Abstract
Lasers have been used for more than four decades for a variety of applications. When first
developed, they were referred to as solution seeking a problem. Nothing could be further from the
truth as they rapidly are emerging as devices for solving numerous engineering problems. Benefits of
lasers to these challenges derive from their monochromatic, directional, and coherent
characteristics.
While the market for laser systems has been analyzed extensively by a number of market research
organizations, the materials and components that comprise, or are associated with lasers, have not
been covered in any considerable detail. The market for laser materials and components is highly
fragmented and competitive. Furthermore, the industry is undergoing significant change.
This BCC study provides the most complete accounting of laser material and component developments
currently available in a multiclient format. It provides the most thorough and up-to-date assessment
that can be found anywhere on the subject. The study also provides extensive quantification of the
many important facets of market developments in laser materials and components. This, in turn,
contributes to the determination of what kind of strategic response suppliers may adopt to be able
to compete in this market.
SCOPE OF STUDY
The report contains:
- Coverage of the present status of, and future prospects for laser materials and components in
the U.S. and Canada
- Analysis of diverse segments such as crystals, gases, dyes, optical components, power supplies
and cooling systems, instrumentation and diode laser components
- Analysis of technology developments, market conditions and opportunities with forecasts through
2009
- Additional coverage of Western European, and Japanese markets as well as other global laser
materials and components markets
- Detailed examinations of end-use markets
- Coverage of the social, political, regulatory and economic issues that so many regard as
critical to the industrys current state of change
- Profiles and analyses of the competitive positions of the main players in the market.
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