Dublin, Oct. 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- "The Global Lasers Market 2027-2037" has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
The global laser market is undergoing its most significant structural transformation in two decades. Following the 2023-2024 downturn, the market rebounded in 2025 as demand shifted toward AI data centre optics, semiconductor fabrication, EV battery manufacturing, surgical systems, air defence and satellite constellations.
Communications has overtaken industrial materials processing as the largest laser application. AI clusters require rapidly expanding volumes of optical links incorporating electro-absorption modulated lasers, high-power CW lasers for silicon photonics, VCSELs and external laser sources for co-packaged optics. By 2037, communications is forecast to generate approximately one-third of global laser market revenue.
Industrial lasers remain a substantial and profitable segment, although intense price competition is reshaping the competitive landscape. Chinese manufacturers supply the majority of the world's fiber lasers at significantly lower prices than historical market levels. Western suppliers are responding through beam shaping, adjustable-ring-mode beams, blue and green wavelengths, and greater focus on specialised, higher-value applications.
High-growth next-generation laser segments include:
- Femtosecond lasers for high-volume semiconductor packaging and glass substrate production
- Multi-wavelength, comb and heterogeneous lasers for optical interconnect
- RGB lasers for AR glasses
- PCSELs, VECSELs and mid-infrared cascade lasers
- Narrow-linewidth lasers for quantum computers and optical clocks
Defence is also becoming a major laser market as laser counter-drone and air defence systems enter service in the United States, United Kingdom, Israel and South Korea. Additional opportunities are emerging in laser fusion, free-electron lithography sources, laser isotope separation, space laser communications and power beaming. Private laser fusion companies have already secured nine-figure investment rounds, demonstrating growing commercial interest in high-energy laser technologies.
Geopolitical factors are increasingly influencing laser industry investment and procurement. China dominates supplies of gallium, germanium, indium, rare-earth dopants and nonlinear crystals. Export controls introduced since 2023 have elevated supply security as a strategic priority, while governments increasingly recognise photonics as critical infrastructure. The 2026 US-Lithuania critical minerals agreement reflects this broader focus on resilient material supply chains.
The Global Laser Market 2027-2037 provides a comprehensive assessment of established and next-generation laser sources. The report includes historical data from 2011 and detailed forecasts through 2037 by technology, application and region. It examines major market drivers, including AI infrastructure investment, semiconductor advanced packaging, glass substrates, directed energy weapons, quantum technology commercialisation and private investment in laser fusion. Key restraints assessed include Chinese price competition, cyclical capital spending and critical materials supply risk.
Report coverage includes:
- Global laser market revenue forecasts for 2025-2037, supported by historical data from 2011
- Forecasts by technology, next-generation segment, application and region, including units and ASPs
- Analysis of market drivers, restraints, pricing dynamics and the 2024-2026 market cycle
- Assessment of geopolitics, export controls and critical raw materials, including Ga, Ge, In, rare earths and crystals
- Coverage of fiber, EEL, VCSEL, DPSS, CO2, excimer, thin-disk, gas, dye and chemical lasers
- A next-generation laser roadmap with TRL assessments and commercialisation timelines
- Ultrafast laser architectures, GHz-burst processing, manufacturer production capacity, semiconductor applications, glass substrate processing and ophthalmology
- AI interconnect lasers, including EML, CW, ELS for CPO, multi-wavelength and comb sources, integration approaches, 200G VCSELs and InP supply constraints
- Visible and RGB lasers for AR, laser TV, automotive displays and blue laser processing
- VECSEL, PCSEL, quantum-dot, QCL, ICL, GaSb, supercontinuum and emerging gain media
- Narrow-linewidth lasers, frequency combs, FMCW LiDAR, quantum computing and quantum sensing
- High-energy lasers for directed energy weapons, laser fusion, petawatt facilities, FEL lithography and laser enrichment
- Free-space laser communications, orbital data centre links and laser power beaming
- Enabling components, materials and laser manufacturing technologies
- End-use market analysis across 17 applications and detailed regional assessments of national laser clusters
- Market shares, Western versus Chinese competition, start-ups, funding, M&A and partnerships
- Base, upside and downside market scenarios
- More than 100 tables, 80 figures and profiles of 148 companies
The report delivers strategic intelligence for laser manufacturers, photonics suppliers, semiconductor companies, investors, defence organisations, research institutions and policymakers seeking to understand the technologies, competitive forces and applications shaping the global laser market through 2037.
