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LabMax Touch Simplifies Making Accurate Laser Measurements

A new touchscreen operated power and energy meter puts accurate laser measurements at your fingertips.

Laser Marking of Medical Devices and Disposables

Read about some of the different ways lasers are used to mark medical products

Simplifying Three-photon Imaging

Discover the Coherent Monaco 1300, a one-box ultrafast 1300 nm light source developed for three-photon imaging.

Coherent Monaco 1300 Ultrafast Laser Simplifies Three-Photon Imaging

Improving Prismatic Battery Can-to-Cap Welding

Discover how Coherent ARM fiber laser technology speeds prismatic battery can-to-cap welding without sacrificing quality.

Coherent ARM Fiber Lasers Improve Prismatic Battery Can-to-Cap Welding

Introducing New UV Lasers for Flow Cytometry

Discover the Coherent OBIS XT series — expanding power up to 150 milliwatts and a completely new 320 nm wavelength.

New Ultraviolet Lasers for Flow Cytometry

Laser Engines for Bioinstrumentation

Read about this key trend for research and clinical applications.

Coherent Leads the Way to Larger Displays

Learn how Coherent picosecond USP lasers will enable cost-effective cutting of the next generation of large-sized OLED displays

Lasers Play a Critical Role in Modern Defense Systems

Learn how lasers and other photonics components are being deployed in diverse ways to protect troops, gather intelligence, and enable secure communications.

New Coherent PowerLine E QS Models Offer Compact, Air-Cooled Green Lasers for Marking Applications

From the Coherent Powerline family, our newest laser markers extend the popular air-cooled PowerLine E series from the infrared to green wavelengths.

Discover Coherent Labs

Learn how Coherent Labs help manufacturers bring cost-effective laser processing into their production based on our extensive applications experience.

Coherent PowerLine FL Series Offers Economical, Modular Sub-Systems

Discover the PowerLine FL series — integrating a fiber laser with optional scanner, chiller, vision, process monitoring, all operated through the integrated Coherent Laser FrameWork software. For laser welding tasks in e-mobility, consumer electronics, and medical devices

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IMAG’IC at Institut Cochin: Ultrafast Laser Delivers Flexibility and Reliability for Lab Productivity

Discover how Dr Thomas Guilbert and team used a Coherent Chameleon laser to support cutting-edge tumor research and more.

Heraeus: Why Lasers Are Better for Platinum Cutting

Discover how the team at Heraeus uses a modern fiber laser to optimize platinum and precious metal cutting on the production line.

Tokyo Institute of Technology: KAGRA Relies on Low-Noise Mephisto

Discover how Prof Kentaro Somiya and his team at the Tokyo Institute of Technology use a low-noise Coherent Mephisto laser in their work with KAGRA, the Large-scale Cryogenic Gravitational Wave Telescope, the world's largest gravitational wave observatory.

KAGRA First Large-scale Gravitational Wave Telescope

University of California, San Diego: Amplifier Stability Enables 2D Spectroscopy

See how a group led by Prof Wei Xiong leveraged a Coherent Astrella amplifier to study the efficacy of heterogenous catalysts with 2D spectroscopy.

University of Toronto: Multiphoton Microscopes Probes Social Behavior in Zebrafish

Discover how the University of Toronto Hospital for Sick Children, used Coherent lasers to understand the neurological basis of social memory deficits.

Multiphoton Microscope at the University of Toronto

Motion Dynamics: Versatile Laser Cutting for Neurological Sub-Assemblies

Motion Dynamics is a leading manufacturer of neurological sub-assemblies, including steerable catheters and “pull-wire” assemblies, making use of our StarCut Tube machines for precision cutting of key components.

DPSS Lasers Inc.: UV Lasers Deliver Success for Systems Integrator

Learn how a systems integrator maintains their reputation for fast response and cost-effective solutions for marking and micromachining, using off-the-shelf UV lasers from Coherent.

Politecnico di Milano: Fidelity Laser Key to Multispectral Raman Tissue Imaging

A group led by Prof Giulio Cerullo has expanded the capabilities of Stimulated Raman Scattering (SRS) microscopy to 32 wavelength channels, enabling detailed chemical mapping of tissue.

MBARI: Imaging Deep Sea Animals with a Laser Light Sheet

Learn how scientists at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) are using our Genesis laser to acquire detailed images of deep-sea creatures in their native environment: at depths up to 4000 meters, where the pressure approaches an incredible 40 MPa (6000 psi.)

