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The Economic Times | US electronics manufacturer Coherent Corp establishes first global centre of excellence in Chennai

September 05, 2023. Coherent Corp, a Pennsylvania (US) based manufacturer of electronics, and instrumentation devices, on Tuesday said it has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Guidance Tamil Nadu and IIT Madras Research Park (IITMRP) to start its first global centre of excellence (COE) in Taramani, Chennai.

American optical lasers manufacturer Coherent Corp. selects Chennai to establish its global centre of excellence in India

McKinsey | Coherent’s Chuck Mattera on growing a $5 billion company

August 4, 2023. II-VI was founded 50 years ago as a specialized materials company. Today, as Coherent, it has technology platforms in multiple verticals and end markets. Coherent’s chair and CEO explains how it happened.

Chuck Mattera Interview - McKinsey

Gazettabyte | How to Shepherd a Company’s Technologies for Growth

February 16, 2023. CTO Interviews Part 3: Dr Julie Eng. “One of the things that I always somehow had a knack for is interacting with customers, sensing opportunities, and then figuring out how our technologies can help customers solve their problems,” says Eng.

How to shepherd a company’s technologies for growth

Laser Focus World | Laser Engines Improve Life Sciences Applications

August 18, 2022. Multiwavelength laser engines, which combine laser sources with pre-aligned and stabilized free-space focusing optics or integrated fiber delivery systems, simplify alignment and integration tasks for fluorescence microscopists and flow cytometry OEMs.

Laser Engines Improve Life Sciences Applications

E-Motec | Silicon Carbide: Coming of Age in Electric Vehicle Powertrains

August, 2022. Using silicon carbide (SiC) for power switches enables higher power densities and switching efficiencies in electric vehicle (EV) powertrains.

Silicon Carbide: Coming of Age in Electric Vehicle Powertrains

Cignal AI | II-VI and ADVA Announce a Shakeup in the 100ZR Market

July 5, 2022. In June, II-VI and ADVA announced a joint collaboration on a QSFP28-based 100Gbps coherent pluggable optic (aka 100ZR) to be released next year. For the past several years, Cignal AI has been forecasting 100ZR optics demand for enterprise and network edge applications. This is the first announcement of a product designed specifically for this market, and it holds the promise of mass deployment of 100Gbps at the network’s edge.

WSJ | How the Search for Extraterrestrial Life Helped Make Your Smartphone’s Screen Possible

October 16, 2021. To peer deeper than ever into space, NASA needed optics of unprecedented size; the technology to make them was later repurposed to manufacture the display you might be looking at this very moment.

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Advanced Thermal Management Solutions

Coherent delivers materials and components that enable thermal control in a wide range of applications.

Enabling Advanced Thermal Management Solutions

Wearable Health Monitors Depend on Lasers

Compact and economical diode lasers key to several optical sensing methods.

Laser Diodes Enable New Possibilities in BioSensing

All USP Lasers Volume Manufactured at Coherent Glasgow

Coherent accelerates ultrafast laser technology synergy at the company’s Center of Ultrafast Excellence in Glasgow, Scotland.

Human Resources Glasgow

Faster Deep Penetration Welding

Combining a new fiber laser and process head enables deep penetration copper welding over large working areas.

HIGHmotion 2D processing heads combine superior optical performance and exceptional operational reliability to enable cost-effective production welding

Improving Battery Recycling

SHARP technology enables upcycling of Li-ion battery waste.

Coherent Revolutionizes Li-Ion Battery Recycling

Speeding up Delivery of the TMT Mirrors

Cutting large optics faster with a new advanced ultrasonic machine tool.

Coherent's ultrasonic assisted machining system

MDM – laser welding benefits from automated systems

Automation lowers labor costs and maximizes yields.

Automation solutions help move the part in and out of the system and reduce labor costs

Cancer Cell Analysis — A New Vector

Laser and instrument innovations are providing a new high-throughput route to potentially important diagnostic data about breast cancer cells.

Cancer Cell Analysis — A New Vector

Economical UV Marking Laser

The new Coherent Matrix 355 is an economical and compact ultraviolet (UV) laser designed specifically for the fast-growing general marking and coding market segment.

New Economical UV Marking Laser

MDM – Simplified UDI Marking

Integrated software lowers costs and maximizes yields.

UDI Marking on a Plane

HIGHtactile Improves EV Welding

Coherent HIGHtactile seam-tracking laser welding head now enhances results for EVs, body-in-white, and other assembly applications.

