All Data OPTECH CONSULTING Estimates

Notes:

• All figures in Euro billion.
• The "World Market" consists of contributions from different countries. Market volumes from outside Europe have been converted into Euro by using the average exchange rate of the respective year.
• Last update of page: June 2007.

World Market for Lasers and Laser Systems, 2006

Lasers
(in Euro Billion)

Telecommunications	1.21
Materials Processing (incl. Microlithography	2.0
Information Technology (Consumer Electronics, Office Automation, Printing)	1.29
Medicine	0.54
Measurement, Research, Other	0.41
Total	5.45

Laser Systems
(in Euro Billion)

Telecommunications	9.5
Materials Processing *)	5.8
Microlithography	5.1
Information Technology (Consumer Electronics, Office Automation, Printing) #	21.0
Medicine +)	1.3
Measurement and Research	2.0
Total	44.7

#) when comparing to previous data: starting 2006 CD, DVD players not included (only disk drives included)
*) without lasers, laser systems for microlithography
+) without accessories, consumables