All data OPTECH CONSULTING estimates.

Note:

• Up-dating of this page has been discontinued in June 2007. More recent market data on “Lasers in All Application Areas” are found in our Photonics Market Reports. Several of these reports have been contracted by public institutions and may be available for download on the webpages of these institutions.
• All figures below 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.

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