Intense Ltd. Releases Guide to Specifying Custom High Power Diode Lasers


Intense Ltd. Helps Designers Navigate Challenges of Specifying Custom High
Power Diode Lasers with New "How to Select" Guide

Glasgow, Scotland -- 19 November 2007 -- Intense Ltd., developer of next generation semiconductor lasers, today announced the availability of the Guide to Custom High Power Laser Diodes. Part of the company's "How to Select Series," this free guide is designed to help product designers understand the costs and technical issues involved in customizing diodes. The guide provides insights, technology tips, and reference materials for specifying custom lasers, including a discussion of spatial characteristics and the advantages of active vs passive temperature control. Also included is a white paper on Quantum Well Intermixing (QWI) technology and its
ability to deliver superior brightness, longer lifetimes, and increased
reliability. The Guide to Custom High Power Laser Diodes is available for
immediate download at www.intenseco.com/products

"Finding the right laser diode for a specific application can be a challenging and complicated process," stated Chris Baker, Group VP Sales and Marketing at Intense Ltd. "The project may require custom or specialized wafer growth, certain spectral characteristics, packaging, budgetary and environmental considerations. This is especially true when a buyer has unique requirements that fall outside of standard wavelengths and power ranges. We developed the 'Guide to Customer High Power Laser Diodes' to help designers navigate the complex buying process. This guide will help them make informed, intelligent decisions and choose the right product for their
application."

About the Guide to Custom High Power Laser Diodes

The first in a series of educational guides, the Guide to Custom High Power Laser Diodes is packed with valuable information that will assist the user through the many choices to be made when specifying a custom product. The guide includes:

o Guidelines for Laser Diode Specifications
o Finding the Right Diode Manufacturer: The Importance of Flexibility
o QWI Enabled Lasers: Driving the Development of Next Generation Systems
o Major Semiconductor Laser Materials and Wavelengths
o Laser Applications
o Wavelengths Table
o Periodic Table of the Elements

About Intense

Intense Ltd., headquartered in Glasgow, UK, is a leading provider of single and multimode monolithic laser array products and high power laser diodes. The company¹s patented innovations in Quantum Well Intermixing (QWI) and Asymmetric Waveguides (AW) generate uniquely high power, brightness, and reliability. This, combined with state-of-the-art, high volume manufacturing facilities in the UK and US, delivers unsurpassed product quality and value to customers in the print and imaging, defense, industrial, display, and medical markets. For more information, visit www.intenseco.com.

For further information, contact:
Chris Baker,
VP Sales & Marketing
Intense Ltd.
4 Stanley Blvd,
Hamilton Intl Technology Park
Blantyre,
Glasgow G72
0BN UK
+44 (0) 1698 82700
Email: chris_baker@intenseco.com
Web: www.intenseco.com

PR Office:
Shari Worthington,
President
Telesian Technology Inc.
49 Midgley Lane
Worcester,
MA 01604 USA
508) 755 5242
Email: sharilee@telesian.com

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