Mid-IR Lasers Market Review and Forecast 2010

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1 Mid-IR Market Review and Forecast 2010 Report OM-56 September 2010 Strategies Unlimited 201 San Antonio Circle, Suite 225 Mountain View, California Phone: (650) Fax: (650)

2 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2. MID-IR TECHNOLOGY TRENDS 2.1 What is Mid-Infrared? 2.2 Why or Why Not Mid-IR? 2.3 Mid-IR in the Atmosphere 2.4 A Mid-IR Timeline 2.5 Mid-IR Laser Types 2.6 Semiconductor 2.7 OPOs and OPAs 2.8 Mid-Infrared Detectors and Imagers 3. MID-IR APPLICATIONS: MATERIALS PROCESSING 4. MID-IR APPLICATIONS: MEDICAL 4.1 Laser Processing of Human Tissue 4.2 Mid-IR Medical Laser Treatments 4.3 Mid-IR Medical Laser Forecast 4.4 Medical Laser Manufacturers 5. MID-IR APPLICATIONS: SENSING 5.1 The Business of Sensors 5.2 Types of Optical Spectroscopy 5.3 Methods of Infrared Spectroscopy 5.4 Sources for Mid-IR Spectroscopy 5.5 Key Mid-IR Absorption Wavelengths 5.6 A Mid-IR Alternative: Raman Spectroscopy 5.7 Types of LIDAR 5.8 The MIRTHE Roadmap 5.9 Mid-IR Spectroscopy Segments 5.10 Mid-IR Laser Spectroscopy Forecast 5.11 A Model for Scaling QC and Diode 6. MID-IR APPLICATIONS: IRCMs 7. MID-IR APPLICATIONS: ILLUMINATORS 8. MID-IR APPLICATIONS: R&D 9. KEY MID-IR COMPONENT SUPPLIERS 9.1 Mid-IR System Components 9.2 Key Recent Events of Mid-IR Laser Suppliers 9.3 Key Suppliers of Mid-IR Semiconductor 9.4 Suppliers of Mid-IR SSL and Fiber 9.5 Suppliers of Mid-IR OPO and OPA 9.6 Suppliers of Mid-IR Gas 9.7 Suppliers of Mid-IR Optics 9.8 Suppliers of Mid-IR Transmission Media 9.9 Suppliers of Mid-IR Detectors and Imagers

3 LIST OF FIGURES 1.1 Mid-IR Laser Revenues by Application, Mid-IR Laser Revenues by Application, 1.3 Mid-IR Laser Revenues by Type, 1.4 Price vs. Volume Learning Curve for Mid-IR Semiconductor 1.5 Mid-IR Laser Manufacturers by Region of Headquarters, The Electromagnetic Spectrum 2.2 Atmospheric Transmission Spectra 2.3 Emission Wavelengths for III-V Material Systems: GaAs, InP, and GaSb 2.4 Coherent OPSL Design 2.5 Mid-IR OPSL Performance Power vs. Wavelength 2.6 Maximum Operating Temperature vs. Wavelength Quantum Cascade 2.7 QC Laser High-Heat-Load Package 2.8 Pulse Energy vs. Wavelength Newport TOPAS OPA 2.9 Average CW Power vs. Wavelength Aculight Argos OPO Modules 2.10 Spectral Response of Key Detector Technologies 2.11 Judson s Focal Plane Array by Wavelength and Cooling 3.1 Laser Absorption for Plastic Materials 3.2 Progress in Output Power in Yb- and Tm- Doped Fiber, Forecast of Materials Processing Laser Revenues by Subsegment, Forecast of Mid-IR Materials Processing Laser Revenues by Type, Excluding Kilowatt CO 2, 4.1 Interactions of Light with Tissue Irradiance vs. Pulse Duration 4.2 Absorption of Light in Tissue 200 nm to 12 Microns 4.3 Forecast for Medical Laser Revenues by Procedure, Forecast for Mid-IR Medical Laser Revenues, Example of a Sensor Product Feature Map 5.2 Map of Molecular Detection Methods Including CDRS 5.3 Families of Mid-IR Vibrational Resonances by Wavenumber 5.4 Mid-IR Absorption of CO and CO 2 by Wavelength and Wavenumber 5.5 Absorption Spectra of Various Gases by Wavelength 5.6 Examples of Useful Mid-IR Molecular Resonances by Wavelength 5.7 Biological Molecule Absorption Spectra 5.8 Forecast of Mid-IR for Sensing, 5.9 Cost and Price vs. Volume Learning Curve for Mid-IR Semiconductor 6.1 Atmospheric Transmission Windows 6.2 Northrop s Viper Laser Subsystem for NEMESIS DIRCM Systems 6.3 Fibertek s Mid-IR Laser for Northrop s Viper Subsystem 7.1 Insight Technology Rangefinder with Integrated Multifunction 7.2 Daylight Solutions Mid-IR Illuminator/Pointer/Beacon 7.3 Ranges of Infrared Illuminators 8.1 Newport TOPAS Ultrafast OPA 8.2 Forecast for for R&D, 9.1 Components of a Mid-IR System 9.2 Transmission of Common Optical Materials 9.3 Loss Spectra of Mid-IR Transmission Media 9.4 Loss Spectra of Three Kinds of Fibers

