Bristol Instruments
Bristol Instruments, Inc., located near Rochester, NY, was founded by three former employees of Burleigh Instruments. Bristol Instruments designs, manufactures, and markets precision scientific instruments used in basic and applied research, engineering, and production test applications. The new company has focused its early efforts on the photonics research market that consists of scientists and engineers at colleges, universities, and government laboratories. These researchers are involved primarily in the fields of chemistry, biology, and physics.
The primary technology that is utilized by Bristol Instruments is optical interferometry. Detailed analysis of interference phenomena, a consequence of the wave properties of light, can result in a variety of precise measurements. In particular, Michelson and Fizeau interferometer-based technologies are employed to develop instruments for accurate spectral characterization. Such analysis is important for applications such as high-resolution laser spectroscopy, photochemistry, and optical remote sensing. In the future, Bristol Instruments will expand its product offering to provide solutions in the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and petroleum industries.