High-Resolution 3D Images Produced by DeepPIV Laser System

ES Precision: A Novel Approach to Laser Cutting Delivers High Edge Quality

Read how ES Precision uses Coherent Powerline F series to perform erosion cutting of thin metals with superior edge quality and thousands of repeated passes.

Solmates: Excimer Lasers Advance Pulsed Laser Deposition

Learn how Solmates is using the Coherent LEAP laser to power specialty pulsed laser deposition (PLD) systems for the fast-growing thin-film industry.

Solmates PLD Systems Thin-film Deposition Techniques

Crestron Electronics: Lasers Enable Cost-Effective Day & Night Marking

See how the Coherent LME enables complex marks that traditional rotary engraving using a steel cutting tool can't produce.

Day and Night Marking Produced by Coherent LME

Press Releases

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II-VI Incorporated Obtains All Governmental Regulatory Approvals to Complete Acquisition of Coherent, Inc. and Sets Expected Closing Date | Coherent

II‐VI Incorporated (Nasdaq: IIVI) (“II-VI”) and Coherent, Inc. (Nasdaq: COHR) (“Coherent”) today announced that II-VI has obtained antitrust clearance from the State Administration for Market Regulation of the People’s Republic of China (“SAMR”) for II-VI’s pending acquisition of Coherent. The clearance decision from SAMR satisfies the closing condition set forth in the previously announced merger agreement regarding the receipt of antitrust approvals. II-VI expects the closing of its acquisition of Coherent (the “Merger”) to occur on or about July 1, 2022.

II-VI Incorporated And Coherent, Inc. Announce Refiling Of Premerger Notification And Report Form With Federal Trade Commission And U.S. Department Of Justice | Coherent

II‐VI Incorporated (Nasdaq: IIVI) and Coherent, Inc. (Nasdaq: COHR) today announced that they have refiled their Premerger Notification and Report Form (the “HSR Notification”) with the Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice on May 2, 2022, in connection with the previously-announced pending acquisition (the “Merger”) of Coherent by II-VI.

II-VI Incorporated and Coherent, Inc. Announce Respective Shareholder and Stockholder Approvals for Merger Agreement

Coherent (Nasdaq: COHR) - II-VI Incorporated and Coherent, Inc. Announce Respective Shareholder and Stockholder Approvals for Merger Agreement

II-VI And Coherent Provide Update On Transaction Milestones

Coherent (Nasdaq: COHR) - II-VI And Coherent Provide Update On Transaction Milestones.

Coherent and II‐VI Incorporated Enter Into a Supply Agreement

Coherent (Nasdaq: COHR) - Coherent and II-VI to Jointly Supply Turnkey Automotive and Electrification Welding Solutions.

Lumentum and Coherent to Combine, Uniting Global Industry Leaders to Accelerate the Future of Photonics

Coherent, Inc. (NASDAQ: COHR) - Lumentum to acquire Coherent in a $5.7 billion cash and stock transaction.

Coherent Confirms Receipt of Unsolicited Proposal from MKS Instruments

Coherent, Inc. (NASDAQ: COHR) - Coherent Confirms Receipt of Unsolicited Proposal from MKS Instruments.

Coherent Confirms Receipt of Unsolicited Proposal from II-VI Incorporated

Coherent, Inc. (NASDAQ: COHR) Coherent Confirms Receipt of Unsolicited Proposal from II-VI.

Coherent to Engage in Discussions with II-VI

Coherent, Inc. (NASDAQ: COHR) - Coherent to Engage in Discussions with II-VI.

Coherent Board Determines Revised II-VI Proposal is Superior to Lumentum Merger Agreement

Coherent, Inc. (NASDAQ: COHR) - Coherent Board Determines Revised II-VI Proposal is Superior to Lumentum Merger Agreement.

Coherent Signs Revised Merger Agreement with Lumentum

Coherent, Inc. (NASDAQ: COHR) - Coherent Signs Revised Merger Agreement with Lumentum.

Coherent Board Determines New II-VI Proposal is Superior to Amended Lumentum Merger Agreement

Coherent, Inc. (NASDAQ: COHR) - Coherent Board Determines New II-VI Proposal is Superior to Amended Lumentum Merger Agreement.