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Continuum Electro-Optics is a global leader in innovative flashlamp pumped solid state Nd:YAG lasers, OPOs (optical parametric oscillators), dye lasers and custom laser systems for scientific, commercial and industrial applications. These applications range from spectroscopy, materials analysis and Particle Imaging Velocimetry to X-ray generation and high power plasma physics. The company offers standard laser systems as well as tunable accessories. Custom laser systems include the Macropulse, large glass lasers and novel Nd:YAG configurations. Since its founding in 1975, Continuum has developed a full line of pulsed solid state laser products. Headquartered in Santa Clara Calif., Continuum manufactures and markets its laser products worldwide through direct sales offices in the United States, Europe, Japan, Asia, and South Asia. In 2002, Excel Technology acquired Continuum.

Blue Sky Research manufactures fiber-coupled, free space, red, blue and violet IR laser systems, semiconductor lasers, 635nm laser diodes and OEM laser components. The company offers laser modules for virtually any application, including spectroscopy, confocal microscopy, printing and optical data storage. Founded in 1989, Blue Sky Research is headquartered in Silicon Valley, Calif., with production capabilities that include an in-house semiconductor foundry and offshore high volume manufacturing partnerships.

Founded in 1961, Spectra-Physics is one of the leading providers of laser technology in the world. The company serves clients in the commercial and industrial markets. It designs, develops, manufactures and distributes laser systems. The company also offers products and services for original equipment manufacturers and the computer, telecommunications, aerospace and defense, and research and development industries. Its product list includes tunable, gas, fiber and diode lasers. The company sells a variety of laser accessories, including thermopile detectors and optical power meters. It additionally offers laser accessory kits, objective lenses, optical tables and micromanipulators. Spectra-Physics is a division of Newport Corporation.