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For more information, contact : info@spectralus.com
12-Nov-2009
Photonics West 2010: Spectralus to exhibit and present an invited paper
Santa Clara, CA
Nov 12, 2009
Spectralus Corporation will be participating in 2010 Photonics West tradeshow and conference.
Please visit us in the Booth 5417 of the North Hall to see the new ATTO green laser! The tradeshow will
be held in the Moscone Center of San Francisco. The exhibit dates are January 26-28, 2010.
In the technical LASE Symposium of Photonics West, Dr. John Khaydarov will present an invited paper titled
"Highly efficient and compact microchip green laser source for mobile projectors" (paper 7582-1).
The paper will be presented in the Session 1 of the conference on
Nonlinear Frequency Generation and Conversion: Materials, Devices, and Applications.

For more information on Photonics West, check
http://spie.org/photonics-west.xml.
12-Nov-2009
ATTO green laser to be exhibited at Embedded Technology Tradeshow in Japan
Santa Clara, CA
Nov 12, 2009
Spectralus Corporation and Satori Electric Co., Ltd. will be exhibiting the new Spectralus® ATTO green laser at the Embedded
Technology 2009 tradeshow, which will be held at Pacifico Yokohama (Japan), Nov 18-20. If you are planning to attend, please look
for the Booth E-14. Spectralus' VP of Laser Engineering John Khaydarov, who will be representing Spectralus at the show together with Satori Electric, said "We are excited about
the first exhibit of Atto green laser. We are especially excited to do it in Japan, the home of world's leading consumer electronics companies."
For more information on the tradeshow, check http://www.jasa.or.jp/et/english/index.html.
10-Nov-2009
New ATTO green laser package demonstrated
Santa Clara, CA
Nov 10, 2009

Spectralus Corporation, a leader in efficient green laser technology and engineereed nonlinear optical material, announced
that is has successfully integrated first units of the new generation "ATTO" green lasers. The ATTO green laser, delivering average
power output of 60mW at 532nm wavelength, are built into a low-cost, ultra-miniature package that fits into
6.8mm (width) x 12.4mm (length) x 3.8mm (height)
bounding box, making it the smallest (~0.33cc) and most efficient (12-15% WPE) green laser in its class. The laser is targeting primarily microdisplay
(e.g., LCOS or DLP) mobile RGB projection devices and can be set for standard modulation frequencies of 60Hz and 120Hz,
with the models allowing modulation of several kHz also available. "We are very proud of achieving this milestone," said Spectralus'
VP of Product Development Andrei Shchegrov, who has been running the ATTO project at Spectralus. "The Atto laser represents the convergence of two major company
projects directed at 15% wall-plug efficiency target and package minituarization to bring the total volume under 0.4cc. We have successfully accomplished both
goals and are now on track to build our customer units as well as qialification units over the next few weeks and start shipping first units in
January 2010." Stepan Essaian, company CEO, added,"We believe that our Atto laser is the solution for the missing green color in
mobile projectors."
Additional details about Spectralus' ATTO green laser can be found on its
product web page.
8-Nov-2009
Spectralus Corporation is featured on TV, participates in international business forums
Santa Clara, CA
Nov 8, 2009
On October 3rd, Spectralus was featured in a leading Russian technology review programs "Progress", aired by
Channel 5 of Russian TV. The program main topic was venture capital business and start-ups founded by leading Russian
technologists around the world. You can watch a part of the program (in Russian)
with AVI-capable media player by clicking on the picture below.

On November 7th, Dr. Essaian and Dr. Nemet participated in
ArmTech 2009 business congress , where Dr. Essaian gave an
invited presentation on Spectralus' laser and crystal technology for consumer electronics markets.
Spectralus also was one of the sponsors of the event. Dr. Nemet, who participated in several congress workgroups,
said "We are pleased to see so much interest in Spectralus. The event gave us an excellent venue for establishing new
promising business connections."

The program of ArmTech congress can be found here .
Another recent event was Spectralus' presentation at Rusnanotech forum in Moscow on October 8, 2009. The
recorded video amd presentation slides can be accessed at the
Rusnanotech Forum site.

