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Laser Power Corp. (San Diego, CA) has received two orders for its series MLM blue and green microlasers with a combined value of more than $500,000. The lasers will be used in laser light shows and the development of laser-based projection-display systems. . . . Semiconductor Laser International Corp. (Binghamton, NY) received financing of approximately $1.1 million for continued company growth. . . . The former research division of Schwart¥Electro Optics Inc. (SEO; Bedford, MA) has established its own corporate identity as Q-Peak Inc. and will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of SEO. . . . TuiOptics GmbH (Munich, Germany) was spun off the Diode Laser Business Unit of TuiLaser AG and now exists as an independent entity. The new company will focus on diode lasers and related products.