Company

During the 1980’s and 90’s, Litvak A.M. Was one of the leading workers in one of ‘ФТИ им. Иоффе,’ laboratories, and along with his colleagues, designed the world’s first laser, light and photodiodes of the mid-infrared range from 1.9 to 5 microns based on A3B5 semiconductor materials.

During the mid-1990’s, he organized a company with his partners for the mass production of IR optoelectronic components in the specified wavelength range, as well as sensors and devices (air pollution sensors and flame detectors) using the specified components. In 2010, partners organized the Optosense factory for the production of MIPEX sensors, optical sensors for measuring explosive hydrocarbon gases. To date, the plant has become the largest global manufacturer of such sensors, producing up to two hundred thousand a year and delivering mainly to US and Canadian markets.

The company ‘IGM-Detector’ was organized in 2012 with the purpose of designing and manufacturing gas analyzers and flame detectors. The company releases devices through its own brands; VEGA, IGM, MICROSENSE and MULTIGASSENS and makes up a significant part of the Russian market for gas-analytic equipment. The company carries out ATEX standard certification on devices, and is currently preparing for CSA certification to expand into the markets of Europe and the USA.