BRAND REPORT. FOR THE 6 MONTH PERIOD ENDED DECEMBER 2015 (Including Supplementary Data)

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: 603-888-4659 www.laserfocusworld.com LASER FOCUS WORLD is a B2B publication, covering advances in Photonics & Laser Technology.

1 BRAND REPORT FOR THE 6 MONTH PERIOD ENDED DECEMBER 2015 (Including Supplementary Data) No attempt has been made to rank the information contained in this report in order of importance, since BPA Worldwide believes this is a judgment which must be made by the user of the report. PennWell Publishing Corporation 61 Spit Brook Road, Ste 401 Nashua, NH Tel. No.: Fax No.: LASER FOCUS WORLD is a B2B publication, covering advances in Photonics & Laser Technology. The brand content and editorial scope of the publication includes newsbreaks, world news, and in-depth technical feature articles. FIELD SERVED LASER FOCUS WORLD serves manufacturers of agriculture, food or forestry products, automotive or transportation equipment, aviation/aerospace systems, chemical products (including pharmaceuticals, plastics, polymers & rubber), communications equipment or systems, computers & office equipment, electronics or semiconductors, energy, utilities or related products, imaging/vision systems, industrial control systems & robotics, lasers & other sources, law enforcement equipment, manufacturing equipment, material processing, measuring or analyzing instruments, medical/biomedical equipment, military equipment, optical components, systems, materials, or supplies, printing, publishing, photographics. Also serving non-manufacturers in consulting, engineering/design services, medical practice, laboratories to include government, industrial, and universities/hospitals and others allied to the field. DEFINITION OF RECIPIENT QUALIFICATION Qualified recipients are involved in engineering management, design engineering (components/systems/subsystems), manufacturing/production engineering, measurement engineering (quality control/testing), packaging/assembly engineering, technical services & support, applied research & development, basic research, executive management (Pres., VP, Owner), medical professional, purchasing/procurement, educator, and other job functions allied to the field. PURPOSE Included herein is an analysis of recipients who evaluate, recommend, specify and/or purchase optical components, coatings, lasers, LEDs & other light sources, laser systems, laser accessories, detectors & sensors, cameras & arrays, imaging components & systems, fiber-optic components & systems, test & measurement equipment, positioning/vibration isolation equipment, software, electronics & signal analysis equipment, manufacturing equipment & supplies for photonic components, displays, materials & chemicals, and services as well as an analysis of the number of respondents who design, manufacture and/or uses photonics-related systems for various applications. CHANNELS LASER FOCUS WORLD MAGAZINE 6 Issues in the period 67,865 average circulation EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Below are the Average contacts per occurrence, including frequency per period reported Non-Paid Paid Average LASER FOCUS WORLD MAGAZINE (6 issues in the period) 67,865-67,865 a. Print 34,768-34,768 b. Digital 33,097-33, Requested 29,644-29, Non-Requested 3,453-3,453

