New Patent Approval, PD-LD Protects "Dicing" Technology for RGB Lasers

Breakthrough represents the firm's latest VBG® advancement.

Pennington, NJ (PRWEB) December 6, 2007 -- The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office recently granted PD-LD, Inc., the worldwide leader in Volume Bragg Grating® (VBG®) technology, a patent that extends the firm's growing portfolio of VBG products and services.

U.S. Patent No. 7,125,632 protects a method of mass producing VBG elements based on separating (or "dicing") a VBG wafer into smaller identical elements with the same properties as the starting wafer.

"The technology represents a significant breakthrough and is largely applicable for RGB lasers for display applications " according to Vladimir Ban, PD-LD President and CEO. "In general, it represents a major step forward for producing large quantities of low cost VBG elements for our customers, and we are proud to exclusively offer this service."

The latest innovation is complimentary to a pair of PD-LD's other recent VBG-related patents: No. 7,248,617 (Use of Volume Bragg Gratings for the Conditioning of Laser Emission Characteristics) and No. 7,248,618 (Systems and Methods for Second Harmonic Generation Using Three- Dimensional Bragg Grating Elements).

"This development enables us to offer a product that meets the cost projections of major display manufacturers " said Neal Stoker, PD-LD Director of Marketing. "Our award-winning and patent-protected technology sets PD-LD apart with a unique set of products and services for the displays, optical communications, sensing, automotive, aerospace, spectroscopy, and medical industries. The advancement demonstrates PD-LD's commitment to grow its VBG portfolio and deliver tangible improvements for our customers."

More information about patent No. 7,125,632 and PD-LD's other patents, products and services can be found on the company's website, pdld.com.

About PD-LD

PD-LD, Inc., a photonic packaging company, headquartered in Pennington, N.J. is a U.S. manufacturer and assembler of pigtailed or receptacle mounted fiber coupled laser diodes, LED's, Detectors, high power pulsed lasers and bi-directional devices for the optical communications, test equipment and medical industries. Named one the fasted growing technology companies in N.J., PD-LD provides custom Volume Bragg Grating® (VBG®) elements and VBG stabilized lasers for a variety of applications including Raman Spectroscopy, High Power Lasers and Displays. For more information, visit www.pdld.com.

Contact:

Neal Stoker

PD-LD Director of marketing

609-564-7907

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