Introduction
Study Goals And Objectives

Reasons For Doing The Study

Contribution Of The Study And For Whom

Methodology And Information Sources

Analyst’s Credentials

Bcc On-Line Services

Internet

Related Publications

Summary
Summary Table: Global Market Size And Forecast For Various Types Of Lasers, Through 2008 ($ Millions)

Summary Figure: Global Market Size And Forecast For Various Types Of Lasers, 2001-2008 ($ Millions)

Overview
Definition Of The Subject

Terminology

Scope Of The Field

Importance Of Lasers

A Brief History Of Lasers

A Brief History Of Lasers (Continued)

How Lasers Affect Other Related Industries

How Lasers Affect Other Related Industries (Continued)

Major Product Categories

Laser Wavelength

Products Based On Host

Products Based On Pumping Technology

Gas Lasers

Liquid (Dye) Lasers

Solid-State Lasers

Major Market/Application Categories

Industry

Medical

Optical Storage

Remote Sensing

Basic Research

Entertainment

Others

Important Indicators For The Industry Being Studied

Major Issues And Forces For Change

Global Economic And Geopolitical Changes

Consumer Needs

Novel Solutions

Major Issues That Affect The Field

Critical Components

Critical Components (Continued)

Industry
Industry Structure

Ownership

Products

Size Of The Company

Industry Participants

Table 1 Major Manufacturers That Produce Solid-State Lasers Only

Table 2 Major Manufacturers That Produce Both Solid-State And/Or Other Types Of Lasers

Table 3 Major Manufacturers Of Laser Crystals (Including Nonlinear Elements) And Laser Components

Table 4 Major Manufacturers Of Commercial Solid-State Lasers According To Laser Type: Lamp Pumped

Table 5 Major Manufacturers Of Commercial Solid-State Lasers According To Laser Type: Tunable

Table 6 Major Manufacturers Of Commercial Solid-State Lasers According To Laser Type: Diode Pumped

Table 6 (Continued)

Table 7 Major Manufacturers Of Laser Crystals: Lasers Based On Rare-Earth Ions

Table 8 Major Manufacturers Of Laser Crystals: Lasers Based On Transition Metal Ions (Tunable Lasers)

Table 9 Major Manufacturers Of Ultra-Fast Lasers Systems And Related Components

Table 10 Major Manufacturers Of Laser Systems Based On Opo (Optical Parametric Oscillation)

Table 11 Major Manufacturers Of Various Laser Accessories

Table 12 Major Manufacturers Of Diode Lasers Mainly Used For Pumping Solid-State Lasers

Dynamics Of The Business

Outsourcing

Market Needs

Repositioning

Influence On Sales

Relative Advantage

Pricing

Operational Costs

Figure 1 Decrease In Price Of Diode Laser Arrays, 1990-2004 ($ Per Average Power In Watt Per Year)

Table 13 Main Factors That Affect The Basic Cost Of A Laser System

Product Distribution Channels

Customers

Technology
Major Technologies

The Lasing Element

The Pumping Unit

Optical Parts

Manufacturing Processes And Methods

Crystal Growth (Applied To Solid-State Lasers)

Table 14 Effect Of Crystal Properties On The Laser Performance Parameters

Optical Fabrication (Applied To All Types Of Lasers)

Diode Array Fabrication Or Lamp Fabrication (Applied To Solid-State Lasers)

Optical Design

Mechanical And Thermal Design

Mechanical Assembly

Process Economics

Table 15 Process Economics Of A Solid-State Laser

Table 16 Comparison Of Several Properties Of Solid-State And Gas Lasers By Application

New Technological Developments

Developments In Components

Developments In Systems

Developments In Applications

Table 17 Major Technological Developments

Table 17 (Continued)

Patents

Table 18 Number Of Patents For Solid-States Lasers Issued In Several Geographical Zones, 1963-2002

Table 19 Number Of Patents: Gas Lasers, 1963-2002

Table 20 Number Of Patents: Excimer Lasers, 1963-2002

Table 21 Number Of Patents: Dye Lasers, 1963-2002

Table 22 Number Of Patents: Ceramic Lasers, 1963-2002

Rate Of Growth

Table 23 Number Of Patents For All Types Of Lasers Issued By Several Laser Manufacturers In The U.S., 1971-2002

Table 24 Number Of Patents Related To All Types Of Lasers Assigned To The Major Leading Laser Companies, 1963-2002

Figure 2 Percent Of Patents Related To All Types Of Lasers Assigned To Leading Companies, 1963-2002

Subjects Being Patented

R&D Leaders

Research Centers

Universities

Universities (Continued)

Products
Categories

Table 25 Main Products: Various Types Of Commercial Lasers

Table 25 (Continued)

Table 25 (Continued)

Table 25 (Continued)

Sales

Table 26 Worldwide Sales Of Commercial Lasers By Type, 1998-2003 ($ Billions)

Table 27 Worldwide Sales Of Various Types Of Non-Diode Lasers Estimated For 2002 ($ Millions)

Economic Parameters According To Laser Type

Drawbacks Of The Current Products

Table 28 Drawbacks Of Available Commercial Lasers: Optical Aspects

Table 29 Drawbacks Of Available Commercial Lasers: Mechanical And Thermal Aspects

Current Major Developments In Solid-State Lasers:

Solid-State Laser Technology And Laser Crystals

Table 30 Current Major Developments: Type Of Lasers Vs. Technology

Table 31 Current Developments: Laser Crystals According To Manufacturers

Table 32 Major Manufacturers Of Laser Crystals Under Development: Tunable Lasers

Major Developments In Laser Systems (Towards Commercialization)