2 3a. Classification by Job Function JOB FUNCTION TOTAL QUALIFIED PERCENT OF TOTAL A. (A-F) 33, B. Research & Development (G+H) 15, C. Executive Management (I) 14, D. Medical Professional E. Purchasing/Procurement (J) 1, F. Education (K) 2, G. Other (M) 1, TOTAL 68, C. D. E. F. G. A. B. SUPPLEMENTARY DATA FOR ISSUE OF NOVEMBER 2015 THIS IS AN ANALYSIS OF 68,878 OR 99.9% OF NON-PAID QUALIFIED RESPONDENTS WHOSE ORGANIZATION DESIGNS, MANUFACTURES AND/OR USES PHOTONICS RELATED SYSTEMS FOR THE FOLLOWING APPLICATIONS. Since any one respondent may have checked more than one response, the totals for each of these (i.e.: products and services) should not be added together as the total may exceed the total circulation. These data are presented for statistical and marketing purposes only. NUMBER OF RESPONDENTS PERCENT OF TOTAL QUALIFIED Print Digital APPLICATIONS TOTAL NON-PAID QUALIFIED RESPONDENTS WHOSE ORGANIZATION DESIGNS, MANUFACTURES AND/OR USES PHOTONICS-RELATED SYSTEMS FOR THE FOLLOWING APPLICATIONS Organization Designs, Manufactures and/or Provides Research 68, ,549 34, Semiconductor Processing (patterning, lithography, etc.) 6, ,226 3, Life Sciences 13, ,507 8, Solar/Photovoltaics 7, ,267 3, Communications 20, ,877 9, Material Processing (cutting, welding, marking, etc.) 14, ,659 7, Inspection/Identification (machine vision, non-destructive testing, etc.) 14, ,989 6, Medical/Therapeutic 9, ,833 4, Chemistry, Chemical 13, ,245 6, Military/Defense 10, ,132 5, Spectroscopy 8, ,647 4, Security/Biometrics 5, ,842 2, Test & Measurement 15, ,286 7, Forensic Science Solid-State Lighting/Illumination 10, ,513 5, Reprographics/Printing 3, ,180 1, Sensing & Monitoring 12, ,654 6, Astronomy 10, ,897 4, Displays/Entertainment 9, ,828 4, Materials Research 11, ,572 5, Biotechnology 13, ,754 6, Ultrafast or Time-Resolved Studies 4, ,231 2, Optical Data Storage 6, ,122 2, Signal Processing or Computing 9, ,294 4, Imaging 14, ,815 7, Holography 5, ,061 2, Process Control 10, ,544 5, Aviation/Aerospace 16, ,043 7, Microscopy 7, ,324 4, Robotics 7, ,726 3, Other LASER FOCUS WORLD / December

3 SUPPLEMENTARY DATA FOR ISSUE OF NOVEMBER 2015 THIS IS AN ANALYSIS OF 68,439 OR 99.3% OF NON-PAID QUALIFIED RESPONDENTS WHO EVALUATE, RECOMMEND, SPECIFY, AND/OR PURCHASE PRODUCTS. Since any one respondent may have checked more than one response, the totals for each of these (i.e.: products and services) should not be added together as the total may exceed the total circulation. These data are presented for statistical and marketing purposes only. Number Of Respondents Of Print Digital PRODUCT OR SYSTEM TOTAL NON-PAID QUALIFIED RESPONDENTS WHO EVALUATE, RECOMMEND, SPECIFY AND/OR PURCHASE ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS OR SYSTEMS 68, ,411 34,028 R. OPTICAL COMPONENTS 34, ,191 17, Aspheres 16, ,250 7, Diffractive Optics, Gratings & 12, ,100 5,780 Reticles 35 Electro or Accousto-optic Devices 16, ,687 7, Filters, Beamsplitters & Polarizers 13, ,370 6, Glass Blanks, Bulk Glass & Crystals 9, ,951 4, Integrated Optics (Note 1) 10, ,337 5, Lenses, Prisms, Windows and Mirrors (Note 2) 13, ,293 6, Nonlinear Optics 8, ,785 4, Optical Adhesives & Encapsulants 8, ,238 4, Optical Coating 6, ,306 3, Optics Fabrication 6, ,348 3,498 C. COATINGS 12, ,363 6, Coatings 12, ,363 6,112 J. LASERS 26, ,030 14, Fiber Lasers (Note 3) 15, ,144 8, Gas Lasers (Note 4) 11, ,734 5, Laser Diodes 18, ,330 10, Quantum Cascade Lasers 5, ,001 2, Solid State