IMRA America and Jenoptik sign License Agreement on High Power Fiber Technology
Ann Arbor, April 07, 2010—

IMRA America Inc. (IMRA) (Ann Arbor MI), world leader in the research and development of ultra-fast fiber lasers and Jenoptik (Jena, Germany), a world-wide leader in the development of optoelectronic components and systems for industry and government markets, have concluded a license agreement for IMRA high power fiber technology for products built by Jenoptik for government applications including defense and security applications.

In the agreement, IMRA licenses Jenoptik a portfolio of IMRA patents related to fiber lasers and amplifiers and specifically US Patent 5,818,630.

Dr. Thomas Fehn, Executive Vice President of the Lasers & Material Processing division of Jenoptik stated, “Jenoptik has unparalleled expertise developing lasers for government and commercial applications. This IMRA technology, when combined with our products, provides enhanced performance in terms of achievable power and pulse energy with excellent beam quality. We look forward to building a long association with the highly respected IMRA team.”

Mr. Takashi Omitsu, President of IMRA, added, “IMRA is delighted to add Jenoptik to our growing family of licensees. We have pioneered the development of ultra-fast and high power fiber lasers and continue our practice of spreading the use of our important technology through licensing our intellectual property across the world.”

About IMRA America, Inc.: Founded in 1990, IMRA America, Inc., headquartered in Ann Arbor, Mich., is a global-acting company dedicated to being the leader in the development of ultra-fast fiber laser technologies for commercial applications. IMRA turnkey fiber lasers with their compact size, 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 proprietary fiber oscillator, fiber amplifier, and advanced pulse compressor technologies, documented in over 70 U.S. patents and patent applications and many more worldwide.

In addition to delivering innovation through its products, IMRA America offers its technologies through patent and technology licensing. For information, visit www.imra.com or call (734) 930-2560.

About Jenoptik: As a comprehensive optoelectronics group, Jenoptik divides its activities into five divisions: Optical Systems, Lasers & Material Processing, Industrial Metrology, Traffic Solutions and Defense & Civil Systems. Its customers around the world mainly include companies in the semiconductor and semiconductor equipment manufacturing industry, automotive and automotive supplier industry, medical technology, security and defense technology as well as the aerospace industry.

The Group was created out of the former Kombinat VEB Carl Zeiss Jena in 1991, as a result of the German reunification. The Jenoptik Group headquarters are in Jena (Thuringia). In addition to several major sites in Germany Jenoptik is represented in nearly 70 countries and has production sites abroad in the USA, France and Switzerland as well as shareholdings in India, China, Korea and Japan. JENOPTIK AG is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and included in the TecDax index.

In the Lasers & Material Processing division Jenoptik has control of the entire value-added chain of laser material processing and is one of the leading providers – from component through to complete system. In the area of laser technology, Jenoptik has specialized in high-quality semiconductor materials and reliable diode lasers as well as innovative solid-state lasers, for example disk and fiber lasers. In the area of high-power diode lasers Jenoptik is acknowledged worldwide as a leader in quality for high-power diode lasers.

For more information, please contact:
IMRA America, Inc.
1044 Woodridge Avenue
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: (734) 930-2560
Fax: (734) 930-9957
e-mail: lasers@imra.com