Bookham (Switzerland) AG

Bookham, Inc. is a leading manufacturer and independent, vertically integrated supplier of high performance, high reliability industrial laser diodes across many markets, including industrial, medical, display, analytical, printing, aerospace and defense.

The company boasts two decades of experience as a leader in laser diode development, continued investment in technology and customer support, and offers scalability for cost efficient, high volume production through the use of advanced automated manufacturing processes in its state of the art facility in Zurich.

With more than 20 years of experience in design and production of high power laser diodes, Bookham is always pushing the barriers to increase power, brightness and reliability. Key enablers are our "E2" facet passivation technology, elimination catastrophic optical mirror damage and the well proven gold-tinn hard-solder technology which guaranties reliable operation also in on/off type operation modes.

Bookham was the first company to offer 120W 9xxnm diode bars and is a leader in the market for single emitter 8W pigtailed laser modules for fiber laser pumping. The company´s diversified high power laser diode offering ranges from 8W pigtailed multimode modules to 120W bars and 2.4kW fast axis collimated stacks.

Bookham is also a global leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of optical components, modules and subsystems. The company´s optical components, modules and subsystems are used in various applications and industries, including telecommunications, data communications, aerospace, industrial and military. The company has manufacturing facilities in the UK, US, Canada, China and Switzerland; and offices in the US, UK, Canada, France and Italy and employs approximately 2000 people worldwide.

More information on Bookham, Inc. is available at www.bookham.com

Contact
Bookham (Switzerland) AG
Binzstrasse 17
CH - 8045 Zürich
Phone +41 (0)44-4558787
Fax +41 (0)44-4558559
HighPower@Bookham.com
www.bookham.com

Your Contact Person at the AKL´08
Gunnar Stolze, European Sales Manager
Phone +41 (0)79-635 37 77
Gunnar.Stolze@Bookham.com