Coherent, founded in 1966, is one of the world’s leading providers of lasers and laser-based technology for scientific, commercial and industrial customers. With headquarters in the heart of Silicon Valley, California, and offices spanning the globe, Coherent offers a unique and distinct product portfolio and services for Scientific Research, Life Sciences, Microelectronics & Semiconductor processes, and Materials Processing. In November 2016 Coherent and ROFIN merged to form the world’s largest photonics company. Coherent differentiates from other laser manufacturers by offering the broadest product portfolio available. This unsurpassed portfolio of lasers varies in wavelength, average and peak power to be subtle enough for DNA studies, precise enough for microelectronics, and powerful enough to cut the strongest steel. From continuous-wave to femtosecond lasers, from a few milli-Watts up to multi kilo-Watts of power combined with in-depth process development skills, we are the ideal partner for deployment of photonics in Science and Industry. Coherent develops and produces a large proportion of its products in Europe, including diode and fiber laser components, high repetition rate short pulse lasers, diode-pumped solid-state lasers, optically pumped semiconductor lasers, ultrafast lasers, excimer lasers up to industrial fiber, diode and CO2 lasers as well as laser-based system solutions. We employ approximately 2,800 people in Europe. www.coherent.com