Key Topics Covered
1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1.1 Report Overview and Key Findings
1.2 Market Definition and Scope
1.3 Market Size and Growth 2025-2037
1.4 The Market in 2024-2026: Industrial Slowdown, AI-Driven Recovery
1.5 Next-Generation Lasers: Market Snapshot
1.6 Key Market Drivers and Restraints
1.7 Competitive and Ecosystem Snapshot
1.8 Key Conclusions and Strategic Implications
1.9 Technology Readiness Levels (TRL) of Next-Generation Laser Technologies
2 INTRODUCTION AND LASER FUNDAMENTALS
2.1 Principles of Laser Operation
2.2 Classification of Lasers
2.3 The Laser Value Chain
2.4 Laser Safety, Standards and Regulation
3 MARKET CONTEXT AND INDUSTRY DYNAMICS
3.1 Historical Evolution of the Laser Industry 2011-2026
3.2 Macroeconomic and Industrial Conditions
3.3 Pricing Dynamics and ASP Erosion
3.4 The AI Infrastructure Boom and the Shift to Optical Interconnects
3.5 Geopolitics, Supply Chain Security and Critical Minerals
3.6 Europe's Innovation-to-Scale Gap
3.7 Defence Spending and Directed Energy Programmes
4 ESTABLISHED COMMERCIAL LASER TECHNOLOGIES
4.1 Overview and Technology Benchmark
4.2 CO2 Lasers
4.3 Excimer Lasers
4.4 Fiber Lasers
4.5 Lamp-Pumped Solid-State Lasers (LPSSL)
4.6 Diode-Pumped Solid-State Lasers (DPSSL)
4.7 Thin-Disk Lasers
4.8 Edge-Emitting Diode Lasers (EELs)
4.9 Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers (VCSELs)
4.10 Other Laser Technologies
5 NEXT-GENERATION LASERS: OVERVIEW AND ROADMAP
5.1 What Defines a Next-Generation Laser
5.2 Next-Generation Laser Technology Map
5.3 Technology Readiness and Commercialisation Timeline
5.4 Investment and Funding Trends in Next-Generation Lasers 2023-2026
6 ULTRAFAST (FEMTOSECOND AND PICOSECOND) LASERS
6.1 Technology Overview
6.2 GHz-Burst and MHz-Burst Processing Regimes
6.3 Ultrafast Laser Manufacturing and Cost Reduction
6.4 Applications
6.5 Market Forecast
6.6 Competitive Landscape and Regional Hubs
7 LASER SOURCES FOR AI INFRASTRUCTURE AND OPTICAL INTERCONNECTS
7.1 Role of Lasers in AI Data Centre Networks
7.2 Electro-Absorption Modulated Lasers (EML) and Directly Modulated Lasers (DML)
7.3 Continuous-Wave (CW) Lasers for Silicon Photonics
7.4 External Laser Sources (ELS) for Co-Packaged Optics
7.5 Multi-Wavelength and Comb Laser Sources
7.6 Integrated and Hybrid Lasers
7.7 Next-Generation Datacom VCSELs (200G per Lane)
7.8 InP Wafer Capacity and Supply Constraints
7.9 Market Forecast
8 VISIBLE, RGB AND BLUE/GREEN LASERS
8.1 GaN-Based Laser Diodes
8.2 High-Power Blue Lasers for Materials Processing
8.3 RGB Laser Diodes for Displays and Projection
8.4 Lasers for Augmented Reality Glasses
8.5 Visible Lasers for Quantum, Biomedical and Sensing
8.6 Market Forecast
9 NOVEL SEMICONDUCTOR AND MID-INFRARED LASERS
9.1 Vertical External-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers (VECSELs) / Optically Pumped Semiconductor Lasers
9.2 Photonic-Crystal Surface-Emitting Lasers (PCSELs)
9.3 Quantum-Dot Lasers
9.4 Quantum Cascade Lasers (QCLs)
9.5 Interband Cascade Lasers (ICLs)
9.6 GaSb-Based Lasers for SWIR and Mid-IR
9.7 Mid-IR Fiber and Solid-State Lasers (Thulium, Holmium, Cr/Fe:ZnSe)
9.8 Supercontinuum and Broadband Sources
9.9 Emerging Gain Media
9.10 Market Forecast
10 PRECISION, COHERENT AND QUANTUM LASERS
10.1 Narrow-Linewidth and Ultra-Stable Lasers
10.2 Optical Frequency Combs
10.3 FMCW and Coherent Laser Sources
10.4 Lasers for Quantum Technologies
10.5 Tunable Lasers for Research and Instrumentation
10.6 Market Forecast
11 HIGH-ENERGY, HIGH-POWER AND DIRECTED ENERGY LASERS
11.1 Multi-kW and Ultra-High-Power Industrial Lasers
11.2 High-Energy Diode-Pumped Solid-State Lasers
11.3 Petawatt and Scientific High-Intensity Lasers
11.4 Laser Fusion (Inertial Fusion Energy)
