Gareth Thomas Maker

Coherent, Inc. is a provider of laser solutions and optics for microelectronics, life sciences, industrial manufacturing, scientific and aerospace, and defense markets. It operates through the following business segments: OEM Laser Sources (OLS) and Industrial Lasers & Systems (ILS). The OLS segment focuses on laser sources and complex optical sub-systems, typically used in microelectronics manufacturing, medical diagnostics, and therapeutic medical applications. The ILS segment covers laser sources, sub-systems, and tools, which are used for industrial laser materials processing. The company was founded by Eugene Watson on May 26, 1966, and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

M Squared Lasers Ltd. develops and manufactures lasers and photonic instruments. The firm’s products include SolsTiS, Lasers, Firefly-IR, and -THz laser. The company was founded by Graeme Malcolm Peter Alexander and Gareth Maker Thomas on May 2, 2006 and is headquartered in Glasgow, the United Kingdom.

Solus Technologies Ltd. provides laser products. Its product Meridian is used for molecular spectroscopy, trace gas detection, free space optical communications, and plastics marking. The company was founded on June 6, 2006 and is headquartered in Glasgow, the United Kingdom.

Coherent Scotland Ltd. manufactures and supplies laser diodes and laser equipment. The company is headquartered in Glasgow, the United Kingdom.