23-Oct-2009
Spectralus raises $3 million
Santa Clara, CA
Oct 23, 2009
S-Group Ventures, a venture capital fund based in Moscow (Russia) has invested $3 million in Spectralus,
developer of periodically poled nonlinear crystals and laser products. Founded in 2003, Spectralus Corporation developed a
green laser microchip for use in mobile projectors. Spectralus makes periodically poled MgO-doped LiNbO3 (PPMgOLN)
crystal products. "We are pleased to find investors' support in this difficult economic climate," said Dr. Stepan Essaian, Spectralus's
Founder and CEO. "It reflects confidence in our unique technology and helps Spectralus to finish its laser product development
for the huge emerging market of mobile projectors."
14-Sep-2009
Upcoming conference presentations: Rusnanotech Forum and OSA Frontiers in Optics
Santa Clara, CA
Sep 14, 2009
In October, Spectralus will continue to update business and technical communities on its breakthroughs
in efficient green laser technology.

On October 6, Andrei Shchegrov will present a talk titled "Turning material and laser science innovations
into light sources for compact projectors" in the business section of the Rusnanotech International Forum.
The presentation will cover the marketing and technological aspects of Spectralus' crystal and laser products,
especially in the context of consumer electronics applications. The forum will be held at Central Exhibition
Complex “Expocentre” in Moscow, Russia. For more information on the forum, please check
http://www.rusnanoforum.ru/Home.aspx/.

