Along with a vibrant eco-system of laser and optoelectronic companies.Coherent lasers were also at the heart of the technology that stunned the world's scientific community this year, with their Mephisto laser system.Founded in 1992 as Microlase Optical Systems to manufacture specialty blue laser pointer products for scientific use.Lasers are both displacing other technologies and developing new applications-so there's very strong growth in the laser industry.