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StockerYale Announces Specialty Optical Fiber Distribution Agreement with Newport Corporation
Tuesday September 25, 8:30 am ET

SALEM, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--StockerYale, Inc. (NASDAQ: STKR - News), a leading designer and manufacturer of structured light lasers, LED modules and specialty optical fibers for industry leading OEMs, today announced an agreement with Newport Corporation (NASDAQ: NEWP - News), a world leader in photonic solutions that Make, Manage and Measure Light(SM), for distribution of StockerYale's line of specialty optical fiber (SOF) products.

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"We are excited to benefit from Newport's broad reach to a wide range of customers in key markets such as medical, biomedical equipment and defense. Their products are used by many of the world's leading corporations, universities and research institutes, and their distribution channels offer StockerYale a significant opportunity to expand our growing SOF customer base," said Mark W. Blodgett, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of StockerYale.

StockerYale's specialty optical fiber will be available for sale through the Photonics and Instrumentation section of Newport's website at http://www.newport.com/products/overview.aspx and in the Newport Resource Catalog.

About StockerYale

StockerYale, Inc., headquartered in Salem, New Hampshire, is an independent designer and manufacturer of structured light lasers, LED modules, and specialty optical fibers for industry leading OEMs. In addition, the company manufactures fluorescent lighting products and phase masks. The Company serves a wide range of markets including the machine vision, industrial inspection, defense, telecommunication, sensors, and medical markets. StockerYale has offices and subsidiaries in the U.S., Canada, and Europe. For more information about StockerYale and their innovative products, visit the Company's web site at www.stockeryale.com.

About Newport Corporation

Newport Corporation is a leading global supplier of advanced-technology products and systems to customers in the scientific research, microelectronics manufacturing, aerospace and defense/security, life and health sciences and precision industrial manufacturing markets. Newport's innovative solutions leverage its expertise in high-power semiconductor, solid-state and ultrafast lasers, photonics instrumentation, sub-micron positioning systems, vibration isolation, optical subsystems and precision automation to enhance the capabilities and productivity of its customers' manufacturing, engineering and research applications. Newport is part of the Standard & Poor's SmallCap 600 Index and the Russell Microcap Index.