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Gooch & Housego Announces Q-switch Deal with Han’s Laser

Date Announced: 25 Jan 2013

Ilminster, UK - 25 January 2013

Gooch & Housego (G&H) is pleased to announce the signing of a three-year agreement with Han’s Laser based in Shenzhen, China for the supply of acousto-optic Q-switches.

The order comprises of conduction-cooled devices, which will be used in Han’s Laser systems.

Paul Morris, Senior Vice President of Sales at G&H said "This is great news for G&H, and demonstrates the partnership with one of the leading laser manufacturers in China." Material processing by laser is a growing market in China and G&H are pleased to working with one of leading suppliers to this market.

Gooch & Housego produces competitively priced Q-switches known for withstanding very high laser peak powers and having exceptionally low insertion loss. Used by leading laser manufacturers the world over for applications such as material processing (marking, engraving, cutting, drilling) as well as medical surgery, lithography and rapid prototyping. For further information on technical aspects of using acousto-optic Q-switches, please refer to our technical notes, accessible from the Q-switch area of the G&H website or e-mail us at e-mailsales@goochandhousego.com

About Gooch & Housego

Gooch & Housego is a vertically integrated supplier of critical photonic solutions: optical components, assemblies and sub-systems, in addition to light measurement instrumentation and services to the Aerospace & Defense, Biomedical, Industrial and R&D sectors. World leading design, development and manufacturing expertise is offered across a broad, complementary range of technologies:

  • Precision-Optics
  • Optical Coatings
  • Acousto-Optics
  • RF Electronics
  • Electro-Optics
  • Fiber Optics
  • Crystal Growth
  • NIST-traceable calibration standards and services
  • Optical radiation measurement solutions including spectroradiometry and spectral imaging
The organization is proud of its quality assurance and of its AS9100, ISO9001 and SC21 accreditation and is expects to be awarded BS EN9100 standard shortly.

The company was founded in 1948 and has today six manufacturing sites in the USA and two in the United Kingdom in addition to sales offices in China, France, Germany, Japan and Singapore and an extensive network of distributors.

For more information, please visit www.goochandhousego.com or e-mail us at sales@goochandhousego.com

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Contact

Adrian Chance
Marcomms Manager
G&H plc
+44 1460 256440
marketing@goochandhousego.com

E-mail: marketing@goochandhousego.com

Web Site: www.goochandhousego.com

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