REPORT HIGHLIGHTS
The global market for mid-infrared (MID-IR) lasers in 2013 was worth $475 million. This market is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.2% between 2014 and 2019. This will result in nearly $501.2 million in 2014 and $742.6 million global market in 2019.
This report provides:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1: INTRODUCTION - Complimentary
STUDY AND OBJECTIVES
STUDY BACKGROUND
SCOPE OF THE REPORT
INTENDED AUDIENCE
SOURCES OF INFORMATION AND METHODOLOGY
ANALYST'S CREDENTIALS
DISCLAIMER
Chapter 2: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Chapter 3: MARKET OVERVIEW
EVOLUTION OF MID-IR LASER TECHNOLOGY
ADVANTAGES OF MID-IR TECHNOLOGY OVER CONVENTIONAL TECHNOLOGY
ADVANCES IN MID-INFRARED LASER-BASED TRACE GAS SENSORS
MATERIAL OVERVIEW
CHEMICAL LASERS (MIRACL)
FIBER LASERS
UV LASERS
MID-IR DIODE LASERS
OPOS AND OPAS
OPTICAL PARAMETRIC OSCILLATORS
Applications of OPOs
OPTICAL PARAMETRIC AMPLIFIERS
Phase Matching
Pulsed Operation
High-Power Operation
MID-IR DETECTORS
THERMAL DETECTORS
PHOTON DETECTORS
MID-IR SENSING APPLICATIONS
Optical Power Metering
Laser Diode Monitors
Radiation Thermometers
Flame Monitors
Moisture Analyzers
Gas Analyzers
MARKET DYNAMICS
DRIVERS
Better Price Performance
Safe for Human Eyes
Operation at Room Temperature
RESTRAINTS
Bulky Sized Instruments
Delayed Adoption of Mid-IR in Certain Regions
OPPORTUNITIES
Increasing Application in the Defense Industry
Environmental Applications
Application of Mid-IR for Identifying Various Chemicals and Substances
CASE STUDIES
CASE STUDY 1: ON-CHIP RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY
CASE STUDY 2: QUANTUM SIMULATIONS
CASE STUDY 3: MID-IR IN SITU REACTION MONITORING
NONLINEAR FREQUENCY MID-IR LASERS
FREE ELECTRON-BASED MID-IR LASERS
SOLID-STATE LASERS
TYPES OF SOLID-STATE LASERS
DOPED INSULATOR LASERS
SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS
QUANTUM CASCADE LASERS
Fabry-Perot Lasers
INTERBAND CASCADE LASERS
OPTICALLY PUMPED SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS
LEAD SALT DIODE LASERS
GASB-BASED DIODE LASER
GAS LASERS
CO2 LASERS
APPLICATION OF GAS LASERS
DEFENSE
RESEARCH
MEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
OTHERS
NONINVASIVE MEDICAL DIAGNOSTICS
FREE SPACE COMMUNICATION
LASER SCALPELS
SPECTROSCOPY
REMOTE SENSING
Chapter 8: MID-IR LASER MARKET BY GEOGRAPHY
NORTH AMERICA
EUROPE
ASIA-PACIFIC
ROW
Chapter 9: COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
PRODUCT LAUNCHES
PARTNERSHIPS
Chapter 10: PATENT ANALYSIS
U.S. PATENT ANALYSIS BY MARKET PARTICIPANT
EUROPEAN PATENT ANALYSIS BY MARKET PARTICIPANT
JAPANESE PATENT ANALYSIS BY MARKET PARTICIPANT
Chapter 11: COMPANY PROFILES
ALPES LASERS SA
MID-IR LASER PRODUCT PORTFOLIO
AMS TECHNOLOGIES AG
BLOCK ENGINEERING
BOSTON ELECTRONICS
DAYLIGHT SOLUTIONS
ELUXI LTD.
EQ PHOTONICS GMBH
FRANKFURT LASER CO.
GENIA PHOTONICS INC.
HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS KK
IPG PHOTONICS CORP.
IRFLEX CORP.
JENOPTIK LASER GMBH
LASERGLOW TECHNOLOGIES
M SQUARED LASERS LTD
MOUNTAIN PHOTONICS GMBH
NANOPLUS NANOSYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGIES GMBH
OPTOPRIM GERMANY GMBH
PHOTONICS INDUSTRIES INTERNATIONAL INC.
