QPC Lasers to Present at Photonics in Homeland and National Security Conference.

SYLMAR, Calif. -- QPC Lasers, Inc. (OTCBB: QPCI) "QPC," today announced that Paul Rudy Ph.D., QPC Senior Vice president, Marketing & Sales, will be an invited speaker at the Photonics in Homeland and National Security Conference Thursday, May 10, in Baltimore, MD, as part of the industry leading Conference on Photonic Applications, Systems and Technologies (PhAST).

Dr. Rudy's presentation is entitled, "Developing High-Brightness Semiconductor Lasers for Homeland Security and Defense Applications." Highlights of remarks prepared for his presentation include:

* New applications in homeland security and defense are enabled with high-performance direct semiconductor lasers in the near infrared, eye-safe and mid infrared wavelength regime.

* New direct semiconductor applications include rangefinding, LIDAR, targeting, countermeasures, bio-chemical agent detection, and directed energy weapons.

* Recent breakthroughs that enable these new applications include increased spatial brightness, increased spectral brightness, and extended wavelength range from high performance semiconductor lasers.

Scheduled PhAST speakers will be representing a number of leading worldwide companies and their divisions in laser and photonics technology, including Northrop Grumman, (NYSE: NOC) DARPA (U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency), SAIC (NYSE: SAI) Abbott (NYSE: ABT) and others. Being held May 7 - 10 at the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore, MD., the PhAST conference focuses on photonic technological breakthroughs and is organized into market-driven business tracks that encompass several sessions over a three-day period consisting of both invited and contributed presentations. For more information, see http://www.phastconference.org/.

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About QPC Lasers, Inc.

QPC Lasers, Inc. (www.QPClasers.com) is a world leader in the development and commercialization of high-brightness, high-power semiconductor lasers for the defense, homeland security, industrial, and medical markets. Founded in the year 2000, QPC is vertically integrated from epitaxy through packaging and performs all critical fabrication processes at its state-of-the-art high-technology facility in the Los Angeles suburb of Sylmar, CA. QPC is a publicly traded U.S. company (OTCBB: QPCI) and is ISO certified.

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