Table 33 Major Manufacturers Of Commercial Solid-State Lasers Under Development According To Laser Type: Lamp Pumped

Table 34 Major Manufacturers Of Commercial Solid-State Lasers Under Development According To Laser Type: Tunable

Table 35 Major Manufacturers Of Solid-State Lasers Under Development According To Laser Type: Diode-Pumped Lasers Only

Table 36 Current Major Developments: Excimer Lasers Vs. Technology

Wavelength

Narrow Bandwidth

Uv Optics

High Power Levels

Wavelength And Focus Stability

Table 37 Major Manufacturers Of Excimer Lasers In Development

Figure 3 The Market Share According To Annual Sales Of Several Laser Manufacturers (%)

Market Sectors And Applications

Table 38 Current Major Applications Of Commercial Various Types Of Lasers

Industry

Medicine

Basic Research

Remote Sensing

Instrumentation

Image Recording

Inspection

Others

Estimate Of Markets And Forecasts
Introduction

Market Analysis: Product Type

Table 39 Worldwide Market For Various Types Of Lasers, Through 2008 ($ Millions)

Table 40 Global Market Size And Forecast For Solid-State Lasers, Through 2008 ($ Millions)

Assumptions

Figure 4 Global Market Size And Forecast For Various Types Of Lasers, 2001-2008 ($ Millions)

Figure 5 The Average Annual Growth Rate (Aagr) For All Lasers, 2003-2008

Market Analysis By Application

Industrial Applications

Table 41 Worldwide Market For Various Types Of Lasers For Industrial Applications, Through 2008 ($ Millions)

Figure 6 Worldwide Market For Various Types Of Lasers For Industrial Applications, 2001-2008

Medical Applications

Table 42 Worldwide Market For Various Types Of Lasers For Medical Applications, Through 2008 ($ Millions)

Assumptions

Figure 7 Worldwide Market For Various Types Of Lasers For Medical Applications, 2001-2008 ($ Millions)

The Market For Basic Research

Table 43 Worldwide Market For Various Types Of Lasers For Basic Research, Through 2008 ($ Millions)

Figure 8 Worldwide Market For Various Types Of Lasers For Basic Research 2001-2008

Market For Instrumentation

Table 44 Worldwide Market For Various Types Of Lasers For Instrumentation, Through 2008 ($ Millions)

Figure 9 Worldwide Market For Various Types Of Lasers For Instrumentation, 2001-2008 ($ Millions)

Market For Miscellaneous

Table 45 Worldwide Market For Various Types Of Lasers For Miscellaneous Applications, Through 2008 ($ Millions)

Figure 10 Worldwide Market For Various Types Of Lasers For Miscellaneous Applications, 2001-2008 ($ Millions)

Table 46 Worldwide Sales Of All Types Of Lasers For Main Applications, 2001-2008 ($ Millions)

Figure 11 Total Sales Of All Types Of Lasers For Main Applications, 2003-2008 ($ Millions)

Total Growth Rate Per Application

Figure 12 The Average Annual Growth Rate (Aagr) For All Types Of Lasers By Applications, 2003-2008

Outlook For The Future

Solid-State Lasers

Solid-State Lasers (Continued)

Nonlinear Systems

Gas Lasers

Appendix I
Company Profiles

B & W Tek, Inc.

Coherent Photonics Group

Coherent Inc.

Cutting Edge Optronics, Inc.

Cymer Inc.

Fujian Castech Crystals Inc.

Jds Uniphase Corp.

Lambda Physik Co. Ltd.

Lightwave Electronics Corp.

Limo-Lissotschenko-Mikrooptik Gmbh

Melles Griot, Inc.

Nova Phase Inc.

Polytec Gmbh

Q-Peak Inc.

Saint-Gobain Ceramics & Plastics Inc.

Saint-Gobain Crystals Detectors

Schwartz Electro-Optics Inc.

Scientific Materials Corporation

Shenzhen Laser Optical System Co. Ltd

Spectra-Physics Lasers, Inc.

Vloc, Inc.

Appendix Ii
Patents

Gas Laser

Air Cooled Rf Induction Excited Ion Laser

High-Pressure Gas Laser Apparatus And Method Of Laser Processing

Semiconductor Laser Producing Visible Light

Tunable Lasers Pumped By Visible Laser Diodes

Laser Range Signal Processing Method And Device

Optical Coupling Systems

Method And System Utilizing A Laser For Explosion Of An Encased High Explosive

Injection Mode-Locking Ti-Sapphire Laser System

Optic Fiber Structure For Efficient Use Of Optical Pump Energy In Three-Level Rare-Earth Doped Fiber Laser

Semiconductor Laser Device, Semiconductor Laser Module, Rare-Earth-Element-Doped Optical Fiber Amplifier And Fiber Laser

Light Source

Solid-State Laser

Gas Laser

Wavelength-Stabilized Narrow Band Excimer Laser

Optically Pumped Laser With Multi-Facet Gain Medium

Rare Earth Complexes

Article Comprising An Improved Superlattice Quantum Cascade Laser

Pulsed Solid-State Ring Laser Injection Locking Stabilizer

Optical Coupling System For A High-Power Diode-Pumped Solid-State Laser

Single-Mode Operation And Frequency Conversions For Diode-Pumped Solid-State Lasers

Sub-Nanosecond Passively Q-Switched Microchip Laser System

High Power Laser

Semiconductor—Solid-State Laser Optical Waveguide Pump