To broaden the market for its photonic products, JMar Technologies Inc. of San Diego has appointed Lot-Oriel Ltd. of Darmstadt, Germany, Lastek Pty Ltd. of Thebarton, Australia, and SP Systec Ltd. of Seoul, South Korea, to represent its BriteLight diode-pumped solid-state laser products. Under terms of the agreement, the companies will market, sell and support the product line in their respective regions. Lot-Oriel also will represent the system in Spain, Italy and northern Europe.

The BriteLight laser source combines high brightness, short pulse duration and good beam quality in a compact, modular design. It has a variety of applications, including microscopy, spectrochemical analysis, nanotechnology scale fabrication and soft x-ray source generation.