The PicoLAS GmbH, headquartered in Herzogenrath, Germany, is specialized in the development and manufacturing of drivers for diode lasers. PicoLAS’s diode laser drivers are compact, efficient, and have achieved a market prominence: They provide extreme short currents and high performance for use with applications of semiconductor lasers. As OEM current sources, they offer the first pulse durations of less then one nanosecond (<1ns). PicoLAS GmbH was established in 2005 in Aachen, Germany and was founded by Dr. Markus Bartram