Better Welds for E-Mobility

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University of Vienna: Orders of Magnitude Improvements in Radioisotope Analysis

See how Dr. Martin Martschini at the University of Vienna used lasers to perform AMS in conjunction with selective photodetachment.

Together with the ultraviolet AVIA LX, the Verdi 18 is a key laser in the ILIAMS setup, enabling unwanted background signals from isobars to be suppressed by up to 11 orders of magnitude.

Teamtechnik: SmartWeld+ Fills the Gaps in Production Welding

See how production automation expert teamtechnik worked with Coherent Labs.

Top view of the 0.5 mm zinc coated copper to 1.0 mm nickel coated copper weld.

APEX: West Australian Heavy Industries Benefit From Direct-Diode Laser Technology

Learn how APEX ETG uses Coherent 10 kW direct-diode lasers for efficient, high-speed cladding of components for industries such as mining, energy, and construction.

IPS: Optical Isolators Improve Laser Reliability

Discover why IPS chose Tornos optical isolators in a custom format from Coherent.

Innovative Photonic Solutions (IPS) laser module with an integrated optical isolator. Free-space or fiber coupled versions are available.

Nichrominox: Automated Laser Marking Delivers Production Flexibility

Learn how Coherent CombiLine laser markers enables dental equipment manufacturer Nichrominox to efficiently process diverse batches of metal products.

Lasers can produce durable, high-contrast marks on most metals

Siemens: Laser Framework Makes a Mark in its Digital Factory

Learn how Coherent's Laser FrameWork software was able to successfully meet the laser marking demands of Siemens ID Link manufacturing program.

Laser Marking Success at Siemens

New Mexico State University: Time-Resolved Flow Cytometry

Professor Jessica Houston’s research group at New Mexico State University investigates the unique ways in which time-resolved measurements can be used in flow cytometry.

Assembling the time-resolved flow cytometer

University of Vienna: Shaping and Patterning Electron Beams with Laser Light

Dr. Thomas Juffmann and team developed new imaging techniques in light and electron microscopy using the Coherent Monaco femtosecond laser.

Thomas Juffmann (right) with members of his reach group

AUGSBURG UNIVERSITY: EXCIMER LASER OPTICS FACILITATE FLUENCE CONTROL

A team led by Prof Helmut Karl at Augsburg University chooses a COMPex laser and bespoke PLD beam optics for quantitative ablation studies of single-crystalline targets.

Augsburg lab photo with (left to right) Helmut Karl, Ralph Delmdahl, Florian Jung and Andreas Heymann

Washington University: Dual-Laser Multiphoton Microscope for Immunology and Other Research

Dr. Mark Miller, Associate Professor and Director of the In Vivo Imaging Core at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has a long history of building and using multiphoton microscopes, particularly for use in intravital studies of immunity.

In vivo two-photon imaging of “T cell antigen recognition” reveals the key role played by random T cell motility in initiating adaptive immune responses. T cells (red) in the cervical lymph node migrate away from high endothelial venules(pink) and make random contacts with dendritic cells (green, zoomed view).

E&R: Advanced Wafer Scribing with Monaco Femtosecond Lasers

E&R Engineering Corp. (based in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan) wanted to develop a next-generation scribing machine capable of singulating miniature dies with dimensions smaller than a millimeter.

Advanced Wafer Scribing with Monaco Femtosecond Lasers

INTAI: Precision Laser Cutting of “Difficult” Medical Devices

INTAI manufacturers a wide range of products for medical devices, automotive, aerospace, and much more, and powers precision manufacturing with Coherent StarCut Tube fiber lasers.

Intai Success Story

THE COHERENT GLOSSARY

IDEAS THAT DRIVE INNOVATION

The Coherent Glossary is an educational resource for key terms in photonics.

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Laser Cutting Machines Diagram

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Coherent Thought Leaders to Present at Ecoc 2023

PITTSBURGH, Sept. 26, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Coherent Corp. (NYSE: COHR), a global leader in materials, networking, and lasers, announced today that its thought leaders will present at speaking events during ECOC 2023 in Glasgow, Scotland, Oct. 1-4.

Coherent Introduces Industry's First 1200 mW Pump Laser Module for Optical Amplification in DWDM Networks

PITTSBURGH, Sept. 21, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Coherent Corp. (NYSE: COHR), a leader in pump laser technology for erbium-doped fiber amplifiers (EDFAs) deployed in optical networks, today announced the industry’s first pump laser module with 1200 mW of output power in a 10-pin butterfly package.

