CNI

What CNI does

CNI (Changchun New Industries Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.) is a Chinese photonics manufacturer founded in 1996 and headquartered in the Changchun High-tech Zone. The company designs and manufactures lasers, optical components, and optical coating products, producing DPSS, diode, fiber, and specialty lasers that span an unusually broad wavelength range of 193 nm (UV) to 10,500 nm (far infrared), with complementary optical spectrum analyzers, laser power meters, optics, and complete laser application systems. Approximately 75% of units shipped involve some degree of custom or OEM work, indicating an engineering-led, build-to-order manufacturing model.

The company's revenue is generated primarily through direct B2B sales of standard catalog lasers, custom/OEM laser systems, optical instruments (spectrometers and power meters), and laser components/accessories, with pricing conducted on a quote basis rather than through published price lists. It serves a diverse mix of customers including Chinese universities and research institutes (Tsinghua, Peking, Fudan, Beihang, USTC, Nanjing, Zhejiang, Anhui, CAS institutes), hospitals and medical research centers, government and defense entities, and industrial manufacturers, with multilingual websites and an international sales line supporting exports. The product portfolio is segmented by wavelength family (green, blue, red, yellow/orange, UV, IR) and by performance class (high power, high energy, high stability, low noise, single frequency/SLM, Q-switched, mode-locked/picosecond, fiber-coupled), positioning CNI as a broad-line photonics supplier rather than a specialist in any single laser category.

Operationally, CNI maintains dedicated internal departments for research, instruments, industry, and laser-show applications, plus a Guangdong regional office, and it lists a Guangdong contact line alongside its Changchun headquarters. The company is privately held, has 101-250 employees, has no disclosed funding rounds or M&A activity, and has accumulated roughly three decades of operating history, with its 2026 product cadence (single-frequency fiber lasers, 70W 1064 nm sources, deep-UV 261/320 nm CW lasers, quantum-targeted SLM lasers at 369/405/770 nm, and a multi-wavelength LED source) signaling a deliberate move into quantum technology, semiconductor inspection, and adjacent instrumentation markets.

Name

CNI

Legal name

Changchun New Industries Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.

Website

https://cnilaser.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

CNI (Changchun New Industries Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.) is a Chinese photonics manufacturer founded in 1996 that designs and produces DPSS, diode, and fiber lasers spanning 193 nm to 10,500 nm, plus spectrometers, power meters, and optical components, serving universities, research institutes, hospitals, defense entities, and industrial manufacturers worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Laser and Photonics Equipment Manufacturing

NAICS

Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing (3344), Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (33451), Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals (334515), Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (334516)

SIC

Optical Instruments & Lenses (3827), Laboratory Analytical Instruments (3826), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Semiconductors & Related Devices (3674)

akta.pro primary industry

Optoelectronic Emitters (LED/Laser/VCSEL) (HDAHALAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Optoelectronic Components (LEDs, photodiodes, optocouplers, optical sensors) (IMAGAJAF), Test, Measurement & Calibration Equipment Manufacturing Services (ATE, DAQ, metrology electronics) (IMAGAGAH)

Keywords

• Solid-state lasers
• Optical spectrum analyzers
• Laser power meters
• Fiber-coupled lasers
• Custom OEM lasers

Headquarters

HQ city

Changchun

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Laser Systems Sales: CNI generates revenue through direct B2B sales of laser systems, including DPSS lasers, diode lasers, fiber lasers, and related optical equipment. The company also offers custom/OEM laser manufacturing, with 75% of lasers involving some type of custom work.
2. Optical Instruments Sales: Sales of spectrometers, power meters, and laser measurement instruments for research, teaching, medical science, and industrial applications.
3. Custom/OEM Products: Customized laser design and manufacturing services to meet specific customer requirements, including optical, mechanical, and electrical modifications.
4. Laser Components and Accessories: Sales of laser components including laser diodes, crystals, optics, filters, beam expanders, diffraction gratings, and other accessories.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

CNI designs, manufactures, and sells laser sources (DPSS, diode, fiber, Q-switched, single-frequency, and mode-locked lasers) across wavelengths from 193 nm to 10,500 nm, along with optical spectrum analyzers, laser power meters, laser marking systems, optics and coatings, and laser components. The company offers both standard catalog products and custom/OEM laser solutions, with 75% of its laser products involving some type of custom work. CNI serves scientific research, industrial manufacturing, medical, defense, and educational customers globally.

