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Gentec Electro-Optics

Semiconductors & PhotonicsQuébec City, QC

Québec City manufacturer of laser beam measurement instruments, including thermopile and pyroelectric detectors, power and energy meters, high-energy calorimeters, beam profilers and terahertz power meters.

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About

Source: gentec-eo.com

Gentec-EO describes itself as "a manufacturer of laser beam measurement technologies", "Specialized in laser beam and terahertz source measurement and analysis". Its about page records that Gentec Inc. introduced the first laser energy meter in 1970 and that Gentec Electro-Optics, Inc. was created in 2000 to focus entirely on laser beam measurement. The company builds thermopile and pyroelectric detectors, laser power and energy meters, high-energy calorimeters, beam profilers and terahertz power meters from Québec City, selling through a distributor and sales-office network across roughly 30 countries.

  • States that Gentec Electro-Optics was created in 2000 to focus entirely on laser beam measurement, after Gentec Inc. introduced the first laser energy meter in 1970. gentec-eo.com

  • Says that after more than 50 years in laser beam measurement it has developed the most complete range of laser measurement products in the industry. gentec-eo.com

  • Introduced the UP100 in September 2026, a 100 mm-aperture thermopile detector covering 100 mW to 50 W from 193 nm to 20 microns, with single-shot energies to 700 J. gentec-eo.com

  • Operates a distributor and sales-office network across roughly 30 countries. gentec-eo.com

Products & Services

Company site: gentec-eo.com

Products Gentec Electro-Optics publishes on its own site. Each card links to the page it was taken from.

UP100

Thermopile detector

100 mm-aperture thermopile power detector for 100 mW to 50 W across 193 nm to 20 microns, with single-shot energies to 700 J.

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MACH 6

Energy meter

Energy meter series in the company's laser beam measurement range.

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High Energy Calorimeters

Calorimeter

Calorimeters for high-energy laser pulse measurement.

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MIRO ALTITUDE

Meter display

Display unit for Gentec-EO detectors, with firmware adding hot-swap, automatic detector recognition and high-power detector support.

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Recent News

  1. Sep 8, 2026Product

    Gentec-EO introduces UP100: Accurate measurement for large, low-power laser beams

    Gentec-EO launched the UP100, a 100 mm-aperture thermopile detector for 100 mW to 50 W across 193 nm to 20 microns, measuring single-shot energies up to 700 J.

  2. Aug 25, 2026Product

    What's new at Gentec-EO in August 2026

    The company described MIRO ALTITUDE firmware adding hot-swap, automatic detector recognition and high-power detector support, its presence at SPIE Optics + Photonics 2026 in San Diego, a first Asia-Pacific sales meeting, and CIOE Shenzhen in September.

Technology Focus

Company site: gentec-eo.com

Terms the company uses about its own work.

Laser beam measurementThermopile detectorsPyroelectric sensorsLaser power metersLaser energy metersHigh energy calorimetersBeam profilingTerahertz power meters

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