Pinpoint lasers make Boulder company’s technology cutting-edge, literally

For Precision Photonics Corp., it’s all about focus.

The focus comes from the precision optical components, coatings and assemblies manufactured in its Boulder facility.

The focus also comes from a staff with a diverse background in spectroscopy and metrology, working in the tradition of the company’s founders: scientists from JILA, formerly known as the Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics, which is operated by the University of Colorado and the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

Chris Myatt, who founded Precision Photonics in 2000 with his wife, Sally Hatcher, was taught by a pair of Nobel laureates. He earned his Ph.D. at CU under…