4 LIST OF TABLES 1.1 Reasons for Using the Mid-Infrared Spectrum 1.2 Key Mid-IR Laser Segments 1.3 Three Phases in Mid-IR Laser Sales 1.4 Forecast of Mid-IR Laser Revenues by Application, 1.5 Summary by Mid-IR Market Segment 1.6 Forecast of Mid-IR Laser Revenues by Type, 1.7 Summary by Mid-IR Market Segment 1.8 Mid-IR Laser Types and Applications 1.9 Number of Mid-IR Laser Manufacturers by Region of Headquarters 1.10 Trends in Vertical Integration by Segment 2.1 Infrared Spectral Ranges 2.2 Conversion of Wavelength to Frequency and Wavenumber 2.3 Reasons for Using the Mid-Infrared Spectrum 2.4 Atmospheric Transmission Windows 2.5 A Timeline of Mid-Infrared Technology Milestones 2.6 Key Laser Emissions in the Mid-IR Range 2.7 Comparison of QCL, Interband Cascade, and Conventional Interband 2.8 Families of Near-IR and Mid-IR Diode 2.9 Families of Quantum Cascade 2.10 Selected Results for Efficiency and Output Power Quantum Cascade 2.11 Notable Centers for Mid-IR Laser Research 2.12 Regimes of Operation OPOs and OPAs 2.13 Two Types of Infrared Detectors 2.14 Types of Infrared Detectors 2.15 Imaging Wavelengths for Infrared Cameras 3.1 Laser Requirements to Process Different Materials 3.2 Types of Commercial CO Comparison of Three Key Fiber Laser Types 3.4 Forecast of Materials Processing Laser Revenues by Subsegment, Summary by Market Segment 3.6 Forecast of Mid-IR Materials Processing Laser Sales by Type, 4.1 General Laser Requirements for Different Medical Treatments 4.2 Laser Wavelengths Used for Different Medical Treatments 4.3 Types of Long-Wavelength Laser Skin Treatments 4.4 Vendors of Dermatology Systems Using Mid- IR 4.5 Vendors of Dentistry Systems Using Mid-IR 4.6 Vendors of Surgical Systems Using Mid-IR 4.7 Forecast for Medical Laser Revenues by Procedure, Forecast for Mid-IR Medical Laser Sales, Maximum Selling Prices for Medical Laser- Based Tools 4.10 Status Regarding Vendors of Over-the- Counter Cosmetic Laser 4.11 Key Merchant Suppliers of Medical 5.1 Features of Key Types of Optical Spectroscopy 5.2 Key Features of Spectral Ranges for Spectroscopy 5.3 Key Features of Different Methods of Infrared Spectroscopy 5.4 Summary of Mid-IR Spectroscopic Sources 5.5 Mid-IR vs. Raman Spectroscopy 5.6 Preferred Wavelength Ranges for LIDAR Applications 5.7 Summary of Mid-IR Spectroscopic Segments 5.8 Potential Compounds for Breathalyzer Instruments 5.9 Volume/Price Segments for Mid-IR Spectroscopy Systems 5.10 Laser Price Segments for Mid-IR Spectroscopy Systems 5.11 Forecast of Mid-IR for Sensing, 5.12 Outlook for Mid-IR by Type 5.13 Scenario for Price-Volume Combinations for Mid-IR Spectroscopic Tools 6.1 Infrared Transmission Windows 6.2 Laser Requirements for IRCM Systems 6.3 Forecast for Laser Sales for IRCM Systems, 7.1 The Evolution of Infrared Imaging and Illumination 7.2 Near-Term Volumes and Prices for Infrared Illuminators and Related Applications 7.3 Forecast for Laser Sales for Mid-IR Illuminators, 8.1 Examples of Applications of Mid-IR for R&D 8.2 Forecast for Mid-IR Laser Sales by Type R&D,

5 LIST OF TABLES Continued 9.1 Notable Recent Events in Mid-IR Laser Suppliers 9.2 Suppliers of Mid-IR Semiconductor 9.3 Brief Profiles of Key Vendors of Mid-Infrared Semiconductor 9.4 Merchant Suppliers of Mid-Infrared Solid- State and Fiber 9.5 Brief Profiles of Key Vendors of Mid-Infrared 9.6 Some Vertically Integrated Mid-IR Medical Laser System Vendors 9.7 Suppliers of Mid-Infrared OPO and OPA 9.8 Suppliers of Mid-Infrared Gas Laser 9.9 Suppliers of Mid-Infrared Passive Optical Components 9.10 Suppliers of Mid-Infrared Transmission Media 9.11 Suppliers of Infrared Detectors by Technology

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