The company, founded in 1998 as a spin-off of the University of Arizona's Optical Sciences Center, designs and produces optical light sources such as fiber and single-frequency lasers, fiber amplifiers, and light sources. Its proprietary fiber technology allows for the development of advanced, performance-oriented optical products and subsystems, including mid-IR transport fibers and narrow-linewidth, low-phase-noise fiber lasers designed for industrial environments. NP Photonics distributes its products through various international distributors across countries such as Australia, Belgium, France, Germany, Israel, Japan, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, Norway, Finland, the Netherlands, China, and the United Kingdom.