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10 Feb 15
Newport achieves record year

Sales grew in line with the company's expectations, while acquisitions promise new synergies.

09 Feb 15
FLIR finds momentum in security and consumer markets

With restructuring over, the company saw organic revenue growth for the first time since 2010.

06 Feb 15
Rofin-Sinar hit by currency effects

First-quarter results were dented by exchange rate fluctuations, although fiber-laser business grew.

05 Feb 15
Newport to acquire Austria's Femtolasers

Ultrafast laser developer founded 21 years ago in Vienna is snapped up by the Californian photonics firm.

05 Feb 15
poLight closes oversubscribed funding round

Norwegian developer of autofocusing camera lens technology for smart phones eyes future public listing.

04 Feb 15
Osram CEO: we won't split up like Philips

Olaf Berlien says it makes no sense for the German firm to hive off its automotive and LED units.

03 Feb 15
BinOptics 'shaping up to be a goldmine' says M/A-COM chief

John Croteau senses a big pay-off following the $224M acquisition of the Cornell laser spin-out in December.

30 Jan 15
Coherent confident of second-half rebound

Stock price of the laser company rises sharply despite a drop in bookings.

29 Jan 15
ESI posts loss, details China plans

Laser micromachining equipment firm recently acquired Wuhan Topwin Optoelectronics.

28 Jan 15
II-VI buoyed by bookings growth

Component maker's stock price jumps 15% on news of stronger earnings and a record backlog.

28 Jan 15
European photonics industry back to growth in 2014

Sector production value rose 3% to €60 billion, says Optech Consulting.

27 Jan 15
Corning acquires assets of imaging specialist NovaSol

Acquisition follows glass and diversified optics giant's last month's purchase of Samsung's fiber optics business.

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