshop of Photonics do?
Workshop of Photonics designs, manufactures, and sells proprietary femtosecond (ultrashort-pulse) laser micromachining workstations (FemtoGLASS, FemtoTGV, FemtoFBG, FemtoLAB, FemtoLAB KIT, FemtoMPP, FemtoFAB, Custom Laser System) and ORISANDO® Space-Variant Retarders, while delivering contract manufacturing and rapid prototyping services for precision glass, sapphire, ceramics, silicon, polymer, optical fiber, and metal components. Its patented processes enable ultra-high-precision features (sub-20 µm chipping, aspect ratios up to 1:100, ±0.5 µm positional accuracy) that conventional mechanical, lithographic, or longer-pulse laser methods cannot achieve.
Is Workshop of Photonics a public or private company?
Workshop of Photonics is a private company. It is classified as unknown and is currently operating.
When was Workshop of Photonics founded?
Workshop of Photonics was founded in 2003. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Workshop of Photonics based?
Workshop of Photonics is headquartered in Vilnius, Lithuania, in the Europe region.
How does Workshop of Photonics make money?
Four revenue lines are on record. Contract Manufacturing / Micromachining Services are the primary driver. The others are laser Workstation Sales (FemtoGLASS, FemtoTGV, FemtoFBG, FemtoLAB, FemtoLAB KIT, FemtoMPP, FemtoFAB, Custom Laser System), ORISANDO® Space-Variant Retarder Products (S-Waveplate, Higher-Order S-Waveplate, Flat Axicon, Flat-Top Converter, Depolarization Compensator, Custom SVRs) and EU Co-Funded R&D Project Grants.
Who are Workshop of Photonics's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Light Conversion, EKSPLA, 3D Micromac, M-Solv, Oxford Lasers and Lasea. Broad incumbents are Coherent (II-VI/Coherent), Trumpf and IPG Photonics. Altechna is listed as an others.
Does Workshop of Photonics have an API?
No public API is recorded for Workshop of Photonics.
What industry is Workshop of Photonics in?
Workshop of Photonics's product category is Precision Laser Micromachining Equipment & Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is HDAHAEAK, Mask/Reticle Manufacturing & Inspection Equipment, with a secondary code of HDAHAEAA, Lithography Equipment (DUV/EUV). Its NAICS code is 333242 and its SIC code is 3674.