Calif., May 13, 2013 – The latest member of the Vitara family of extreme performance, closed-box, ultrafast oscillators from Coherent, Inc. (Santa Clara, CA) (Nasdaq: COHR) – the Vitara UBB –provides hands-free access to pulsewidths under 10 femtoseconds, with options below 8 fs on request.  Vitara UBB (Ultra BroadBand) achieves its short transform-limited pulsewidths because of its very broad bandwidth (> 200 nm at the -10 dB point).  Its unique combination of short pulsewidths, broad bandwidth, high reliability and ease-of-use make Vitara UBB the ideal laser for applications in terahertz pulse generation, optical coherence tomography (OCT), pump-probe spectroscopy, multiplexed CARS spectroscopy, non-linear microscopic imaging and seeding short-pulse amplifiers. 

By integrating Coherent’s field-proven Verdi G pump laser into the robust opto-mechanical design and applying Coherent’s  exacting industrial laser manufacturing processes – including rigorous HASS (Highly Accelerated Stress Screening) – Vitara is engineered for reliability and performance.  In addition, ease-of-use features such as electronically adjustable bandwidth control and PowerTrack active pump beam alignment make the Vitara-UBB an outstanding productivity tool in today’s results-driven research environment.

Founded in 1966, Coherent, Inc. is a world leader in providing photonics based solutions to the commercial and scientific research markets, and is part of the Standard & Poor’s SmallCap 600 Index and the Russell 2000.  Please direct any questions about this press release to Nigel Gallaher, product manager, Research Scientific Lasers Business Unit, at (408) 764-4151.  For more information about Coherent, including product and financial updates, visit our website at http://www.Coherent.com.