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Andover, MA – Feb 23, 2022 – MKS Instruments, Inc. (NASDAQ: MKSI), a global provider of technologies that enable advanced processes and improve productivity, has announced the Ophir F150(200)A-CM-16 thermal sensor, a state-of-the-art device for measuring high repetition rate lasers with very short pulses in the nano, pico, and femto second ranges.

Andover, MA – November 17, 2020 – MKS Instruments, Inc. (NASDAQ: MKSI), a global provider of technologies that enable advanced processes and improve productivity, has announced the Ophir® Wide Beam Imager SWIR (WB-I SWIR), a compact, calibrated optical system for measuring the size and power distribution of large and divergent beams of VCSELs and LEDs in the SWIR range (900 - 1700nm).

Andover, MA – September 14, 2021 – MKS Instruments, Inc. (NASDAQ: MKSI), a global provider of technologies that enable advanced processes and improve productivity, has announced the Ophir® F80(120)A-CM-17, a state-of-the-art thermal sensor for measuring high repetition rate lasers with very short pulses in the nano, pico, and femto second ranges.

Andover, MA – February 24, 2021 – MKS Instruments, Inc. (NASDAQ: MKSI), a global provider of technologies that enable advanced processes and improve productivity, has announced the Ophir® PD300RM-UVA Irradiance and Dosage Sensor.

Andover, MA – January 18, 2021 – MKS Instruments, Inc. (NASDAQ: MKSI) has announced the Ophir® Helios Plus, an expanded version of the Ophir Helios industrial laser power meter.

Andover, MA – April 28, 2020 – MKS Instruments, Inc. (NASDAQ: MKSI) has announced the Ophir® L40(500)A-LP2-DIF-35, a compact, high damage threshold laser power/energy sensor capable of measuring up to 4kW without the need for water cooling. The L40(500)A-LP2-DIF-35 can measure CW lasers up to 500W and pulsed lasers up to 2kJ.

Andover, MA – February 4, 2020 – MKS Instruments, Inc (NASDAQ: MKSI), a global provider of technologies that enable advanced processes and improve productivity, has announced the Ophir® IS1.5-VIS-FPD-800 Integrating Sphere at SPIE Photonics West 2020.

Andover, MA – September 11, 2019 – MKS Instruments, Inc. (NASDAQ: MKSI), a global provider of technologies that enable advanced processes and improve productivity, has announced the Ophir® L2000W-PF-120 Laser Power/Energy Sensor, a water-cooled sensor for measuring large pulsed lasers.

Andover, MA – June 26, 2019 – MKS Instruments, Inc. (NASDAQ: MKSI), a global provider of technologies that enable advanced processes and improve productivity, has announced the new Ophir® SP920 USB 3.0 Silicon CCD High Resolution Beam Profiling Camera at Laser World of Photonics.

Andover, MA – June 24, 2019 – MKS Instruments, Inc. (NASDAQ: MKSI), a global provider of technologies that enable advanced processes and improve productivity, has announced Ophir® StarLab 3.40 at Laser World of Photonics. StarLab 3.40 is easy-to-use laser power / energy measurement software that supports a wide range of new functions, including pulsed power and low frequency (e.g. VCSEL) measurements.

Andover, MA – May 8, 2019 – MKS Instruments, Inc. (NASDAQ: MKSI), a global provider of technologies that enable advanced processes and improve productivity, has announced the Ophir® UAE family of OEM sensors that can be directly connected to an Ethernet bus.

Andover, MA – February 7, 2019 – MKS Instruments, Inc. (NASDAQ: MKSI), a global provider of technologies that enable advanced processes and improve productivity, has announced at SPIE Photonics West the Ophir® IS6D integrating spheres for measuring the optical power of widely divergent laser diode sources, such as VCSELs.

Andover, MA – September 24, 2018 – MKS Instruments, Inc. (NASDAQ: MKSI), a global provider of technologies that enable advanced processes and improve productivity, has announced the L50(150)A-LP2-35, the newest addition to the Ophir® line of LP2 laser power/energy sensors with high damage threshold.

Andover, MA – July 31, 2018 – MKS Instruments, Inc. (NASDAQ: MKSI), a global provider of technologies that enable advanced processes and improve productivity, has announced the new Ophir® SP920G GigE Silicon CCD High Resolution Camera designed specifically for industrial laser beam profiling applications.

Andover, MA – May 23, 2018 – MKS Instruments, Inc. (NASDAQ: MKSI), a global provider of technologies that enable advanced processes and improve productivity, has announced the Ophir® PD300-MS microscope slide power meter for accurate measurements of light emitted from fluorescence microscopes.

San Francisco, CA – January 30, 2018 – MKS Instruments, Inc. (NASDAQ: MKSI), a global provider of technologies that enable advanced processes and improve productivity, has announced the Ophir® Centauri at Photonics West 2018, a compact, portable laser power / energy meter for precise measurements of laser performance over time.