Lasers (Note 5) 13, ,963 7, Ultrafast Lasers 7, ,121 4,305 K. LEDs & OTHER LIGHT SOURCES 28, ,092 14, Illuminators (Note 6) 16, ,825 7, IR & UV Light Sources 17, ,091 8, LEDs/OLEDs 24, ,089 11,932 M. LASER SYSTEMS 16, ,239 8, Cutting Drilling Laser Additive Manufacturing Laser Systems (Note 7) 15, ,161 8, Marking Micomachining Welding L. LASER ACCESSORIES 11, ,458 6, Laser Parts & Accessories 11, ,458 6,493 N. DETECTORS & SENSORS 24, ,205 12, Single Detectors & Sensors (photodiodes, PMTs, IR, other) (Note 8) 23, ,611 12, Photovoltaics 11, ,443 4,966 A. CAMERAS & ARRAYS 16, ,095 9, Cameras and Arrays (CCD/CID, CMOS, IR, other) 16, ,095 9,693 B. IMAGING COMPONENTS & SYSTEMS 14, ,641 8, Imaging Components & Systems (Note 9) 14, ,641 8,351 PRODUCT OR SYSTEM X. FIBEROPTIC COMPONENTS & SYSTEMS Number Of Respondents Of Print Digital 20, ,713 10, Communication Components and Systems 13, ,018 6, Fiber-optic Test & Measurement 12, ,685 6, Fibers (optical, plastic optical, microstructured) 13, ,416 7, Splicing & Terminating 9, ,622 4,495 W. TEST & MEASUREMENT EQUIPMENT 28, ,794 15, Autocollimators 9, ,987 4, BioMedical Instrumentation Interferometers 10, ,318 5, Microscopes & Telescopes 16, ,797 8, Monochromators 9, ,537 4, Optical Spectrum Analyzers 10, ,721 5, Power/Energy Meters & Beam Diagnostics 12, ,484 6, Radiometers/Photometers 7, ,592 3, Spectrometers (Note 10) 12, ,945 7, Wavelength Meters 7, ,417 4,210 U. POSITIONING/VIBRATION- ISOLATION EQUIPMENT 17, ,587 9, Benches, Rails, Mounts & Positioning 13, ,688 6, Optical Encoders/Resolvers 10, ,324 5, Stepping Motors & Drivers 12, ,145 6, Tables & Vibration Isolation 10, ,983 5,603 Q. SOFTWARE 16, ,063 9, Software 16, ,063 9,155 V. ELECTRONICS & SIGNAL ANALYSIS EQUIPMENT 13, ,098 6, Electronics & Signal Analysis 13, ,098 6,914 S. MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES FOR PHOTONIC 8, ,224 4,220 COMPONENTS 01 Manufacturing & Supplies for Photonic Components 8, ,224 4,220 P. DISPLAYS 14, ,483 7, Displays 14, ,483 7,339 T. MATERIALS & CHEMICALS 17, ,278 7, Materials & Chemicals 17, ,278 7,822 D. SERVICES 2, ,208 1, Job Shops 2, , Laser & System Repair/Retrofit 1, Used Lasers 1, None of the Above (inclusive) The notes listed below this statement refer to products from Bio-Optics World that have been merged in with Laser Focus World. Note 1: Includes Adaptive Optics Note 2: Includes Optical Components, Visible Optics, UV Optics, IR Optics Note 3: Includes Supercontinuum Note 4: Includes Dye Lasers Note 5: Includes Solid-state Sources Note 6: Includes Intense Pulsed Light Sources Note 7: Includes Medical Lasers Note 8: Includes Detectors/Sensors Note 9: Includes Optical Tomography Systems, Optical Coherence Tomography Systems, Multispectral/Hyperspectral Imagers, Terahertz Imagers Note 10: Includes DNA Sequencers LASER FOCUS WORLD / December

4 3b. QUALIFICATION SOURCE BREAKOUT OF QUALIFIED CIRCULATION FOR ISSUE OF NOVEMBER 2015 Qualified Within QUALIFICATION SOURCE 1 Year 2 Years 3 Years Print Digital Qualified I. Direct Request: 62, ,177 31,017 62, II. Request from recipient s company: III. Membership Benefit: IV. *Communication from recipient or recipient s company (other than request): 2,969 1,418 1,582 2,711 3,258 5, V. TOTAL Sources other than above (listed alphabetically): Association rosters and directories Business directories Manufacturer s, distributor s, and wholesaler s lists Other