Coherent Corp

Employee size

10,001+

Organization type

Public Company

Headquarters

Saxonburg, PA

Coherent Corp. is a photonics technology company that makes laser, optical, and engineered-material products for industrial, communications, and datacenter applications. Founded in 1971, it operates in more than 20 countries and describes its business as spanning datacenter, communications, and industrial markets.

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