Zecotek Announces Official Launch of New High-Power, High-Resolution Laser Spectrometer

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Jan. 22, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Zecotek Photonics
Inc. (TSX-V:ZMS) (Frankfurt:W1I) today officially announced the launch of its
new computerized, high-power, high-resolution laser spectrometer. The device was
specifically developed to meet a rapidly growing demand for higher precision
spectrometry in nano- and bio-technological applications. Zecotek's latest
offering pushes the limits of the precise spectral measurements and
technological procedures required in these fields. Now in production, the first
of the new spectrometers are to be shipped to the Institute for Quantum
Computing, University of Waterloo, Canada.

"Our new, fully automated, integrated laser system demonstrates Zecotek's lead
in advanced laser spectrometry," said Dr. A.F. Zerrouk, Chairman, President, and
CEO of Zecotek. "The response from the research community has been excellent.
The fundamental laser component implements a proprietary, high-efficiency
intra-cavity frequency doubling combined with user friendly control functions,
and presents a unique and invaluable new tool for this critical area of
research."

The spectrometer, model TIS/DYE-FD-08/A-scan, incorporates Zecotek's CW
state-of-the-art ultra-wide-tunable laser, which covers a super-broad spectral
range between 275 and 1100 nm, with a high-precision wavelength meter and
multiple-function electronic control unit. The spectrometer is fully
controllable through a high-speed USB 2.0 computer interface running on Windows
XP/Vista, with a wide range of user-defined settings for scanning, data
acquisition and recording. Wavelength selection components and the non-linear
crystals are precisely controlled with a wavelength meter and a closed-loop
feed-back system.

The spectrometer embodies proprietary Zecotek innovation in the frequency
doubling of the fundamental laser and in the tracking and synchronisation of
wavelength selectors during wavelength scanning. This tracking removes the
requirement for special or additional photo-detectors, which considerably
simplifies automatic control and minimises the number of elements requiring
active computer control.

Performance parameters include high-power, continuous-wave radiation, both in
visible/near IR (up to 4 W), and in blue/UV ranges (up to 0.5 W). The
spectrometer provides for a resolution of less than 0.001 nm, supported by the
narrow emission line of the base laser source (less than 1 GHz) and by the high
accuracy of the radiation wavelength meter.

The spectrometer is manufactured for Zecotek Photonics Inc. under contract by
Tekhnoscan JSC of Novosibirsk, Russia and distributed through Zecotek Laser
Systems Pte Ltd.

About Zecotek

Zecotek Photonics Inc. (TSX-V:ZMS) (Frankfurt:W1I) is a photonics technology
company developing leading-edge products: crystals, photo detectors, lasers,
imaging and 3D display technologies, for medical, biotech, industrial, nanotech
and atomic/molecular science applications. Founded in 2003, the company has
three distinct operating divisions: imaging, lasers and 3D display and labs
located in Canada, the United States, Singapore, Malaysia and Russia. Zecotek
commercializes its novel, patented and patent-pending photonic technologies
directly and through strategic alliances and joint ventures with multinational
OEMs, distributors and other industry leaders. For more information, please
visit www.zecotek.com.

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CONTACT: Zecotek Photonics Inc.
Product and technical information:
SUSANA MENDEZ ALCALA
(604) 827-5232
SMA@zecotek.com
Corporate information contact:
MICHAEL MINDER, CFO, VP Corporate Development
(604) 827-5203

Investor information contact:
Caliber Capital Partners
TIM MCNULTY
(778) 327-6678
ir@zecotek.com