sources VI. Single Copy Sales: TOTAL QUALIFIED CIRCULATION 65,944 1,420 1,582 34,569 34,377 68, PERCENT *See Additional Data 3c. MAILING ADDRESS BREAKOUT OF QUALIFIED CIRCULATION FOR ISSUE OF NOVEMBER 2015 MAILING ADDRESS Print Digital Qualified Individuals by name and title and/or function 34,569 34,377 68, Individuals by name only Titles or functions only Company names only Multi-Copy Same Addressee copies Single Copy Sales TOTAL QUALIFIED CIRCULATION 34,569 34,377 68, AVERAGE ANNUAL AUDITED QUALIFIED CIRCULATION AND CURRENT UNAUDITED CIRCULATION STATEMENTS Audited Data Audited Data Audited Data Audited Data Audited Data Circulation Claim 6-Month Period Ended: January June 2013 July December 2013 January June 2014 July December 2014 January June 2015 July December 2015* Audit Average Qualified: 66,002 64,990 65,006 65,013 68,728 67,865 Qualified Non-Paid: 66,002 64,990 65,006 65,013 68,728 67,865 Print: 34,049 35,710 35,164 34,115 34,770 34,768 Digital: 31,953 29,280 29,842 30,898 33,958 33,097 Qualified Paid: Print: Digital: Post Expire Copies included in Qualified Circulation: **NC **NC **NC **NC **NC **NC Average Annual Order Price: **NC **NC **NC **NC **NC **NC *NOTE: July December 2015 data is unaudited. With each successive period, new data will be added until six 6-month periods are displayed. **NC = None Claimed. GEOGRAPHICAL BREAKOUT OF QUALIFIED CIRCULATION FOR ISSUE OF NOVEMBER 2015 State Print Digital Qualified Maine New Hampshire Vermont Massachusetts 1, ,100 Rhode Island Connecticut NEW ENGLAND 2,335 1,745 4, New York 1,883 1,373 3,256 New Jersey 1, ,720 Pennsylvania 1, ,536 MIDDLE ATLANTIC 4,432 3,080 7, Ohio 1,626 1,090 2,716 Indiana ,240 Illinois 1,501 1,125 2,626 Michigan 1, ,164 Wisconsin ,433 EAST NO. CENTRAL 5,892 4,287 10, Minnesota ,437 Iowa Missouri North Dakota South Dakota Nebraska Kansas WEST NO. CENTRAL 2,417 1,768 4, Delaware Maryland ,273 Washington, DC Virginia ,349 West Virginia North Carolina ,452 South Carolina Georgia ,273 Florida 1,464 1,245 2,709 SOUTH ATLANTIC 5,105 4,245 9, State Print Digital Qualified Kentucky Tennessee Alabama Mississippi EAST SO. CENTRAL 1,503 1,100 2, Arkansas Louisiana Oklahoma Texas 2,269 1,960 4,229 WEST SO. CENTRAL 3,033 2,546 5, Montana Idaho Wyoming Colorado ,116 New Mexico Arizona ,158 Utah Nevada MOUNTAIN 2,155 1,893 4, Alaska Washington ,025 Oregon California 4,099 3,996 8,095 Hawaii PACIFIC 5,155 4,882 10, UNITED STATES 32,027 25,546 57, U.S. Territories Canada Mexico Other International 2,238 8,123 10,361 APO/FPO TOTAL QUALIFIED CIRCULATION 34,569 34,377 68, LASER FOCUS WORLD / December

5 GEOGRAPHICAL BREAKOUT OF QUALIFIED CIRCULATION FOR ISSUE OF NOVEMBER 2015 Region/Country Print Digital Qualified ASIA Afghanistan Armenia Azerbaijan Bangladesh Bhutan Cambodia China Georgia Hong Kong - SAR India Indonesia Japan Kazakhstan Korea, Republic Of Kyrgyzstan 1-1 Macao Malaysia Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Pakistan Philippines Singapore Sri Lanka Taiwan Tajikistan Thailand Uzbekistan Vietnam Subtotal 594 2,584 3, MIDDLE EAST Bahrain Iran Israel Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Oman Qatar Saudi Arabia Syrian Arab Republic United Arab Emirates Subtotal EUROPE Albania Austria Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany ,070 Greece Hungary Iceland 1-1 Ireland Italy Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russian