nanoplus

What nanoplus does

nanoplus Nanosystems and Technologies GmbH is a privately held German specialty semiconductor laser manufacturer, founded in 1999 and headquartered in Meiningen, Germany, with 51-100 employees. The company designs and manufactures mid-infrared semiconductor light sources, including Distributed Feedback (DFB) lasers, Interband Cascade Lasers (ICL), Quantum Cascade Lasers (QCL), Fabry-Pérot lasers, Mid-Infrared LEDs, and Superluminescent Diodes, covering the broadest commercial wavelength range in the industry from 760 nm to 14000 nm. Its core proprietary technology is a patented lateral metal grating DFB architecture applied along the ridge waveguide and independent of the material system, which enables stable single-mode emission, mode-hop-free tuning, and custom-wavelength manufacturing for tunable diode laser absorption spectroscopy (TDLAS) and related gas-sensing applications. The company complements its chip portfolio with a range of packaging options, including a new fiber-coupled butterfly housing for ICLs up to 5500 nm, and offers the Spectral Range Manager software tool to help customers select absorption lines for specific gas-detection use cases.

The company monetizes primarily through direct, quote-based sales of standard catalog items and custom-configured OEM components, supported by a global sales-partner network, and bills against multi-year contracts for high-AOV, long-tail orders. It serves a horizontally diversified customer base across industrial gas sensing, environmental monitoring, healthcare and medical diagnostics, defense and security, automotive, aerospace and space (notably NASA Mars Rover Curiosity TDLS instruments), biotechnology, and academic and government research, with reference logos including NASA, the DADSS driver alcohol-detection program, Airoptic, and the Centre Wallon de Recherches Agronomiques. The go-to-market blends content marketing (a comprehensive website, 200+ peer-reviewed publications, technical notes, and video content), industry-event presence, and direct consultative sales. nanoplus is also an active participant in multiple EU-funded research consortia (BROMEDIR, PHOTONFOOD, PASSEPARTOUT, FLEXIBLE MID-INFRARED), which serve as both R&D pipelines and ecosystem-building channels. Ownership is undisclosed but the entity is a German GmbH legally represented by CEO Dr. Johannes Koeth and Prof. Dr. Alfred Forchel, with no parent company, public listing, or disclosed external funding identified.

Name

nanoplus

Legal name

nanoplus Nanosystems and Technologies GmbH

Website

https://nanoplus.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

nanoplus Nanosystems and Technologies GmbH is a privately held German manufacturer of mid-infrared semiconductor lasers (DFB, ICL, QCL, FP, MIR LED, SLD) covering 760 nm to 14000 nm, serving industrial gas sensing, environmental, medical, defense, automotive, space, and research customers via direct quote-based sales.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Semiconductor Laser Manufacturing

NAICS

Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (334516), Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals (334515)

SIC

Semiconductors & Related Devices (3674), Optical Instruments & Lenses (3827)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Optoelectronic / Photonics Foundries (Silicon Photonics/LED/Laser) (HDAHACAG), Optoelectronic Components (LEDs, photodiodes, optocouplers, optical sensors) (IMAGAJAF)

Keywords

• Semiconductor laser manufacturing
• Distributed feedback lasers
• Mid-infrared spectroscopy
• Gas sensing components
• Tunable diode lasers

Headquarters

HQ city

Gerbrunn

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Laser Diode Hardware Sales: Sale of specialized semiconductor lasers including DFB, ICL, QCL, Fabry-Pérot, MIR LEDs, and SLDs. Products are sold as standard catalog items and custom-specified units with various packaging options.
2. Custom/OEM Components: Custom wavelength specifications and OEM integration services for specialized industrial and research applications.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

nanoplus designs, manufactures, and sells high-precision semiconductor laser diodes and light sources used as core components in spectroscopic gas sensing systems. The product line covers Distributed Feedback Lasers (DFB), Interband Cascade Lasers (ICL), Quantum Cascade Lasers (QCL), Fabry-Pérot Lasers, Mid-Infrared LEDs, and Superluminescent Diodes across an unmatched 760 nm to 14000 nm wavelength range, with various packaging options including fiber-coupled butterfly housings. Customers are OEM instrument manufacturers, system integrators, research institutions, and government/space agencies that integrate these lasers into TDLAS-based analyzers for industrial, environmental, medical, defense, automotive, and research applications.

