Coherent Introduces Diffractive Optical Elements for High-Power Industrial Lasers

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Coherent Corp. (Nasdaq: COHR) has launched a new product line of diffractive optical elements (DOEs) designed for high-power industrial lasers. These innovations aim to reduce the cost of ownership and enhance the efficiency of laser applications, including welding and cutting. Utilizing proprietary nanoimprint technology, Coherent ensures high optical efficiency and reliability in kilowatt-class lasers. The DOE technology is expected to tap into a market projected to exceed $1 billion. Coherent plans to showcase these advancements at BiOS and Photonics West in San Francisco from Jan. 28 to Feb. 2.

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• Launch of new DOE product line enhances optical efficiency for industrial lasers.
• Innovation expected to significantly lower cost of ownership and promote adoption in various applications.
• Market for DOEs projected to exceed $1 billion, indicating strong growth potential.
• Short lead times for design and delivery could enhance customer satisfaction and market responsiveness.

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PITTSBURGH, Jan. 10, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Coherent Corp. (Nasdaq: COHR), a leader in industrial laser optics, today announced that it introduced a product line of diffractive optical elements (DOEs) for high-power industrial lasers.

Innovation in optical components is a key factor in significantly lowering the cost of ownership of industrial lasers and accelerating their adoption in both existing and new applications. Coherent leverages its proprietary nanoimprint technology and design simulation tools to offer a new line of highly customized DOEs that achieve very high optical efficiency and extremely uniform laser beams. The DOEs are available with precision optical coatings that ensure high reliability in kilowatt-class industrial lasers for a wide range of applications, including for welding, cutting, and additive manufacturing.

“Our customers are very excited not only by the broad range of DOE designs that we can achieve, but also the very short lead times in which we can turn around a design, deliver product, and ramp to volume manufacturing,” said Dr. Sanjai Parthasarathi, Chief Marketing Officer. “Diffractive optics is promising to be a disruptive technology for next-generation industrial lasers. DOEs combine the ultimate in optics design flexibility with low-cost manufacturing, fueling a rapidly growing market that could soon exceed $1 billion, according to industry analysts.”

DOEs offer a unique opportunity for industrial laser designers to combine multiple optical functions into one optical element, greatly simplifying system-level assembly. Such capabilities translate into much lower cost of ownership and greater reliability, due to the lower number of parts, the greater ease of optical alignment, and the lower number of failure mechanisms over time.

The new nanoimprint technology is optimized for the laser processing market. It expands Coherent’s existing DOE technology consisting of industry leading volume and surface Bragg gratings with applications in communications and medicine. Coherent also offers wafer-scale all-glass DOEs based on metasurfaces, or metaoptics elements (MOE), that are ideal for large volume applications such as in consumer electronics.

Coherent’s broad portfolio of components for industrial lasers also includes high-power collimators, beam expanders, f-theta lenses, optical isolators, and galvo mirrors.

Coherent will showcase its differentiated solutions for life sciences, precision manufacturing, and sensing at BiOS and Photonics West in San Francisco Jan. 28 to Feb. 2.

About Coherent

Coherent empowers market innovators to define the future through breakthrough technologies, from materials to systems. We deliver innovations that resonate with our customers in diversified applications for the industrial, communications, electronics, and instrumentation markets. Headquartered in Saxonburg, Pennsylvania, Coherent has research and development, manufacturing, sales, service, and distribution facilities worldwide. For more information, please visit us at www.coherent.com.

Contact

Mark Lourie
Vice President, Corporate Communications
corporate.communications@coherent.com

FAQ

What new product did Coherent Corp. introduce related to industrial lasers?

Coherent Corp. introduced a new product line of diffractive optical elements (DOEs) for high-power industrial lasers.

How do the new diffractive optical elements benefit industrial laser applications?

The new DOEs reduce cost of ownership and enhance optical efficiency, making them suitable for applications like welding and cutting.

What market potential do the new diffractive optical elements have?

The DOE technology market is expected to exceed $1 billion, indicating significant growth opportunities.

When and where will Coherent showcase its new laser solutions?

Coherent will showcase its solutions at BiOS and Photonics West in San Francisco from January 28 to February 2.