| 1994 |
Ion Optics founded with US Department of Energy contract to develop miniature infrared light source for atmospheric monitoring. |
| 1996 |
Commercial launch of pulsIR product line of broadband, pulsed, infrared emitters for use in commercial gas sensors. |
| 1997 |
Company moved from Bedford, MA to Waltham, MA to provide for expanding production of pulsIR. |
| 1998 |
Laboratory feasibility demonstration of Photonic Crystal technology for spectrally tuned infrared emission/absorption. |
| 1999 |
Awarded prestigious Advanced Technology Program by National Institutes of Standards and Technology to develop gas sensors based on Photonic Crystal technology. |
| 1999 |
Commercial launch of reflectIR product line featuring reflective optics for collimation of broadband emitters. |
| 2000 |
Venture capital investment by Ardesta to pursue further development and commercialization of photonic crystal gas sensors. |
| 2002 |
Venture capital investment by Digital Power Corporation to finance additional product and market development. |
| 2005 |
Ion Optics purchased by ICx technologies to bring complimentary gas sensing technologies into its suite of homeland security offerings. |
| 2006 |
Sensorchip-CO2 gas sensor product launched for commercial gas sensing applications. |
| 2007 |
Ion Optics renamed ICx Photonics and moved to expanded R&D and manufacturing facility in Billerica, MA. |
| 2007 |
Sensorchip-CO2-4P gas sensor module launched for industrial safety applications. |
