FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   GSI GROUP INC 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 08/20/2008 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol EXCEL TECHNOLOGY INC [XLTC] (Last) (First) (Middle) 125 MIDDLESEX TURNPIKE 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) BEDFORD, MA 01730 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share 8,571,831 (1) (2) D (3) Â

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
GSI GROUP INC 125 MIDDLESEX TURNPIKE BEDFORD, MA 01730	Â	  X	Â	Â

Signatures

/s/ Daniel J. Lyne, Vice President and General Counsel		08/26/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	In accordance with the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement"), dated as of July 9, 2008, by and among GSI Group Inc., a New Brunswick corporation ("GSI"), Eagle Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware corporation and an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of GSI ("Purchaser"), and Excel Technology, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Excel"), on July 23, 2008, Purchaser commenced a cash tender offer (the "Offer") to purchase all outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company (the "Shares") at a price of $32.00 per share, net to the seller in cash, and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase, dated July 23, 2008, as amended, included as an exhibit to the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO filed by GSI and Purchaser with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 23, 2008.
(2)	The Offer expired at 12:00 midnight, New York City time, on Tuesday, August 19, 2008. An aggregate of 8,571,831 Shares were validly tendered and not withdrawn (not including certain shares tendered under guaranteed delivery procedures), representing approximately 78.62% of the Company's outstanding common stock. On August 20, 2008, Purchaser accepted for payment all validly tendered and not withdrawn Shares.
(3)	Purchaser, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of GSI, is the registered owner of the Shares purchased in the Offer.

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