BOULDER NONLINEAR SYSTEMS

Boulder Nonlinear Systems, Inc. designs, manufactures and sells liquid crystal based photonics devices and systems. The company is experienced in developing components based on the highest performance ferroelectric and nematic liquid crystals.

A Colorado company specializing in opto-electronic devices based upon advanced liquid crystal technology BNS builds unique analog liquid crystal on silicon modulators used in applications ranging from holographic storage to microscopic cell manipulation. The company's advanced liquid crystal technology is used in telecommunications, medical instruments, defense, and manufacturing.

The company was founded in 1988 by Steve Serati. With a background in electrical engineering and liquid crystal optics, he began by building optical processors and phased array beamsteerers for LIDAR applications. The company gained a reputation for innovative research and development in optical systems. Over the years, the projects have grown in optical processing and leading edge optical components. Today, companies from all over the world call on BNS’s decades of experience in liquid crystal design and manufacturing. Its customer base, including fortune 100 companies, purchases devices built in state of the art clean room facilities located in Lafayette, Colorado.

The BNS corporate mission is to advance the state of the art in liquid crystal device theory, design and fabrication and translate this advanced technology into quality products for a variety of commercial and industrial applications.