Andover, MA – December 12, 2017 – MKS Instruments, Inc. (NASDAQ: MKSI), a global provider of technologies that enable advanced processes and improve productivity, has announced the Ophir® LBS-300s, a compact, portable laser beam splitter for handling small beam diameters and a wide range of powers. The LBS-300s measures laser beams with diameters up to 15mm and powers from 10mW to 400W.

Andover, MA – September 12, 2017 – MKS Instruments, Inc. (NASDAQ: MKSI), a global provider of technologies that enable advanced processes and improve productivity, announces the Ophir® FGC100, a NIST-traceable LED calibration standard designed to calibrate the Ophir® FluxGage™ system. FluxGage is a compact, all-in-one LED luminaire measurement system that measures flux, color, and flicker, important quantities for evaluating the performance of LED-based products.

Munich, Germany – June 26, 2017 – MKS Instruments, Inc. (NASDAQ: MKSI), a global provider of technologies that enable advanced processes and improve productivity, has announced a new line of high damage threshold laser power/energy sensors designed for CW lasers with high power densities, as well as long as for pulse lasers.

Andover, MA, May 31, 2017 – MKS Instruments, Inc. (NASDAQ: MKSI), a global provider of technologies that enable advanced processes and improve productivity, has announced the Ophir® Pyrocam™ IV USB, a laser beam profiling camera that allows users to see their laser beam for dynamic alignment and proper operation.

Andover, MA, April 18, 2017 – MKS Instruments, Inc. (NASDAQ: MKSI), a global provider of technologies that enable advanced processes and improve productivity, has announced the 15K-W-BB-45 from Ophir®, a compact, water-cooled, thermal laser power measurement sensor that handles very high powers up to 15,000W.
 

San Francisco, CA, February 1, 2017 – MKS Instruments, Inc. (NASDAQ: MKSI), a global provider of technologies that enable advanced processes and improve productivity, announces new additions to the Ophir® Integrating Sphere seriesof products.

Andover, MA, January 16, 2017 – MKS Instruments, Inc. (NASDAQ: MKSI), a global provider of technologies that enable advanced processes and improve productivity, announces that the Utah Manufacturers Association has honored the Ophir Business Unit, part of the Light and Motion Division of MKS Instruments, as 2016 Utah Manufacturer of the Year for "Outstanding Performance in Operational Excellence, Economic Achievement, Workplace Safety, Community Outreach, and Fidelity to the Principle

October 11, 2016 – North Logan, UT – Ophir Photonics Group, a Newport Corporation company celebrating 40 years of excellence as the global leader in precision laser and LED measurement equipment, has announced the F50A-BB-18 thermal power/energy laser measurement sensor. Designed for continuous use at higher laser powers, the F50A-BB-18 is a compact, fan-cooled sensor with a wide dynamic range. It measures powers from 10mW to 50W and energies from 6mJ to 50J. The sensor includes a spectrally flat BB (broadband) coating, usable from far UV to far IR.

May 31, 2016 – North Logan, UT – Ophir Photonics Group, a Newport Corporation company celebrating 40 years of excellence as the global leader in precision laser measurement equipment, has announced the Helios, a compact laser power meter for measuring high power lasers in industrial processing applications. The Helios measures high power solid state lasers – such as diode, fiber, and Nd:YAG lasers – with powers from 100W to 12kW and energies from 10J to 10kJ.

MKS Instruments is a publicly-traded company (NASDAQ: MKSI) that was founded more than 50 years ago. They are headquartered in Andover, MA, USA. MKS Instruments and Newport both have facilities for manufacturing and support located globally. MKS is a technology leader in vacuum measurement and control, power and plasma, data analytics, and automation and control. Like Newport, MKS is a financially strong company with leading market shares in industries served.

February 17, 2016 San Francisco, CA – Ophir Photonics Group, a Newport Corporation company celebrating 40 years of excellence as the global leader in precision laser measurement equipment, today at SPIE Photonics West 2016 announced the RM9-PD Radiometer, a sensor for measuring the power of very low level CW or quasi CW sources. The RM9-PD integrates a photodiode sensor and an 18Hz chopper into an easy-to-use system that measures very low powers.

February 15, 2016 - San Francisco, CA – Ophir Photonics Group, the global leader in precision laser measurement equipment and a Newport Corporation company, today at SPIE Photonics West 2016 announced StarViewer, an Android app that brings laser power/energy measurements to Android smartphones and tablets. StarViewer can be used with virtually any Ophir thermopile, photodiode, or pyroelectric PE-C laser sensor.

December 7, 2015 - North Logan, UT – Ophir Photonics Group, the global leader in precision laser measurement equipment and a Newport Corporation company, today announced four new thermal laser sensors designed for measuring high pulse energies without the need for large, water-cooled devices. Designed for use with high powered lasers, the L40(150)A, L40(150)A-LP1, L50(150)A, and L30C-LP1-26-SH are compact sensors that measure high laser energies up to 8000J.

November 25, 2015 - North Logan, UT – Representatives of the U.S. Army Recruiting Command and Ophir-Spiricon signed an agreement on November 24, 2015 to provide priority hiring status to qualified Soldiers participating in the Partnership for Youth Success (PaYS) Program.

