SANTA CLARA, Calif., Jan. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Coherent, Inc. (Nasdaq: COHR) will host an investor tour on Tuesday, January 27, 2009, from 1:00-2:00 P.M. at the Photonics West Tradeshow at the San Jose Convention Center. John Ambroseo, Coherent's President and CEO, will provide an overview of new products and featured applications. For any questions regarding the tour, please contact Investor Relations at 408-764-4174.

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Founded in 1966, Coherent, Inc. is a world leader in providing photonics based solutions to the commercial and scientific research markets and part of the Russell 2000. For more information about Coherent, visit the Company's Web site at http://www.coherent.com/ for product and financial updates.

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