PHYSICAL SCIENCES INC.
POLARONYX LASER
POWER TECHNOLOGY INC.
POWERLASE PHOTONICS
PRANALYTICA INC.
QUANTA SYSTEM SPA
SACHER LASERTECHNIK
SOLAR LASER SYSTEMS
SOLITON LASER & METROLOGY GMBH
SPECTRA-PHYSICS
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC.
Chapter 12: APPENDIX : PATENTS
List of Tables
Summary Table : GLOBAL MARKET FOR MID-IR LASERS BY REGION, THROUGH 2019
Table 1 : MID-IR LASERS
Table 2 : GLOBAL MARKET FOR MID-IR LASERS BY WAVELENGTH TYPES, THROUGH 2019
Table 3 : GLOBAL MARKET FOR TUNABLE MID-IR LASERS BY REGION, THROUGH 2019
Table 4 : GLOBAL MARKET FOR FIXED MID-IR LASERS BY REGION, THROUGH 2019
Table 5 : GLOBAL MARKET FOR BROADBAND MID-IR LASERS BY REGION, THROUGH 2019
Table 6 : GLOBAL MARKET FOR MID-IR LASER BY TYPE, THROUGH 2019
Table 7 : GLOBAL MARKET FOR NONLINEAR FREQUENCY MID-IR LASERS BY REGION, THROUGH 2019
Table 8 : GLOBAL MARKET FOR FREE ELECTRON MID-IR LASERS BY REGION, THROUGH 2019
Table 9 : GLOBAL MARKET FOR SOLID STATE MID-IR LASERS BY REGION, THROUGH 2019
Table 10 : GLOBAL MARKET FOR SEMICONDUCTOR-BASED MID-IR LASERS BY REGION, THROUGH 2019
Table 11 : GLOBAL MARKET FOR CO2 MID-IR LASERS BY REGION, THROUGH 2019
Table 12 : GLOBAL MARKET FOR APPLICATIONS OF MID-IR LASERS BY INDUSTRY, THROUGH 2019
Table 13 : GLOBAL MARKET FOR APPLICATIONS OF MID-IR LASERS IN THE DEFENSE INDUSTRY BY REGION, THROUGH 2019
Table 14 : GLOBAL MARKET FOR APPLICATIONS OF MID-IR LASERS IN THE RESEARCH INDUSTRY BY REGION, THROUGH 2019
Table 15 : GLOBAL MARKET FOR MID-IR LASERS USED IN THE MEDICAL AND HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY BY REGION, THROUGH 2019
Table 16 : GLOBAL MARKET FOR MID-IR LASERS USED IN THE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY BY REGION, THROUGH 2019
Table 17 : GLOBAL MARKET FOR MID-IR LASERS USED IN OTHER INDUSTRIES BY REGION, THROUGH 2019
Table 18 : GLOBAL MARKET FOR MID-IR LASERS BY APPLICATION TYPE, THROUGH 2019
Table 19 : GLOBAL MARKET FOR MID-IR LASERS USED IN NONINVASIVE MEDICAL DIAGNOSES BY REGION, THROUGH 2019
Table 20 : GLOBAL MARKET FOR APPLICATIONS OF MID-IR LASERS IN FREE SPACE COMMUNICATION BY REGION, THROUGH 2019
Table 21 : GLOBAL MARKET FOR MID-IR LASER SCALPELS BY REGION, THROUGH 2019
Table 22 : GLOBAL MARKET FOR MID-IR LASER USED IN SPECTROSCOPY BY REGION, THROUGH 2019
Table 23 : GLOBAL MARKET FOR MID-IR LASERS USED IN REMOTE SENSING BY REGION, THROUGH 2019
Table 24 : NORTH AMERICAN MARKET FOR MID-IR LASERS BY INDUSTRY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2019
Table 25 : EUROPEAN MARKET FOR MID-IR LASERS BY INDUSTRY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2019
Table 26 : ASIA-PACIFIC MARKET FOR MID-IR LASER BY INDUSTRY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2019
Table 27 : ROW MARKET FOR MID-IR LASERS BY INDUSTRY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2019
Table 28 : KEY COMPETITIVE STRATEGIES
Table 29 : PRODUCT LAUNCH STRATEGY BY COMPANY
Table 30 : MAJOR PRODUCTS LAUNCHED FROM 2012 TO 2014
Table 31 : PARTNERSHIP STRATEGY BY COMPANY
Table 32 : MAJOR PARTNERSHIP CONTRACTS ENTERED INTO BY VARIOUS COMPANIES, 2007-2014
Table 33 : PATENTS REGISTERED/ISSUED IN THE U.S., EUROPE AND JAPAN, 2011-2014
Table 34 : U.S. PATENT ANALYSIS BY MARKET PARTICIPANT, 2011-2014
Table 35 : EUROPEAN PATENT ANALYSIS BY MARKET PARTICIPANT, 2011-2014
Table 36 : AMS TECHNOLOGIES: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
Table 37 : BLOCK ENGINEERING: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
