January 22, 2007, Irvine, CA--Newport today announced that it has formed a new Fiber Laser Business Group within its Spectra-Physics Lasers Division to lead the company's efforts in fiber laser and amplifier technology development. The group's charter is to develop and commercialize products incorporating the company's leading-edge capabilities in diode lasers, fiber coupling, frequency conversion, optics and photonics packaging.
"Fiber-based laser technologies have made significant advances in recent years, driven primarily by research and development efforts in the telecommunications industry," said Robert G. Deuster, Newport's chairman and CEO. "These new fiber-based laser products offer inherent advantages in cost- and performance efficiency, power scalability, reliability and beam quality for some applications. Adding these products to Newport's existing portfolio of diode-pumped solid-state lasers will enable us to address new applications in our existing markets, will play an important role in Newport's growth into new markets, applications and customers, and will add additional breadth to Newport's integrated photonics solutions strategy."
Deuster noted that the company has been working in this development area for some time and is already in discussions with key customers on products for several new applications. "As the photonics industry continues to grow, new laser architectures and future products become essential elements in advancing technology roadmaps," he said.
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