Interoptics Ltd.
Title
Interoptics Ltd.
Type
Company
Coverage
Ottawa, ON
Begin Date
1973-01-01
Active Until
1996-01-01
Location
14 Capella Court, Nepean, ON (1987-)
Product Areas
Optics
Activities
Designing
Manufacturing
Timeline
- 1973 – Founded as Interoptics Ltd. by Jeffery Wimperis, the first of a few companies founded by Wimperis, possibly as a spinoff from D.G. Instruments. (“Jeffery Robert Wimperis”; “The Bell-Northern Research influence”)
- 1987 – Company is active at 14 Capella Court, Nepean, ON, hiring someone for the “fabrication of a wide variety of prototype and semi-custom components from glass, quartz, semi-conductors and exotic crystals.” (“Optical Fabrication Specialist”)
- 1990 – Company is active on Capella Court, Nepean, ON. (“The companies,” March 8, 1990)
- 1991 – Company is acquired by Lumonics Inc. [supposed]
- 1992 – Company is active as a division of Lumonics Inc. at Capella Court, Nepean, ON, with a 11,000 square foot facility and 28 employees. (“The companies”, March 5, 1992)
- 1993 – Active (“Photonics Industry…”)
- 1993 – Active in the production of optical parts—beam splitter and glass arms—for the WINDII interferometer (“WINDII, Wind Imaging Interferometer on the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite”)
- 2001 – Lumonics, now GSI Lumonics, spins off its optical division to a new company called Wave Precision. (“Spinoff Doctors”)
- 1987 – Company is active at 14 Capella Court, Nepean, ON, hiring someone for the “fabrication of a wide variety of prototype and semi-custom components from glass, quartz, semi-conductors and exotic crystals.” (“Optical Fabrication Specialist”)
- 1990 – Company is active on Capella Court, Nepean, ON. (“The companies,” March 8, 1990)
- 1991 – Company is acquired by Lumonics Inc. [supposed]
- 1992 – Company is active as a division of Lumonics Inc. at Capella Court, Nepean, ON, with a 11,000 square foot facility and 28 employees. (“The companies”, March 5, 1992)
- 1993 – Active (“Photonics Industry…”)
- 1993 – Active in the production of optical parts—beam splitter and glass arms—for the WINDII interferometer (“WINDII, Wind Imaging Interferometer on the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite”)
- 1995 – The company, a division of Lumonics, employs 35 people in Nepean, Ottawa, ON. (“The companies”, March 2 1995)
- 1996 – Company is renamed to Lumonics Optics Group, and becomes folded into the Lumonics heading. (“Also in the news…”)- 2001 – Lumonics, now GSI Lumonics, spins off its optical division to a new company called Wave Precision. (“Spinoff Doctors”)
Sources
“The Bell Northern Research influence” The Ottawa Citizen, October 5, 1999: HT6 (74)
“The companies” The Ottawa Citizen, March 8, 1990: 91
“The companies”, The Ottawa Citizen, March 5, 1992: 78
“The companies” The Ottawa Citizen, March 2, 1995: 69
Industry Canada. “Photonics Industry and Research Capability Guide” (1993)
“A Family Tree of Home-Grown* Ottawa-Carleton High Tech Companies” Silicon Valley North February 1996: 10-11 [Ingenium image #4302-4304]; appears as linked to Lumonics, suggesting a relationship of employees.
“Jeffery Robert Wimperis” Obituary The Ottawa Citizen, August 12, 2016 (https://ottawacitizen.remembering.ca/obituary/jeffery-wimperis-1065935526) [22-07-24]
Lewotsky, K. “Also in the news…” Laser Focus World April 1, 1996 (https://www.laserfocusworld.com/software-accessories/software/article/16549044/also-in-the-news-) [22-07-24]
“Optical Fabrication Specialist” The Ottawa Citizen, January 31, 1987: 31
Orton, Marlene "Spinoff doctors: GSI Lumonics, Wave Precision and the new road to growth". The Ottawa Citizen, 6 March 2001: HT22
Shepherd, G.G. et al “WINDII, Wind Imaging Interferometer on the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite” Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 98 No. D6 (1993): 10733
“The companies” The Ottawa Citizen, March 8, 1990: 91
“The companies”, The Ottawa Citizen, March 5, 1992: 78
“The companies” The Ottawa Citizen, March 2, 1995: 69
Industry Canada. “Photonics Industry and Research Capability Guide” (1993)
“A Family Tree of Home-Grown* Ottawa-Carleton High Tech Companies” Silicon Valley North February 1996: 10-11 [Ingenium image #4302-4304]; appears as linked to Lumonics, suggesting a relationship of employees.
“Jeffery Robert Wimperis” Obituary The Ottawa Citizen, August 12, 2016 (https://ottawacitizen.remembering.ca/obituary/jeffery-wimperis-1065935526) [22-07-24]
Lewotsky, K. “Also in the news…” Laser Focus World April 1, 1996 (https://www.laserfocusworld.com/software-accessories/software/article/16549044/also-in-the-news-) [22-07-24]
“Optical Fabrication Specialist” The Ottawa Citizen, January 31, 1987: 31
Orton, Marlene "Spinoff doctors: GSI Lumonics, Wave Precision and the new road to growth". The Ottawa Citizen, 6 March 2001: HT22
Shepherd, G.G. et al “WINDII, Wind Imaging Interferometer on the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite” Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 98 No. D6 (1993): 10733
Citation
“Interoptics Ltd.,” Precision Instrument Culture in Canada, accessed October 16, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/instrument-precision/items/show/2241.