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Coherent (NYSE: COHR) will showcase its photonics and advanced materials portfolio at SPIE Photonics West, Jan 20-22, 2026. Highlights include CW to ultrafast lasers, beam delivery, advanced materials, thermal management, and solutions targeting AI datacenters, semiconductor and display capital equipment, life sciences, precision manufacturing and emerging tech.

Product announcements include bondable diamond heat spreaders for GPU cooling, Sapphire XT visible laser for super-resolution imaging, OCT specialty fiber assemblies, a CO2 EOM for via drilling, the FieldMax Touch power meter, and the Waveshaper 1000A Sharp with 5 GHz resolution. Demos cover thermo-electric generation, quantum encryption with QUSIDE, and a DUV picosecond solution for film cutting.

Coherent (NYSE: COHR) and Quside demonstrated a mass-manufacturable quantum entropy source on Jan 20, 2026, combining Coherent's 6" VCSEL production with Quside's quantum random number generation. The demo delivers fast, verifiable runtime entropy from a single VCSEL suitable for cryptographic key generation, secure communications, and quantum-safe, crypto-agile systems. The companies said the solution is manufacturing-ready and intended for integration into processors, secure elements, and hardware roots of trust. A live demonstration and development kits will be shown at Photonics West 2026 in San Francisco.

Coherent (NYSE: COHR) launched Bondable Diamond thermal-management solutions that enable direct bonding to semiconductor die to reduce thermal interface resistance by up to 99%. The product supports die sizes up to 100mm square and bonds to materials including silicon, SiC, GaN, AlGaN, GaAs, and InP via fusion, hybrid, or metallic bonding. Coherent cites production-scale diamond growth, precision surface finishing, coatings, and semiconductor-process expertise to deliver high-yield, scalable thermal spreaders. Bondable diamond may include high-conductivity interlayers, metallic coatings, vias, channels, and optical structures and is being developed with customers now.

Coherent (NYSE: COHR) introduced a germanium-free electro-optic modulator (EOM) for high-speed CO2 laser via drilling in semiconductor manufacturing on Jan 16, 2026. The EOM delivers sub-microsecond pulses with sub-200ns rise/fall times and handles laser powers up to 300W (300W version available now; 1,000W for alpha prototype testing). The design removes dependence on scarce germanium, offers higher power handling and faster switching than conventional acousto-optic modulators, enables straight-through alignment, and represents version 2.0 with improved reliability and ease of use. Product is available to order with standard lead times.

Coherent (NYSE: COHR) launched AxioView™ imaging fiber assemblies for OCT, NIRS and multimodal catheter imaging on Jan 16, 2026, with a debut at Photonics West 2026.

Designed for cardiovascular, neurovascular and gastrointestinal catheter applications, AxioView™ offers specialty fiber designs, catheter-ready distal geometries (ball tip, side-fire, chisel), vertically integrated manufacturing, and ISO 13485-certified production to support OEM development and scale to high-volume production. Units are available now for evaluation.

Coherent (NYSE: COHR) announced it was named to Forbes 2026 America’s Best Companies list on January 16, 2026.

The recognition cites excellence across Forbes’ methodology, which evaluates thousands of U.S. companies using more than 100 metrics across 11 categories including financial performance, employee sentiment, customer trust, sustainability, and long-term growth indicators. Company leaders said the honor reflects Coherent’s culture, global teams, and focus on innovation and execution in photonics.

Coherent described its role as a global photonics leader serving datacenter, communications, and industrial markets and noted operations in more than 20 countries.

Coherent (NYSE: COHR) launched the Sapphire XT, a compact 1W visible laser platform based on Optically Pumped Semiconductor (OPS) technology. Available at 488nm, 532nm, and 561nm, each delivers 1W output from a one-box system with an integrated controller and a footprint comparable to a smartphone. The product reportedly doubles prior model performance while cutting size by more than 50%. Sapphire XT offers intrinsic direct electrical modulation (reducing the need for external Acousto-Optic Modulators), optional single- or multi-mode fiber coupling, and compatibility with the OBIS XT family to extend multi-wavelength solutions to 640nm and select UV bands.

Coherent will showcase Sapphire XT at Photonics West/BiOS Expo, Jan 17–22, 2026.

Coherent (NYSE: COHR) will present research and demonstrations at SPIE BiOS & Photonics West in San Francisco, Jan 17–22, 2026. Company speakers will cover laser architectures, specialty materials, fiber lasers, and fusion-energy optics across multiple sessions. Exhibit: Booth 4805 Jan 20–22 for product demos and technical discussions.

Attalon (former Aerospace & Defense business of Coherent, NYSE: COHR) launched as an independent defense technology company on Jan. 13, 2026 after acquisition by Advent International. The company named John Bergeron, a 35-year aerospace and defense executive, as President and CEO to lead a focused strategy on precision optics, directed energy & advanced lasers, and precision coatings. Attalon says the rebrand enables faster, purpose-built investment in mission-critical optical and directed-energy systems for air, space, and ground domains. Attalon will debut its brand and capabilities at Photonics West, Jan. 20-22, 2026, Booth #5412.