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To: David Pawlak who wrote (482)	12/11/1997 9:43:00 PM
From: craig crawford	Respond to of 525

Spectracom to Produce Pump Lasers lfw.com WHITE BEAR LAKE, MN-Spectracom, a high-power diode-laser manufacturing company, opened for business on July 7. Andrew Quinn, formerly of the Pirelli optoelectronics division (Milan, Italy) started the company because of a large market demand. Quinn says, "I know there is a need in the market for high-power, reliable, kink-free devices," especially for the telecommunications industry. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SDL Buys Fiber Customer lfw.com SDL also hopes to boost sales through strategic market moves such as the acquisition of Mr. Laser, which was announced on November 18. SDL's fiber lasers, introduced earlier this year, were originally intended for applications in telecommunications. Mr. Laser purchased the fiber lasers from SDL to serve as the active component in devices for laser material-processing and marking systems, however, which constitute an estimated $800 million market.