Coherent Introduces WaveMaker and WaveShaper Instruments to Lower the Cost of Testing Next-Generation Technology for Optical Networks

PITTSBURGH, Sept. 20, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Coherent Corp. (NYSE: COHR), a leading provider of test and measurement instruments for optical communications, today announced the introduction of its first instrument from the WaveMaker instrument series operating in the C-band and two new instruments from the WaveShaper instrument series operating in the Super L-band.

Coherent Announces the Retirement of Dr. Mark Sobey, President, Lasers Segment

PITTSBURGH, Sept. 1, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Coherent Corp. (NYSE: COHR), a global leader in materials, networking, and lasers, today announced that Dr. Mark Sobey, President, Lasers Segment, will retire from the company effective today, September 1, 2023.

Coherent Unveils Additive Manufacturing Technology to Produce Advanced Ceramic Components for High-Performance Thermal Management Applications

PITTSBURGH, Aug. 10, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Coherent Corp. (NYSE: COHR), a global leader in ceramics and metal matrix composites, today announced that it has developed an additive manufacturing process capable of producing advanced ceramic components for high-performance thermal management applications, including for next-generation semiconductor capital equipment.

Coherent Achieves Milestone of Shipping More Than 200 billion VCSEL Emitters for Sensing

PITTSBURGH, Aug. 1, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Coherent Corp. (NYSE: COHR), a global leader in optical sensing, today announced that it has shipped more than 200 billion vertical-cavity surface-emitting semiconductor laser (VCSEL) emitters to date for sensing.

Coherent Appoints Dr. Christopher Dorman as Executive VP, Lasers Business

PITTSBURGH, July 18, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Coherent Corp. (NYSE: COHR), a global leader in materials, networking, and lasers, today announced that Dr. Christopher Dorman has been named Executive Vice President, Lasers Business. In this position, he is responsible for the Lasers Segment across the markets of precision manufacturing, semiconductor & display capital equipment, life sciences, and scientific instruments, driving operational excellence and customer focus.

Coherent Appoints Paul Silverstein as VP, Investor Relations & Corporate Communications

PITTSBURGH, July 11, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Coherent Corp. (NYSE: COHR), a global leader in materials, networking, and laser technology, today announced that Paul Silverstein has been appointed as Vice President, Investor Relations & Corporate Communications, reporting to Chair and CEO Dr. Vincent D. Mattera, Jr.

Coherent Chair and CEO Dr. Vincent D. Mattera, Jr., to Give Keynote at SEMICON West 2023 CEO Summit

PITTSBURGH, July 6, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Coherent Corp. (NYSE: COHR), a global leader in materials, networking, and lasers, today announced that Chair and CEO Dr. Vincent D. Mattera, Jr., will deliver a keynote at the SEMICON West 2023 CEO Summit highlighting four generations of semiconductors along the industry’s track to a $1 trillion market. The CEO Summit will take place on July 11, 2023, at the Moscone Center in San Francisco.

Coherent Appoints Dr. Young-Kai Chen as Deputy Chief Technology Officer

PITTSBURGH, July 5, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Coherent Corp. (NYSE: COHR), a global leader in materials, networking, and laser technology, today announced that Dr. Young-Kai (Y.K.) Chen has been appointed Deputy Chief Technology Officer (DCTO) of Coherent, reporting to CTO Dr. Julie Sheridan Eng.

Coherent and TriEye Demonstrate Laser-Illuminated Shortwave Infrared Imaging System for Automotive and Robotic Applications

PITTSBURGH and TEL AVIV, Israel, June 26, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Coherent Corp. (NYSE: COHR), a leader in semiconductor lasers, and TriEye Ltd., a pioneer in mass-market shortwave infrared (SWIR) sensing technology, today announced their successful joint demonstration of a laser-illuminated SWIR imaging system for automotive and robotic applications.

Coherent to Showcase Portfolio of Patented Solutions for High-Performance Joining Applications at Upcoming Trade Shows

PITTSBURGH, June 23, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Coherent Corp. (NYSE: COHR), a global leader in laser systems, subsystems, and components, today announced that it will exhibit its portfolio of patented solutions for high-performance joining applications at upcoming trade shows. Coherent will exhibit at Laser World of Photonics, in Munich, Germany, June 27-30, stand B3.321; Laser Korea, in Seoul, July 5-7, stand 4101; and Laser World of Photonics China, in Shanghai, July 11-13, stand 8.1D240.