Newport Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides technology products and systems for scientific research, microelectronics, defense and security, life and health sciences, and industrial markets worldwide. The company operates in three groups: Photonics, Lasers, and Optics. The Photonics group provides photonics instruments and systems; vibration isolation systems and subsystems; precision positioning systems and subsystems; optics and opto-mechanical components for research applications; optical hardware; and three-dimensional non-contact measurement sensors and equipment. The Lasers group offers lasers and laser-based systems comprising ultrafast lasers and amplifiers, diode-pumped solid-state lasers, high-energy pulsed lasers, tunable lasers, and fiber lasers. The Optics group provides optical lens assemblies and elements for infrared cameras and infrared radiometric/thermograph systems; CO2 and fiber laser optics; optics for infrared, visible, and ultraviolet wavelengths; replicated mirrors; ruled and holographic diffraction gratings; thin-film filters and coatings; and opto-mechanical subassemblies and subsystems. The company offers its products under the ILX Lightwave, New Focus, Newport, Ophir, Optimet, Oriel Instruments, Richardson Gratings, Spiricon, and Spectra-Physics brand names. Newport Corporation sells its products and services to original equipment manufacturers, end-user customers, and capital equipment customers through direct sales organizations, a network of independent distributors, and sales representatives, as well as through product catalogs and Websites. The company was founded in 1938 and is headquartered in Irvine, California. As of April 29, 2016, Newport Corp. operates as a subsidiary of MKS Instruments, Inc.