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First starting from the founding of Tokai Electronics Laboratory in 1948, Hamamatsu TV Co., Ltd. was then established in 1953 followed by a company name change to Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. in 1983.
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Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. (浜松ホトニクス株式会社, Hamamatsu Hotonikusu Kabushiki-Kaisha) is a Japanese manufacturer of optical sensors (including photomultiplier tubes), electric light sources, and other optical devices and their applied instruments for scientific, technical and medical use.
Our history began in 1953 under the name of Hamamatsu TV Co., which manufactured phototubes that converted light into electrical signals. In 1983, we adopted the name Hamamatsu Photonics and broadened our aim to further develop opto-electronic technology.
By pursuing the ultimate limits of photoelectric conversion technology to approach the true nature of light, Hamamatsu Photonics has been challenging the unknown where no one has yet explored, with the aim of creating new industries by utilizing light and acquiring new knowledges.
The origins of Hamamatsu lie with Heihachiro Horiuchi, who had a dream of developing photoelectric devices. Horiuchi set up his business, Tokai Electronics Laboratory, in Hamamatsu City in 1948, and from there developed PV26 phototubes, which were used for automatic on/off switching of streetlights.
May 17, 2024 · Starting out as a small factory in Hamamatsu City, Japan, Hamamatsu Photonics now delivers detectors, sources, and imaging devices and systems, to scientists around the world. Michael Kehr, Leader of Camera Systems, provides insight into the company's 70-year journey, its latest scientific cameras, and future plans. Rebecca Pool.
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Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. (浜松ホトニクス株式会社, Hamamatsu Hotonikusu Kabushiki-Kaisha) is a Japanese manufacturer of optical sensors (including photomultiplier tubes), electric light sources, and other optical devices and their applied instruments for scientific, technical and medical use.
