IMRA PRESS RELEASE - 01/2004
For Immediate Release
IMRA America Licenses Optical Amplification
Technology to Nufern
ANN ARBOR, MI / EAST GRANBY, CT,
Jan. 26, 2004 — IMRA America, Inc.,
(IMRA) a world leader in
the research, development, manufacturing and application of
ultrafast fiber lasers, announces an agreement with Nufern to
license IMRA’s patent for amplification technology enabling Nufern
to offer a wider variety of optical fiber sub-assemblies based on
Nufern’s specialty fibers.
In this agreement, IMRA, based
in Ann Arbor, MI, licenses Nufern U.S. Patent No. 5,818,630 “Single-Mode Amplifiers and
Compressors Based on Multi-Mode Fibers.” This patent is relevant
to sub-assemblies based on Nufern’s Large Mode Area (LMA),
Double-Clad (DC) fibers. Nufern is a leading independent
manufacturer of high power amplifier and fiber laser
sub-assemblies and specialty optical fibers based in
East Granby, CT. >“This IMRA technology can allow
Nufern to add more value to customers of Nufern’s LMADC fiber-based standard and
custom subassemblies, providing enhanced performance and power
scaling attributes,” said Martin F. Seifert, president and CEO of
Nufern. “We believe that our sub-assembly capabilities provide a
great deal of value to our current and future customers. We are
honored to build upon our long association with IMRA’s highly
respected team of research and development scientists.”
“IMRA has a long history of
leadership in the ultrafast research arena that has generated a
tremendous amount of intellectual property and know-how,” said
Takashi Omitsu, president of IMRA America. “This agreement is one
of our first steps in accelerating the commercialization of this
technology by making it widely available through additional
parties. We believe that the combination of our intellectual
property and Nufern’s exceptional specialty fiber capabilities is
a perfect fit.”
About IMRA America, Inc.
Founded in 1990, IMRA America,
Inc., headquartered in Ann Arbor, Mich., is a global acting
company dedicated to a leading edge position in the development of
ultrafast fiber laser technologies for commercial applications.
IMRA’s turnkey fiber lasers with compact packaging, high stability
and maintenance-free operation, are ideal optical pulse sources
for material processing, semiconductor inspection and repair,
homeland security, instrumentation, medical diagnostics and
therapy, and telecommunications. They are based on IMRA’s
proprietary fiber oscillator, fiber amplifier, and advanced pulse
compressor technologies, documented in over 60 U.S. patents and
patent applications and many more worldwide. For information,
visit
www.imra.com or call (734) 930-2560.
About Nufern
Nufern designs, manufactures,
sells and supports fiber intensive sub-assemblies and specialty
optical fibers for a diverse range of industries. From its
production, research and development facility in East Granby,
Connecticut and working from its core competencies in optical
fiber design and integration, Nufern offers a wide array of
standard fiber laser sub-assemblies, fiber amplifier
sub-assemblies and specialty fibers. Nufern works closely with
customers as an integrated team to provide rapid and
cost-effective sub-assembly and fiber design services. For more
information, call toll-free, (866) 466-0214, or visit
www.nufern.com.
For more information, please contact:
IMRA America, Inc.
1044 Woodridge Avenue
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: (734) 930-2560Fax: (734) 930-9957
e-mail: lasers@imra.com
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