Product overview

CNI (Changchun New Industries Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.) is a manufacturer of lasers, optical spectrum analyzers, laser power meters, and laser application systems founded in 1996. The product portfolio includes: Green, Blue/Violet, Red, Yellow/Orange, UV, and IR (Infrared) lasers as core product lines; Optical Spectrum Analyzers/Spectrometers including fiber optic, Raman, fluorescence, and LIBS spectrometers; Laser Power Meters including thermopile, photoelectric, and USB multi-channel variants; Q-switched Pulsed Lasers and Single Frequency/SLM Lasers; High Energy and High Power Lasers; Fiber Lasers and Mode-locked/Picosecond Lasers; OEM Laser Modules and Supercontinuum Sources; Fiber-Coupled Lasers & LEDs, Line Lasers; Laser Application Systems including Marking Systems; Optics & Coatings and Components & Accessories. The company also offers Laboratory Instruments for educational institutions. The products span wavelengths from 193nm (UV) to 10500nm (far IR) and power ranges from nanowatts to 500W, serving scientific research, industrial manufacturing, medical, and defense applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Green Lasers DPSS and diode green lasers covering wavelengths from 500.8 nm to 561 nm, available in high energy, high power, high stability, low noise, and single longitudinal mode variants for scientific and industrial users.
• Blue/Violet Lasers CW violet and blue lasers from 400 nm to 491 nm with pulsed, high-power, high-stability, low-noise, and SLM variants for optogenetics, fluorescence excitation, and bioengineering.
• Red Lasers DPSS and diode red lasers covering 607 nm to 760 nm with high-power, high-stability, low-noise, and SLM variants for fluorescence, interference, and photoluminescence applications.
• Yellow & Orange Lasers DPSS yellow and orange lasers from 556 nm to 604 nm with high-power, high-energy, high-stability, low-noise, and single-frequency variants for sodium guide star, holography, optogenetics, and Raman spectroscopy.
• UV (Ultraviolet) Lasers DPSS and diode UV lasers spanning 193 nm to 400 nm with pulsed, high-power, high-stability, low-noise, and SLM variants for lithography, precision machining, semiconductor inspection, flow cytometry, holography, and Raman spectroscopy.
• IR (Infrared) Lasers DPSS and diode infrared lasers covering 760 nm to 10,500 nm with high-energy, high-power, narrow-pulse, high-stability, low-noise, and single-frequency variants for industrial and scientific applications.
• Optical Spectrum Analyzers / Spectrometers Fiber optic spectrometers, Raman spectrometers, fluorescence spectrometers, LIBS spectrometers, A/T spectrum, CRDS, TRS detection systems, and related probes/light sources for measuring wavelength and spectral characteristics of laser, LED, and common light sources.
• Laser Power Meters Thermopile, photoelectric, integrating sphere, and USB multi-channel laser power meters for measuring laser power and power stability from nanowatts to 700 W.
• Q-switched Pulsed Lasers Q-switched pulsed lasers with single pulse energy from 1 μJ to 10 J, repetition rates 1 Hz to 200 kHz, and pulse widths 0.8 ns to 200 ns for laser marking, welding, cutting, and medical applications.
• Single Frequency / SLM Lasers Single longitudinal mode solid-state lasers spanning 320 nm to 2,000 nm with ultra-narrow linewidth (<0.00001 nm) and coherence length >100 m for precision metrology, quantum, and cold atom applications.
• High Energy Lasers High energy solid-state lasers at 266/355/532/1064/1319/1573 nm with energy output from 1 mJ to 20 J for scientific and industrial applications.
• High Power Lasers High power solid-state lasers at 532/556/589/660/1064/1319 nm with power output from 1 W to 500 W for industrial and scientific applications.
• Fiber Lasers Fiber lasers with SM/MM fiber options, pulse widths <200 ps or tunable 1-250 ns, and modulation rates up to 1 MHz, including 532 nm single-frequency fiber lasers for quantum and precision sensing.
• Mode-locked & Picosecond Lasers Mode-locked lasers with pulse duration <10 ps (repetition 0.1-80 MHz) and picosecond lasers with pulse duration <100 fs (repetition 0.05-80 MHz) at wavelengths 515/532/780/1030/1064/1560 nm.
• OEM Laser Modules Ultra-compact OEM laser modules with high compatibility for OEM instrumentation and systems integration.
• Supercontinuum Source (White Light Laser) Supercontinuum sources (white light lasers) covering 470-2,400 nm with repetition rates 50 kHz-4 MHz.
• Fiber-Coupled Lasers & LEDs Fiber-coupled laser and LED products with MM/SM/PM or liquid-core fiber options, high coupling efficiency, and good homogenization effect.
• Line Lasers Line lasers with fan angles 5°-100° (uniform line beam, good flatness) for machine vision applications.
• Laser Application Systems Complete laser application solutions including laser marking systems, laser measurement tools, and custom application systems.
• Laser Marking Systems Compact and flexible laser marking systems for use on a wide range of materials.
• Optics & Coatings Laser optics and coatings including single/dual wavelength AR coatings, polarizing coatings, and broadband antireflective coatings.
• Components & Accessories Laser components and accessories including laser diodes, crystals, filters, beam expanders, diffraction gratings, and laser display cards.
• Multi-wavelength / RGBY Lasers Multi-wavelength lasers (2-20 optional wavelengths) and LED sources with multi-channel independent control, available in free space or fiber-coupled output configurations for displays, microscopy, and chemical analysis.
• High Stability Lasers High stability lasers spanning 257-4800 nm with power stability options of <0.1%, 0.3%, 0.5%, and 1%.
• Low Noise Lasers Low noise lasers with amplitude noise <0.2% and power stability options of <0.1%, 0.3%, 0.5%, and 1%.
• Laboratory Instruments Laboratory instruments specialized for universities and institutes teaching experimental courses, including Laser Principle Experiment systems.
• NS-FH-532/1064 Series Lasers NS-FH-532/1064 series lasers with high repetition rate, narrow pulse width, and good beam quality for precision cutting applications.
• 561 nm CW Laser 561 nm CW laser with RMS noise <0.25% and M²<1.2 for fluorescence, confocal microscopy, and flow cytometry applications.
• Custom / OEM Laser Design and Manufacturing Customized laser design and manufacturing service to meet specific customer requirements, including optical, mechanical, and electrical modifications, with 75% of CNI's lasers involving some type of custom work.

