Jury returns a verdict of non-infringement in the patent saga, five years after IMRA America sued IPG Photonics.

Acquisition of the Israeli photonics company will help to insulate Newport from an anticipated down-cycle in the semiconductor equipment market.

Only a handful of publicly listed companies showed any gain in value in Q3 2011, although the industrial laser sector still looks strong.

Long-term collaboration agreement will commercialize laser scanning and microprojector devices.

As production equipment bookings slump, Solarbuzz says that the industry should brace itself for another challenging year.

Optics firm to deliver a large optical sapphire blank to the Large-Scale Cryogenic Gravitational Wave Telescope in Japan early next year.

The German photonics giant says that it will invest €10 million in a state-of-the-art facility.

As Solyndra execs stonewall Congress, the Solar Energy Industries Association reports that PV installations in the US will double this year.

CIGS solar module manufacturer lands investment from SK Group, one of Korea's largest conglomerates.

The German photonics giant signs a 'more expansive' deal with IMRA, allowing Jenoptik to sell fiber lasers into automotive applications.

Israel-based Syneron and Palomar settled the case just three weeks before it was due to go before a Massachusetts court.

Leading MOCVD equipment vendor Aixtron slashes guidance amid increased economic concern.