On October 14, John Khaydarov will give a technical presentation
"Microchip green laser source based on second-harmonic generation in periodically poled, MgO-doped lithium niobate" at the
OSA Frontiers in Optics 2009 / Laser Science XXV Conference in San Jose, CA. The paper, numbered LSWK4, will be presented in
the "Second-order nonlinear optics" session of Laser Science symposium. For more information on the conference,
please check http://www.frontiersinoptics.com/.
1-Jul-2009
Spectralus paper accepted for Eurodisplay 2009 conference
Santa Clara, CA
July 1, 2009
Spectralus Corporation is pleased to announce that its technical paper, titled "Compact Microchip Green Laser Source
for Mobile Projectors," has been accepted for Eurodisplay 2009 conference to be held in Rome, Italy on September 14th-17th, 2009.
The paper will be presented by Dr. Andrei Shchegrov and will report on the new developments in green laser efficiency and package minituarization
to volumes <0.5cc. Spectralus' CEO, Stepan Essaian, said, "We have made great strides in readying our laser technology for pico-projector markets.
The timing and audience of Eurodisplay make it a perfect forum to present our latest results to the display community." For more details on the conference, please check http://www.eurodisplay.org/.
12-Jun-2009
Next-generation green laser package released, 30% optical conversion efficiency demonstrated
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Santa Clara, CA June 12, 2009
Completing two important milestones in green laser minituarization and efficiency roadmaps, Spectralus Corporation has announced
the release of a new-generation, 8-pin butterfly package for its 100mW green laser. Spectralus' technical team has completed optimization and testing of
the first new-generation units and is releasing them to customers.
In addition, new lasers demonstrated 30% optical-to-optical (808nm into 532nm wavelength) conversion efficiency levels,
making Spectralus' green laser platform the highest-efficiency in industry at power levels required for compact projector applications. Spectralus' VP of Laser Engineering,
Dr. John Khaydarov, who has been leading the efficiency improvement program, said, "We are proud of the progress we made over the last year. What we have now is the
highest efficiency green laser platform that also has significantly simpler architecture compared to competing green laser sources. Using commercially available 808nm pump
diodes that have 50% wall-plug efficiency, we now achieve 15% peak wall-plug efficiency for our green laser." Andrei Shchegrov, Spectralus' VP of Product Development,
who has been leading green laser packaging and business development activities, added, "Market developments in the last several months have essentially validated pico-projector story and we are
starting to feel a lot of interest in our green laser technology. High efficiency and cost effective design are key to success of laser sources,
and we are now demonstrating that we have a winning platform on both aspects. Furthermore, we are in the process of preparing a mass production package that will be smaller than 0.5cc in
volume and will be tailored for pico- and embedded projectors. This will happen in Q4'2009 so stay tuned."
Additional details about Spectralus' 8-pin butterfly package can be found on its
product web page.
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9-May-2009
Spectralus® becomes a registered trademark
Santa Clara, CA
May 9, 2009
Spectralus Corporation announced today it received registered trademark
status from the US Patent and Trademark Office. Greg Nemet, Spectralus' COO, said, "This status is important for strengthening
our brand recognition in the emerging huge market. It also helps to protect Spectralus® unique technology in this
very competitive environment."
2-Mar-2009
Spectralus to present at SID 2009 conference
Santa Clara, CA
March 2, 2009
Spectralus Corporation announced today that it will be presenting a technical report on its
proprietary, PPMgOLN-based high-efficiency green laser source. The presentation is going to be made by Dr. Khaydarov at the
Society for Information Displays (SID) conference, which will be held during the week of May 31 - June 5, 2009 in
San Antonio, Texas. "We are happy to give this presentation at the symposium, which brings together leading display professionals
from around the world," said Dr. Khaydarov. For more details on the paper, titled "High-Efficiency Green Laser Source
for Compact Projectors," please check the SID conference program at http://www.sid2009.org/.
26-Jan-2008
High efficiency milestone for Spectralus' green laser achieved
Santa Clara, CA
January 26, 2009
Spectralus Corporation today announced that it achieved an important high efficiency milestone for its novel
compact green laser. Andrei Shchegrov, Vice President of Product Development of Spectralus, said, "Our green laser development
program has been efficiency driven from the very beginning. We understood early on that mobile green laser applications will simply be
impossible with traditional platforms that typically find it challenging even to reach 5% wall-plug efficiency level. Our entire team
has been working very hard towards this milestone and today we are happy to demonstrate a green laser source with power levels 100~200mW
with showing over 10% wall plug efficiency in a 30 degrees C temperature range. To our knowledge, no other green laser platform demonstrated such high levels of efficiency
in such a wide temperature range. This opens up serious opportunities for our green laser to be used in a miniature battery-operated devices.
We have attended the recent CES 2009 tradeshow in Las Vegas and had a good feedback from our customers in
consumer electronics industry. We are next planning to further minituarize the package and bring our green laser product to the market".
During the CES 2009, Dr. Shchegrov also met with Insight Media, the leading display market analysis company, and discussed key features and
advantages of Spectralus technology as well as product release plans. This information may be obtained in the January 2009 Mobile Display Report
by Insight Media at
http://insightmedia.info/monthlyreports.php.
1-Dec-2008
Spectralus' Founder is elected into Armenia Academy of Sciences
Santa Clara, CA
December 1, 2008
Spectralus Corporation is pleased to announce that the company founder and CEO, Stepan Essaian,
has been elected as a Foreign Member of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia.
Dr. Essaian has been elected on the general meeting of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia
on November 11, 2008. He will be serving as a member of the division of Physics and Astrophysics.
1-Sep-2008
Spectralus is awarded US patent for periodic
poling
technology
Santa Clara, CA
September 1, 2008
Spectralus Corporation, a worldwide
leader in PPMgOLN technology, was awarded a patent by the US
Patent Office. The US patent 7,413,635, titled "Method for the
fabrication of periodically poled lithium niobate and lithium
