Coherent Launches Industry-First 600 W Excimer Laser for High-Volume HTS Tape Production

SAXONBURG, Pa., June 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Coherent Corp. (NYSE: COHR), a global leader in photonics, introduces the LEAP 600C, the industry’s first 600 W class excimer laser operating at 308 nm wavelength, optimized for Pulsed Laser Deposition (PLD). The LEAP 600C is being unveiled for the first time at Laser World of Photonics 2025 in Munich, Germany. The LEAP 600C is engineered to address the accelerating demand for high-temperature superconducting (HTS) tapes used in magnetic confinement fusion, ...