Table 38 : DAYLIGHT SOLUTIONS: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
Table 39 : FRANKFURT LASER: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
Table 40 : GENIA PHOTONICS: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
Table 41 : HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS KK: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
Table 42 : HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS KK: FINANCIALS, 2011-2013
Table 43 : IPG PHOTONICS CORP.: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
Table 44 : IPG PHOTONICS CORP.: FINANCIALS, 2011-2013
Table 45 : IRFLEX CORP.: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
Table 46 : JENOPTIK LASER GMBH: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
Table 47 : JENOPTIK LASER GMBH: FINANCIALS
Table 48 : SOLAR LASER SYSTEMS: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
Table 49 : M SQUARED LASERS LTD.: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
Table 50 : NANOPLUS NANOSYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGIES GMBH: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
Table 51 : OPTOPRIM GERMANY GMBH: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
Table 52 : PHOTONIC INDUSTRIES INTERNATIONAL: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
Table 53 : PHYSICAL SCIENCES: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
Table 54 : POLARONYX LASER: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
Table 55 : POWER TECHNOLOGIES: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
Table 56 : POWERLASE PHOTONICS: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
Table 57 : PRANALYTICA: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
Table 58 : QUANTA SYSTEMS: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
Table 59 : SACHER LASERTECHNIK: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
Table 60 : SOLAR LASER SYSTEMS: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
Table 61 : SPECTRA-PHYSICS: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
Table 62 : THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
Table 63 : THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC: FINANCIALS
Table 64 : U.S. PATENTS
Table 65 : EUROPEAN PATENTS
Table 66 : JAPANESE PATENTS
List of Figures
Summary Figure : GLOBAL MARKET FOR MID-IR LASERS BY REGION, 2013-2019
Figure 1 : GLOBAL MARKET FOR MID-IR LASER BY WAVELENGTH TYPES, 2013
Figure 2 : GLOBAL MARKET FOR MID-IR LASER BY TYPE, 2013
Figure 3 : GLOBAL MARKET FOR APPLICATIONS OF MID-IR LASER BY INDUSTRY, 2013
Figure 4 : APPLICATION OF MID-IR LASERS IN THE DEFENSE INDUSTRY
Figure 5 : APPLICATION OF MID-IR IN LASER SCALPELS
Figure 6 : HANDHELD MID-IR SPECTROMETER FOR DETECTING ELEMENTS PRESENT IN A COMPOSITION
Figure 7 : GLOBAL MARKET FOR MID-IR LASER BY APPLICATION TYPE, 2013
Figure 8 : NONINVASIVE MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS
Figure 9 : APPLICATION OF MID-IR IN FREE SPACE COMMUNICATION
Figure 10 : APPLICATION OF MID-IR IN SPECTROSCOPY
Figure 11 : APPLICATION OF MID-IR IN REMOTE SENSING
Figure 12 : PRODUCT LAUNCH STRATEGY BY COMPANY
Figure 13 : PARTNERSHIP STRATEGY BY COMPANY
Figure 14 : GLOBAL PATENT ANALYSIS BY MARKET PARTICIPANT, 2011-2014
Figure 15 : U.S.: PATENT ANALYSIS BY MARKET PARTICIPANT, 2011-2014
Figure 16 : EUROPEAN PATENT ANALYSIS BY MARKET PARTICIPANT, 2011-2014
Figure 17 : JAPANESE PATENT ANALYSIS MARKET BY PARTICIPANT, 2011-2014