Quintessence Photonics Corporation awarded production order for high brightness fiber coupled diode laser modules for target illumination from the Government of Israel Ministry of Defense

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( SYLMAR , CA ) February 10, 2006 — Quintessence Photonics Corporation, a world leader in the design and manufacture of high brightness, high power semiconductor lasers, announced today that it has been awarded a multi-year production order for high brightness fiber coupled diode laser modules from the Government of Israel Ministry of Defense.

“This production order results from strong collaboration with our customer and the unique advantages of our proprietary BrightLase® semiconductor laser technology. We are pleased to see that this breakthrough in brightness and power is enabling direct diode target illumination in the defense market and is opening up other exciting applications in the industrial markets as well” Paul Rudy, Vice President of Marketing and Sales at Quintessence, stated.

About Quintessence Photonics Corporation

Quintessence Photonics Corporation is a world leader in the development and commercialization of high brightness, high power semiconductor lasers for the industrial, defense, and medical markets. Founded in the year 2000, Quintessence is vertically integrated from epitaxy through packaging and performs all critical fabrication processes at its state-of-the-art high-technology facility in the Los Angeles suburb of Sylmar , CA . For more information, please visit www.qpclasers.com or contact George Lintz at (818) 833-4668 or by email at info@qpclasers.com.