The development of the world laser industry by region can be divided into the United States, Europe, Japan and the Pacific region. U.S. market share of about 55 percent, accounting for about 22 percent in Europe, Japan and the Pacific region accounted for about 23 percent. Following the 500-watt, low-power laser is the advantage the United States, more than 500 watts for material processing of high-power laser is the German-dominated, and low-power laser diode is dominant in Japan, accounting for the world market more than 70 percent. The United States, Japan and Germany, three countries the development of laser industry representatives the current world trend of development of the laser industry.
   
     Germany in laser materials processing equipment in terms of obvious advantages, the United States in the medical laser and laser detection in the former leader, and Japan in the first of the photonics technology. This shows that the development of various countries with their own industrial base-related. The United States has in photonics technology behind Japan, the United States is the main reason behind the semiconductor industry in Japan, therefore, the United States optoelectronic industrial development associations in the optoelectronics industry to catch up, so that the United States in the photonics world market account for a large share.

     Laser sales

     Laser 2004 global sales in 2003 increased by 10 percent, 2005 is expected to continue to grow, total sales will reach 5.9 billion U.S. dollars.