Laser Components GmbH develops, manufactures, and sells components and services in the laser and optoelectronic fields. Its products include lead salt, quantum cascade, DFB, and IV VI IR diode lasers, as well as power pulsed laser diodes, detectors, assembled fiber optics, VCSELS, IR spectrometers, avalanche photodiodes, laser diode modules, optical fibers, optical filters, laser alignment systems, laser energy measurement systems, laser power measurement systems, laser light barriers, fiber optical sensors, fiber measurement systems, MIR spectrometers, IR viewers, and accessories. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Olching, Germany with additional offices in Germany, the United Kingdom, France, and the United States. It has plants in Germany, Canada, and the United States.