SANTA CLARA, Calif., Jan. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Coherent, Inc. (Nasdaq: COHR), today announced that it plans to report its first quarter fiscal year 2012 results after market close on January 25, 2012. The Company will host a conference call to discuss its financial results at 1:30 P.M. Pacific (4:30 P.M. Eastern) on January 25, 2012. A listen-only broadcast of the conference call can be accessed on the company's website at either http://www.coherent.com/Investors/ or http://www.earnings.com. For those who are not available to listen to the live broadcast, the call will be archived for approximately three months on both websites.

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. Please direct any questions to Leen Simonet, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at 408-764-4161. For more information about Coherent, visit the company's website at http://www.coherent.com.

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