Quantifiable outcome

• Linewidth as narrow as <0.00001 nm for single frequency lasers
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers17 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Thorlabs: US photonics supplier offering laser sources, spectrometers, power meters, and optical components. Direct overlap with CNI's measurement-instrument lines (spectrometers, power meters) and adjacent competition in diode and fiber-coupled lasers.
• IPG Photonics: World leader in high-power fiber lasers for industrial material processing. Adjacent competitor to CNI on fiber-laser product lines serving industrial marking, cutting, and welding end-markets.
• Hamamatsu Photonics: Japanese photonics manufacturer with deep presence in optoelectronic devices, light sources, and analytical instruments. Comparable to CNI through its laser-diode and detector components and a vertically integrated product strategy.
• Coherent (Coherent Corp.): Global incumbent with a broad laser portfolio spanning industrial, scientific, and medical applications. Competes with CNI across multiple wavelengths but operates at far greater scale and through an OEM-heavy distribution model.
• MKS Instruments (Spectra-Physics): Through its Spectra-Physics division, MKS supplies DPSS, diode, and ultrafast lasers to industrial and scientific markets. Overlaps with CNI on scientific DPSS and pulsed-laser offerings but also serves semiconductor and industrial OEM customers.

Direct peers

• Oxxius: French maker of compact DPSS and diode lasers (including SLM and multi-wavelength modules) for biophotonics, Raman, and interferometry. Closely overlaps CNI on DPSS technology platforms and laboratory/OEM customer mix.
• Toptica Photonics: German manufacturer of diode and solid-state lasers for scientific research, quantum optics, and biophotonics. Directly comparable to CNI on wavelength-range breadth (UV through IR) and a research-customer-heavy GTM in spectroscopy and cold-atom applications.
• Hübner Photonics (now HÜBNER Group / formerly Cobolt / Solna): Swedish/German manufacturer of DPSS, diode, and fiber lasers for research and OEM integration. Comparable product architecture (SLM, multi-wavelength, fiber-coupled) and similar academic-industrial customer split to CNI.
• EKSPLA: Lithuanian manufacturer of picosecond, nanosecond, and tunable lasers for scientific research and OEM. Comparable to CNI on tunable wavelength coverage, pulsed-laser performance specifications, and R&D customer mix.

Emerging players

• MOGLabs: Australian scientific laser maker specializing in cold-atom, quantum, and metrology wavelengths. Competes with CNI's recently launched quantum/cold-atom SLM lasers and shares a research-lab customer profile.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/julia_cnilaser

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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