Federation Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom unspecified Europe 1-1 Subtotal 1,369 4,248 5, Region/Country Print Digital Qualified AFRICA Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Cameroon Cote D'Ivoire Djibouti Egypt Ethiopia Ghana Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Madagascar Malawi Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia Nigeria Rwanda Senegal Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa Sudan Swaziland Tanzania Togo 1-1 Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe Subtotal NORTH AMERICA Canada Mexico United States 32,027 25,545 57,572 unspecified North America Subtotal 32,331 26,252 58, CARIBBEAN Bahamas Bermuda Cuba Dominican Republic Jamaica Saint Lucia Trinidad and Tobago Virgin Islands, British Subtotal CENTRAL AMERICA Belize Costa Rica El Salvador 1-1 Guatemala Nicaragua Panama Subtotal SOUTH AMERICA Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Paraguay Peru Uruguay Venezuela Subtotal ASIA PACIFIC Australia Federated States Of New Zealand Papua New Guinea Solomon Islands Subtotal TOTAL QUALIFIED CIRCULATION 34,569 34,377 68, LASER FOCUS WORLD / December

ADDITIONAL DATA METHOD OF DISTRIBUTION All qualified circulation conforms to the field served and definition of recipient's qualification, as reported.

6 ADDITIONAL DATA METHOD OF DISTRIBUTION All qualified circulation conforms to the field served and definition of recipient's qualification, as reported. Print copies are distributed via postal services or other carriers. Recipients of the digital version are notified via when the version is available. STATEMENT OF CONTENT PLATFORM Editorial Replica If a print edition exists, editorial and design are unchanged from the original print edition. Each issue s content and design are identical to the original edition. Apart from minor updates, the content cannot change once the issue is made available. PARAGRAPH 3b: Communication from recipient or recipient's company (other than request) includes 1 source of circulation for a quantity of 5,969 copies or 8.7% merged from BioOptics World Magazine. QUALIFICATION FORM USED BY PUBLICATION TO ELICIT SUPPLEMENTARY DATA: PUBLISHER S AFFIDAVIT We hereby make oath and say that all data set forth in this statement are true. Alan Bergstein, Group Publisher Debbie Bouley, Audience Development Manager (At least one of the above signatures must be that of an officer of the publishing company or its authorized representative.) IMPORTANT NOTE: This unaudited brand report has been checked against the previous audit report. It will be included in the annual audit made by BPA Worldwide. Date signed February 3, 2016 State New Hampshire County Hillsboro Received by BPA Worldwide February 3, 2016 Type BSJ ID Number L016B0D5 About BPA Worldwide: A not-for-profit organization since 1931, BPA Worldwide is governed by a tripartite board comprised of media owners, advertising agencies and advertisers. Headquartered in Shelton, Connecticut, USA, BPA has the largest membership of any media-auditing organization in the world, spanning more than 30 countries. Globally, BPA audits media properties including consumer magazines, newspapers, web sites, events, newsletters, databases, wireless, social media and other advertiser-supported media as well as advertiser and agency members. Visit for the latest audit reports, membership information and publishing and advertising industry news. Recycled Paper Copyright 2015 BPA Worldwide. All rights reserved. LASER FOCUS WORLD / December 2015

