Raicol Crystals
Nonlinear Optical Crystals and Electro-optic Devices
Company Overview
Snapshot
Founded in March 1995, Raicol Crystals operates with 51–200 employees, specializing in advanced crystal manufacturing. The company was acquired by Israel Special Material Platform in February 2026, marking a significant exit event.
Business overview
Raicol Crystals develops and manufactures nonlinear optical crystals and electro-optic devices, serving global markets with high-quality flux-grown KTP and RTP crystal products. The company's patented Periodically Poled KTP fabrication technology enables the creation of nonlinear elements for a wide range of wavelengths, from visible to mid-infrared. Raicol's offerings cater to industrial applications, military, aerospace, and healthcare sectors, leveraging proprietary growth systems and stringent quality control processes.
Strategic signal
In February 2026, Raicol Crystals was acquired by Israel Special Material Platform, following its acquisition by OXIDE Corporation in January 2023. This acquisition indicates a strategic shift in ownership and potentially new directions for Raicol's advanced crystal technologies within the industrial technologies sector.
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- What was a significant recent corporate development for Raicol Crystals?
- Raicol Crystals was acquired by Israel Special Material Platform in February 2026, marking a key ownership transition for the company.
- What was the nature of the acquisition by OXIDE Corporation?
- In January 2023, OXIDE Corporation agreed to acquire Raicol Crystals Ltd. from Raicol Holdings Ltd. for $25.1 million.
- What is Raicol Crystals' core product focus?
- Raicol Crystals specializes in the manufacture of nonlinear optical crystals and electro-optic devices, including flux-grown KTP and RTP crystal products, and has developed growth technology for LBO and BBO crystals.
- Has Raicol Crystals received any grants?
- In June 2020, Raicol Crystals received a grant from the BIRD Foundation.
- What was a notable product announcement from Raicol Crystals?
- In January 2018, Raicol Crystals Ltd. announced a new SKTP Crystal, promising high average power density, high efficiency, and large aperture capabilities.