June 18, 2015 - North Logan, UT- Ophir Photonics Group, the global leader in precision laser measurement equipment and a Newport Corporation company, today announced three new high power laser sensors and scatter shield accessories designed for measuring large and divergent laser sources, such as diode stacks and arrays. The 6000W-BB-200x200 is a very large aperture (200x200mm), water-cooled laser power/energy sensor able to measure from 100W to 6000W.

June 23, 2015 - Munich, Germany- Ophir Photonics Group, the global leader in precision laser measurement equipment and a Newport Corporation company, today announced at LASER World of PHOTONICS 2015 the StarBright laser power/energy meter, the most advanced of Ophir’s family of laser meters. StarBright is a feature-rich, handheld laser power/energy meter that measures power, single shot energy, repetitive energy, frequency, and beam size for the company’s wide range of thermal, pyroelectric, and photodiode laser sensors.

May 19, 2015 - North Logan, UT – Ophir Photonics Group, the global leader in precision laser measurement equipment and a Newport Corporation company, today announced a new line of High Power Fan Cooled Laser Sensors: FL1100A-BB-65, FL600A-BB-65, and FL600A-LP1-65. The sensors are compact devices that can measure very high laser power levels up to 1100W with no need for water cooling; this is almost twice the power of competitive devices. The sensors feature a large, 65mm aperture. They can measure laser power from 600mW to 1100W and energy from 250mJ to 600J.

February 16, 2015 - North Logan, UT – Ophir Photonics Group, the global leader in precision laser measurement equipment and a Newport Corporation company, today announced the addition of a new high speed, high resolution, large array CCD camera to the BeamGage® family of laser beam profiling systems.

February 11, 2015 - North Logan, UT – Ophir Photonics, global leader in precision laser measurement equipment and a Newport Corporation company, today announced the newest member of the Pyrocam™ family of pyroelectric laser beam profiling cameras at Photonics West, the Pyrocam™ IIIHR.

January 20, 2015 - North Logan, UT – Ophir Photonics Group, the global leader in precision laser measurement equipment and a Newport Corporation brand, today announced the RM9 Radiometer, a sensor for measuring the power of very low level CW or quasi CW sources. The RM9 uses a pyroelectric sensor in conjunction with an 18Hz chopper to measure a wide range of radiation, from UV to deep IR. Unlike other more expensive radiometers, the RM9 is calibrated over the entire range of wavelengths, from 0.15μm to 12μm, not just a single wavelength.

November 24, 2014 - North Logan, UT – Ophir Photonics Group, the global leader in precision laser measurement equipment and a Newport Corporation brand, today announced the 1000WPBB- 34 High Power Water Cooled Thermal Sensor, part of the company’s line of high damage threshold laser power sensors.

November 18, 2014 - North Logan, UT – Ophir Photonics, global leader in precision laser measurement equipment and a Newport Corporation brand, today announced BeamWatch® 1.2, the next version of the industry’s first non-contact, focus spot size and position monitor for very high power YAG and fiber lasers.

September 15, 2014— North Logan, UT – Ophir Photonics Group, the global leader in precision laser measurement equipment and a Newport Corporation brand, today announced the 1000W-BB-120 Thermal Sensor for Very Large Aperture Lasers, the newest member of the company’s line of high damage threshold laser sensors.

July 28, 2014 — North Logan, UT— Ophir Photonics, global leader in precision laser measurement equipment and a Newport Corporation brand, today announced the USB option for StarLite, the company’s low cost, handheld laser power / energy meter.

June 24, 2014 North Logan, UT— Ophir Photonics, global leader in precision laser measurement equipment and a Newport Corporation brand, is pleased to announce that Ophir-Spiricon LLC was recently announced a winner of the 2014 Manufacturing Leadership Awards. Ophir-Spiricon was honored by Frost & Sullivan’s Manufacturing Leadership Council as one of 100 world-class manufacturing companies to receive this year’s award. Ophir-Spiricon won in the category of Workplace Leadership along with IBM Corp., Merck & Co.

February 6, 2014 - San Francisco, CA— Ophir Photonics, global leader in precision laser measurement equipment and a Newport Corporation brand, today announced the newest version of BeamGage® at PhotonicsWest 2014. BeamGage 6.1 is a state-of-the-art beam profiling system that performs extensive data acquisition and analysis of laser beam parameters, such as beam size, shape, uniformity, divergence, mode content, and expected power distribution.

February 4, 2014 — San Francisco, CA—Ophir Photonics, global leader in precision laser measurement equipment and a Newport Corporation brand, has announced the newest member of the BeamTrack family, the 1000W-BB-34-Quad, at PhotonicsWest 2014. BeamTrack is a series of compact, multi-function thermal detectors that measure laser power, energy, beam position, and in some models beam size, in one device. The Beam- Track family includes the previously announced 3W, 10W, 50W, 150W, and 250Wdetectors.