7 MAGAZINE CHANNEL Official Publication of: None/Established: 1965/Issues Per Year: 12 AVERAGE NON-QUALIFIED CIRCULATION NON-QUALIFIED Not Included Elsewhere Copies Other Paid Circulation 129 Advertiser and Agency 2,044 Allocated for Trade Shows and Conventions 175 All Other 4,734 TOTAL 7, AVERAGE QUALIFIED CIRCULATION BREAKOUT FOR THE PERIOD Qualified Qualified Non-Paid Qualified Paid QUALIFIED CIRCULATION Copies Copies Copies Individual 67, , Sponsored Individually Addressed Membership Benefit Multi Copy Same Addressee Single Copy Sales TOTAL QUALIFIED CIRCULATION 67, , QUALIFIED CIRCULATION BY ISSUES FOR PERIOD 2015 Issue Print Digital Qualified July 34,640 30,907 65,547 August 34,731 30,719 65,450 September 34,537 34,091 68,628 October 35,298 34,116 69,414 November 34,569 34,377 68,946 December 34,833 34,371 69,204 3a. BUSINESS/OCCUPATION BREAKOUT OF QUALIFIED CIRCUOLATION FOR ISSUE OF NOVEMBER 2015 This issue is 1.9% or 1,297 copies above the average of the other 5 issues reported in Paragraph 2. COMPANY OR ORGANIZATION TOTAL QUALIFIED PERCENT OF TOTAL Print Digital Design (A) (Components/ Systems/ Subsystems) (Note 1) Manufacturing/ Production (B) Management (C) MANUFACTURERS 27. Electronics or Semiconductors 3, ,664 1, Manufacturing, Material Processing 3, ,177 1, , Aviation/Aerospace Systems 4, ,440 2,024 1, Medical/Biomedical (Note 3) 3, ,590 2, Lasers & Other Sources 1, , Energy, Utility, or Related Products 3, ,719 1, Communications or Systems 2, ,307 1, Chemical Products (including Pharmaceuticals, Plastics, Packaging, Polymers, & Rubber) 2, ,447 1, Optical Components, Systems, Materials, or Supplies (Note 4) 1, Automotive or Transportation 4, ,730 1, Military Measuring or Analyzing Instruments (Note 5) 1, Industrial Control Systems & Robotics 1, Computers & Office 1, Agriculture, Food or Forestry Products 1, , Imaging/Vision Systems Printing, Publishing, Photographics Law Enforcement Manufacturer Sub- 39, ,193 19,312 8,074 4,557 7, ,841 5,685 1,297 8, , NON MANUFACTURERS 79. Laboratory, Industrial 1, Laboratory, Government 5, ,569 2, , Laboratory, University/Hospital (Note 6) 6, ,253 4, ,987 1, , /Design Services 6, ,013 2,877 1, , , Medical Practice Consulting 8, ,489 3,715 1, , , , Other 1, Non - Manufacturer Sub- 29, ,376 15,065 4, , ,406 5,709 2,502 6, , TOTAL QUALIFIED CIRCULATION 68, ,569 34,377 12,098 5,150 11,495 1, ,247 11,394 3,799 14, ,822 2,609 1,296 PERCENT The notes listed below this statement refer to company and job functions from BioOptics World which have been merged into Laser Focus World. Note 1: Includes Bioengineer, Product Development Engineer Note 2: Includes Biologist, Chemist, Physicist/Biophysicist Note 3: Includes Manufacturing & Packaging, Medical/Biotech Provider Note 4: Includes Photonic Products/Components. Note 5: Includes Analytical/Test Measurement Note 6: Includes College/University/Laboratory Measurement (Quality Control/ Testing) (D) Packaging/ Assembly (E) Technical Services & Support (F) Applied Research & Development (G) (Note 2) Basic Research (H) Executive Management (Pres, VP, Owner) (I) Medical Professional Purchasing/ Procurement (J) Education (K) Other (M) LASER FOCUS WORLD / December LASER FOCUS WORLD / December

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