John Lincoln

Coherent, Inc. is a provider of laser solutions and optics for microelectronics, life sciences, industrial manufacturing, scientific and aerospace, and defense markets. It operates through the following business segments: OEM Laser Sources (OLS) and Industrial Lasers & Systems (ILS). The OLS segment focuses on laser sources and complex optical sub-systems, typically used in microelectronics manufacturing, medical diagnostics, and therapeutic medical applications. The ILS segment covers laser sources, sub-systems, and tools, which are used for industrial laser materials processing. The company was founded by Eugene Watson on May 26, 1966, and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Mesophotonics Ltd. develops photonic crystal devices and circuits. Its devices allows light to be bent, routed and processed at sub-millimeter scale. It offers multiple optical functions and systems to be implemented on a single silicon chip for production of integrated optical devices. The company was founded by Caterina Netti, Majd Zoorob, Simon Cox, James Wilkinson, Greg Parker, Martin Charlton and Jeremy Baumberg in July 2001 and is headquartered in Southampton, UK.