Product overview

nanoplus Nanosystems and Technologies GmbH is a manufacturer of high-precision semiconductor lasers and light sources for spectroscopic and gas sensing applications. Their core product portfolio includes Distributed Feedback Lasers (DFB) covering the broadest wavelength range available (760 nm - 14000 nm), Interband Cascade Lasers (ICL) for the 3-6.5 μm range, Quantum Cascade Lasers (QCL) for 6-14 μm, Fabry-Pérot Lasers (FP), Mid-Infrared LEDs (MIR LED), and Superluminescent Diodes (SLD). The company offers comprehensive packaging solutions including fiber-coupled butterfly housings for ICLs up to 5500 nm. Their products serve industrial gas sensing, environmental monitoring, healthcare diagnostics, defense, automotive, aerospace, biotechnology, and research sectors. Technical support includes the Spectral Range Manager software for wavelength selection and extensive technical documentation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Distributed Feedback Laser (DFB) Ultra-precise DFB lasers covering the entire wavelength spectrum from 760 nm to 14000 nm for high-precision gas analysis and spectroscopy, with narrow linewidth, mode-hop-free tuning, and custom-wavelength availability.
• Interband Cascade Laser (ICL) DFB interband cascade lasers operating in the 3 μm to 6.5 μm wavelength window for tunable diode laser absorption spectroscopy (TDLAS) in industrial gas sensing, with low power consumption and room temperature operation.
• Quantum Cascade Laser (QCL) Continuous-wave and pulsed Quantum Cascade Lasers for TDLAS, available at custom wavelengths from 6000 nm to 11000 nm (continuous wave) and 6000-14000 nm (pulsed).
• Fabry-Pérot Laser (FP) Multimode Fabry-Pérot lasers for external cavity applications from 760 nm to 14000 nm, featuring spectral multimode and lateral single-mode operation, with a high-power variant up to 1 Watt in the 1950-2350 nm range.
• Mid-Infrared LED (MIR LED) Continuous-wave mid-infrared LEDs covering 1750 nm to 6500 nm for OEM systems, with low power consumption and room temperature operation.
• Superluminescent Diode (SLD) Broadband superluminescent diodes combining laser beam quality with broad spectrum, designed for medical applications, gyroscopes, and imaging, with customized wavelengths feasible between 760 nm and 2900 nm.
• Laser Packaging Options (including ICL Fiber-Coupled Butterfly Housing) Packaging options including TO56, TO5, TO66, butterfly (SM and PM), C-mount, chip on heatspreader, high-volume packages, and lens on cap, with a fiber-coupled butterfly housing available for DFB interband cascade lasers up to 5500 nm.

Quantifiable outcome

• Absorption strengths in the 3-6 μm ICL wavelength range are several orders of magnitude higher than those in other infrared areas, enabling much more sensitive trace gas detection.

Named customers4 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• VIGO PhotonicscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 May 2026EU-funded BROMEDIR project collaboration for developing second-generation portable FTIR spectrometers. VIGO Photonics provides photonic components integrated with nanoplus laser technology.
• Si-Ware SystemscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 May 2026EU-funded BROMEDIR project collaboration for developing second-generation portable FTIR spectrometers. Si-Ware Systems provides MEMS technology integrated with nanoplus laser components.
• Centre Wallon de Recherches AgronomiquescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 May 2026Agricultural research partner for BROMEDIR project validating portable FTIR milk analysis technology at cow farm facilities with cloud-based analytics deployment.
• EU Horizon FLEXIBLE MID-INFRARED Project ConsortiumcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 April 202612 organizations across 9 countries receiving approximately €3.5 million in EU funding for developing photonic sensing technology for detecting food contaminants along the food supply chain.
• PHOTONFOOD ProjectcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEU-funded project developing portable solution for flexible farm-to-fork sensing of microbial and chemical contamination in food products, combining MIR sensing with smart paper-based sample treatment.
• PASSEPARTOUT ProjectcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEU PASSEPARTOUT project developing smart photonic sensors for pollution monitoring, where nanoplus contributes mid-infrared laser expertise.
• BROMEDIR ProjectcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBROMEDIR project developing MEMS FTIR spectrometers and photothermal spectrometers for multi-sensing analysis of chemicals and biochemicals, with nanoplus contributing laser diode and ICL expertise.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Thorlabs:
• Hamamatsu Photonics: Global Japanese optoelectronics incumbent with a broad portfolio of semiconductor lasers, photodiodes, and detectors spanning visible to mid-IR wavelengths. Highly comparable as an alternative mid-IR laser supplier for industrial and scientific gas sensing, but operates across a much wider optoelectronics portfolio rather than specializing in TDLAS-ready DFB/ICL/QCL emitters.

Market position

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/nanoplus

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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