Guidestar Optical Systems was an optical systems research and development company specializing in adaptive optics technologies. (Acquired by General Atomics in 2020). They focused on innovative optical solutions for directed energy, free-space laser communications, and sensing/imaging through optical turbulence. Their expertise contributed to advancements in laser communications, high-energy lasers, ISR, and atmospheric measurement.
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General Atomics acquired Guidestar Optical Systems of Longmont, Colorado in 2020.
General Atomics completed the acquisition of the business of Guidestar Optical Systems, Inc.
Guidestar Optical Systems is an optical systems research and development company focused on designing and developing optical solutions for directed energy, free space laser communications, and sensing and imaging through optical turbulence.
General Atomics acquired Guidestar Optical Systems on 2020-10-28.
Guidestar Optical Systems focuses on designing and developing optical systems for directed energy and laser communications.
Guidestar Optical Systems received a U.S. Air Force contract to develop the architecture for a free space optical communications planning tool.
Guidestar Optical Systems won Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer awards from the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Army in 2019 for a series of projects.