tantalate nonlinear optical components." This invention protects
Spectralus proprietary technology for mass production of
high-quality and low-cost periodically poled elements on a wafer
scale. Stepan Essaian, inventor of the patent and founder of
Spectralis, said, "This patent award is an important milestone in
the company histrory and further validates the unique manufacturing
technology of our products, which are now gaining wider acceptance
in various markets. Our proprietary approach is oriented towards
mass production and is highly differentiated from several other
techniques of periodic poling that are more suitable for
laboratory rather than industrial approach."
30-June-2008 Spectralus
expands its crystal
fabrication
facility
Santa Clara, CA
June 30, 2008
Spectralus Corporation, a worldwide
leader in PPMgOLN technology, has completed the expansion and
equipment updgade of its crystal fabrication facility. The new
upgrades and hires will enable Spectralus to more efficiently apply
its expertise in periodic poling and optics manufacturing and to
provide better service to customers in the consumer electronics and
laser communities. Andrei Shchegrov, Spectralus' Vice President of
Product Development, said, "We are expanding our manufacturing
capacities following up on product demand projections from our
customers. Spectralus has a world-class optics production and
R&D team and now the company has invested in matching our team
talent with world-class equipment and a new facility. This is
helping us to become a major player in the emerging consumer
electronis market for our products."
25-Jan-2008
Spectralus and Satori Electric exhibit and SPIE Photonics West
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Santa Clara, CA. January 25,
2008
Spectralus and Satori Electric
co-exhibited PPMgOLN nonlinear crystal products and showcased
100mW green laser demo at SPIE Photonics West 2008.
More that 100 visitors stopped by at the booth. Traffic at the
booth included customers from laser instrumentation, consumer
electronics, and scientific communities. Shown on the picture
are Spectralus and Satori team members: Greg Nemet, Andrei
Shchegrov, Stepan Essaian, Hideji Suzuki, Jay Tanaka, and John
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20-Nov-2007 MTI Crystals and
Spectralus sign distribution agreement
Santa Clara, CA. November 20,
2007
MTI Corporation and Spectralus signed a distribution agreement.
Under the terms of this agreement, MTI will be distributing PPMgOLN
crystals through its online store to serve wide network of
international customers. For more information about MTI Corporation,
please visit their Website at http://www.mtixtl.com.
Greg Nemet, COO of Spectralus, said, "We are excited about the
opportunity to introduce our PPMgOLN crystal products to a larger
marketplace served by MTI Corporation. This agreement is an
important step forward in expanding our core nonlinear crystal
business”
16-Nov-2007 Satori
Electric and Spectralus exhibit green laser at Embedded Technology
Tradeshow (Yokohama, Japan)
Santa Clara, CA. November 16,
2007
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Satori Electric and Spectralus showcased Spectralus green
laser prototype, based on PPMgOLN technology and aimed at
consumer-electronics applications, at Embedded Technology
Tradeshow held on November 14-16, 2007 in Yokohama, Japan.
This was a large trade show and conference that focuses on
advanced technologies and solutions for emerging embedded
applications, including digital consumer electronics,
automotive, computing and factory automation. Here are some
pictures from the show floor:
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10-Nov-2007 Green laser prototypes are delivered
to a consumer electronics customer
Santa Clara, CA. November 10,
2007
Spectralus Corporation, a leading manufacturer of PPMgOLN
nonlinear crystals and PPMgOLN-based products, has delivered 100mW,
green laser prototypes to a major consumer-electronic customer. The
prototype lasers are packaged in a telecom-grade, 14-pin butterfly
package and produce a round, linearly polarized green laser
beam.
“We are pleased to achieve this important milestone and to
demonstrate unique, high-efficiency capabilities of our PPMgOLN
technology,” said Andrei Shchegrov, Vice President of Product
Development at Spectralus. “Spectralus is now engaging customers in
our key markets, which include consumer electronics, laser
instrumentation, and some others. In the coming months, we will be
expanding our business in these markets.”
21-Oct-2007 Spectralus welcomes John Khaydarov
as its new Director of Engineering
Santa Clara, CA. October 21,
2007
Spectralus Corporation, a leading manufacturer of PPMgOLN
nonlinear crystals, welcomes John Khaydarov as its new Director of
Engineering. He brings over 20 years of experience in lasers and
photonics and will be leading laser engineering activities at
Spectralus. Prior to joining Spectralus, John was with Continuum
Electro-optics.
15-Sep-2007 Spectralus closes new round of
funding to expand its production capacity and its product
portfolio
Santa Clara, CA. September 15,
2007
Spectralus Corporation announced today that it has closed a new
round of funding to expand production of its core PPMgOLN crystal
products and launch development of new products based on PPMgOLN
crystal technology. The round was led by Severstal Group Capital
Management Fund.
“We are glad to close this first significant investment round for
Spectralus” said Stepan Essaian, President and CEO of Spectralus.
“It is especially important to be supported by an investor like
Severstal Group, which is oriented towards growing company’s
manufacturing capabilities and expanding its product portfolio. Our
investors’ backing is a strong validation of our business strategy
and recognition of the value of our technology”
15-Aug-2007 Spectralus partners with Satori
Electric
Santa Clara, CA. August 15,
2007
Satori Electric Co, Ltd. (Japan) and Spectralus Corporation
announced today that they will be partnering in developing laser
products based on Spectralus’ proprietary PPMgOLN crystal
technology. The new products will target consumer-electronics
applications.
Stepan Essaian, President and CEO of Spectralus, said, “We are
excited to partner with the Satori Electric company, which is a
major international distributor has a long tradition of serving
customers around the world. While Spectralus brings its unique
crystal technology and laser development know-how into this
partnership, Satori brings its knowledge of markets, customer
requirements, and service culture. We look forward to working with
Satori as partners.”
Satori Electric Co., Ltd. was founded in 1947 and is
headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. Its principal business is in
distribution of semiconductor and electronics components and
equipment. For more information, please visit Satori’s web page at
http://www.satori.co.jp
Spectralus Corporation manufactures PPMgOLN nonlinear crystals
used in frequency-converted lasers.
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