About Us
Our technical expertise can help further your goals
Canadian company with a global presence
Applied Nanotools is a leading supplier of Fresnel zone plates, transmission gratings and calibration standards for microscopy and spectroscopy applications. Our products cover a wide range of energies from the visible and ultraviolet to soft and hard X-rays. Applied Nanotools currently offers the world’s highest-resolution soft X-ray zone plates with an outer zone width resolution of 18 nm and calibration samples with critical dimensions down to 15 nm. More recently, we have introduced a new line of zone plate products with a resolution of 30 nm for hard X-ray applications including nano-tomography and coherent diffraction imaging.
We are also an integrated photonics foundry, offering our NanoSOI Fabrication service to customers worldwide. Our low-loss, high resolution silicon photonic devices have been featured in many publications. We offer multi-project wafer runs and dedicated runs.
We develop products based on the requirements of our customers
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Plan your project based on your specifications
We will ask for your specific requirements to determine if we have a product in-stock that can suit your needs. If not, your project will be planned based on your requirements.
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Develop fabrication processes
Sometimes, a process for your requirement simply doesn't exist yet. We will use our expertise to develop a fabrication process for your project, saving you time and money.
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Deliver the finished product
We combine all of the fabrication steps to complete your project. Your custom product will be delivered and we provide ongoing technical support after the product has been received.
Our team
The Applied Nanotools team comes from many different technical areas, creating a wealth of expertise for our customers to access

Mirwais Aktary
President and CEOPhD in Analytical Chemistry

Robert Peters
Product Manager (X-ray/EUV Optics)M.Sc. in Microsystems and Nanodevices in Electrical and Computer Engineering

Cameron Horvath
Product Manager (Integrated Photonics)MSc in Electrical and Computer Engineering
Professional Engineer

Kevin Setzer
Nanofabrication TechnologistDiploma in Nanotechnology Systems

Mansi Shukla
Cleanroom Process TechnologistBachelor of Engineering (Electronics and Communication)
Diploma in Nanotechnology Systems

Jocelyn Bachman
Photonics Device SpecialistPhD in Physics

Nandini Debnath
Nanofabrication Scientist/Engineer




Remko van den Hurk
Cleanroom Processing Engineer/ScientistPhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering





Alexandria McKinlay
Nanofabrication TechnologistBSc in Physics and Math
Diploma in Nanotechnology Systems





Liam Slade
Nanofabrication TechnologistDiploma in Nanotechnology Systems