IPG Photonics Corp. engages in the design, development, production, and distribution of fiber lasers, fiber amplifiers and diode lasers that are used for diverse applications, primarily in materials processing, advanced technologies, telecommunications and medical applications. Its products include lasers systems, beam delivery, medical, telecom equipment, and components such as pump diodes, chillers, and mid-IR crystals. The company was founded by Valentin P. Gapontsev and Igor Samartsev in 1990 and is headquartered in Oxford, MA.