Vittorio Fossati-Bellani

Coherent, Inc. is a provider of laser solutions and optics for microelectronics, life sciences, industrial manufacturing, scientific and aerospace, and defense markets. It operates through the following business segments: OEM Laser Sources (OLS) and Industrial Lasers & Systems (ILS). The OLS segment focuses on laser sources and complex optical sub-systems, typically used in microelectronics manufacturing, medical diagnostics, and therapeutic medical applications. The ILS segment covers laser sources, sub-systems, and tools, which are used for industrial laser materials processing. The company was founded by Eugene Watson on May 26, 1966, and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

NP Photonics, Inc. develops and manufactures fiber lasers, fiber amplifiers and transport fibers. Its proprietary fiber technology is used across a broad family of products, including narrow linewidth, low phase-noise fiber lasers designed for operation in industrial environments. The firm's products include micron fiber lasers, multi-channel fiber laser systems, fiber amplifiers, laser lockers and mid-IR transport fibers. The company was founded by Bernard Kippelen, Honkanen Seppo Kaleva, Nasser Peyghambarian and Shibin Jiang in 1998 and is headquartered in Tucson, AZ.

Biophotonic Solutions, Inc. develops and licenses ultrafast lasers. It offers ultrafast lasers for industrial, scientific, medical and defense applications. The company was founded by Marcos Dantus in 2003 and is headquartered in East Lansing, MI.

6091571 Canada, Inc. develops pulsed laser technology for material processing applications. The company was founded in 2003 by Tullio Panarello and Richard Murison and is headquartered in, Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Canada.