11.5 Directed Energy Weapons (DEW)
11.6 Free-Electron Lasers and Accelerator-Based Light Sources for Lithography
11.7 Laser Isotope Separation and Uranium Enrichment
11.8 Market Forecast
12 FREE-SPACE LASER COMMUNICATIONS AND LASER POWER BEAMING
12.1 Free-Space Optical (FSO) Communications
12.2 Laser Power Beaming
12.3 Market Forecast
13 ENABLING COMPONENTS, MATERIALS AND MANUFACTURING
13.1 Semiconductor Laser Chips and Epitaxy
13.2 Pump Diodes and Pump Modules
13.3 Gain Fibres, Crystals and Nonlinear Optical Materials
13.4 Ultra-Wide-Bandgap Materials (Ga2O3, AlN, Diamond) for UV Photonics
13.5 Optics, Beam Delivery and Beam Shaping
13.6 Laser Packaging and Thermal Management
13.7 Automation, Testing and High-Volume Laser Manufacturing
14 END-USE MARKETS AND APPLICATIONS
14.1 Market Overview by Application
14.2 Materials Processing (kW Class): Cutting and Welding
14.3 Materials Processing (Sub-kW): Micromachining and Fine Processing
14.4 Marking and Engraving
14.5 Semiconductor Manufacturing
14.6 Additive Manufacturing
14.7 Communications (Datacom and Telecom)
14.8 Sensing, Instrumentation and Metrology
14.9 Automotive and Mobility
14.10 Mobile and Consumer Electronics
14.11 Optical Pumping
14.12 Medical and Aesthetic
14.13 Aerospace and Defence
14.14 Energy and Nuclear
14.15 Quantum Technologies
14.16 Scientific Research and Development
14.17 Optical Data Storage
15 REGIONAL MARKET ANALYSIS
15.1 Global Distribution of Laser Sales
15.2 North America
15.3 Europe
15.4 Asia-Pacific
15.5 Middle East (incl. Israel) and Rest of World
16 GLOBAL MARKET FORECASTS 2027-2037
16.1 Forecast Methodology and Assumptions
16.2 Total Global Laser Market
16.3 Forecast by Laser Technology
16.4 Forecast for Next-Generation Lasers
16.5 Forecast by Application
16.6 Forecast by Region
16.7 Scenario Analysis (Base, Upside, Downside)
17 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
17.1 Competitive Environment Overview
17.2 Western vs Chinese Supplier Dynamics
17.3 Start-Up Landscape
17.4 Future Outlook: Competitive Dynamics 2027-2037
18 COMPANY PROFILES (146 company profiles)
19 REFERENCES
LIST OF TABLES [101]
LIST OF FIGURES [76]
A selection of companies mentioned in this report includes, but is not limited to:
- Accelink Technologies
- Active Fiber Systems GmbH
- Aetherflux
- Aeva Technologies
- Alpes Lasers
- Amada Co., Ltd.
- Amplitude Laser Group
- ams OSRAM
- Applied Energetics
- Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (AOI)
- Astrolight
- Ayar Labs
- Aylight
- BAE Systems
- Blue Laser Fusion
- BlueHalo (AeroVironment)
- Broadcom
- Brolis Semiconductors
- BWT (Beijing)
- Cailabs
- Coherent Corp.
- Comptek Solutions
- Cucuyo GmbH
- Cymer (ASML)
- Daylight Solutions (Leonardo DRS)
- DeepLase Technologies
- DR Laser Technology
- E&R Engineering Corp.
- Ekspla
- Elbit Systems
- Electro Optic Systems (EOS)
- eleQtron
- Enlightra
- EO Technics
- EOS GmbH
- Everbright Photonics
- Exail
- EX-Fusion
- Focused Energy
- Focuslight Technologies
- Freeform
- Fujikura
- Furukawa Electric
- FYLA Laser
- General Atomics
- Gigaphoton
- Global Laser Enrichment (GLE)
- Ground-A
- Hamamatsu Photonics
- Han's Laser Technology
- Hanwha Aerospace
- Hesai Technology
- Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence
- HGTECH (Huagong Tech)
- Huaray Precision Laser
- HUBNER Photonics
- INCERASOLUTION
- Inertia Enterprises
- Inno Laser Technology
- Innolume
- inPhocal
- Integrated Optics UAB
- IPG Photonics
- Iradion Laser
- Jenoptik
- JPT Opto-Electronics
- K2 Photonics
- Keiron
- Kyocera SLD Laser
- Laserline
- Leonardo
- Light Conversion
- LITILIT
- LK Metrology
- Lockheed Martin
- Lumentum
- Lumibird
- and more......
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