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                                                                    Exhibit 10.2

                                  July 30, 2002

Newport Corporation
1791 Deere Avenue
Irvine, California  92606

         Re:  Fifth Modification of Note Agreement

Ladies and Gentlemen:

         Reference is made to the Note Agreement (the "Agreement") dated as of
May 2, 1996 by and between NEWPORT CORPORATION (the "Company") and THE
PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA ("Prudential") pursuant to which
Prudential purchased the promissory note of the Company dated of even date
therewith in the principal amount of $20,000,000. Capitalized terms used and not
otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings provided in the Agreement.

         Pursuant to the request of the Company and paragraph 11C of the
Agreement, Prudential agrees with the Company as follows:

         1.   Paragraph 5A is amended by adding to the second sentence thereof
              the phrase "and 6D" immediately following the reference therein
              to "6C(8)" and by deleting therefrom the word "and" appearing
              immediately prior to the reference to "6C(8)."

         2.   Paragraph 5I of the Agreement is eliminated in its entirety.

         3.   Prudential consents to the failure by the Company to comply with
              paragraph 6A(2) for the four fiscal quarter periods ended June
              30, 2002, and September 30, 2002, and waives, effective as of
              June 30, 2002, any Event of Default resulting from such
              non-compliance for the period ended June 30, 2002.

         4.   A new paragraph 6D is added to the Agreement as follows:

              6D. Minimum Cash Requirement. The Company shall not at any time
              permit the difference between (i) the sum of cash, cash
              equivalents and marketable securities of the Company and
              Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis and (ii) Total Debt, to be
              less than $50,000,000.

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Newport Corporation
July 30, 2002
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         The foregoing shall be effective upon receipt by Prudential from the
Company of (i) $7,500 in payment of a modification fee and (ii) a fully executed
original counterpart of this letter.

         This letter shall be construed precisely as written and shall not
constitute an agreement to provide any future waiver, consent or amendment.

                                   Sincerely,

                                   The Prudential Insurance
                                          Company of America

                                   By:  /s/ Joseph Y. Alouf
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                                   Its: Vice President

Accepted and agreed to
effective the date first
appearing above:

Newport Corporation

By:      /s/ William R. Abbott
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Its:     Vice President of Finance
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                                                                    Exhibit 10.3

                            INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT

         This INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT is effective as of [date], between
NEWPORT CORPORATION, a Nevada corporation (the "Company"), and [name]
("Indemnitee"), an officer and/or member of the Board of Directors of the
Company.

         WHEREAS, the Company desires the benefits of having Indemnitee serve as
an officer and/or director secure in the knowledge that expenses, liabilities
and losses incurred by him in his good faith service to the Company will be
borne by the Company or its successors and assigns in accordance with applicable
law; and

         WHEREAS, the Company desires that Indemnitee resist and defend against
what Indemnitee may consider to be unjustified investigations, claims, actions,
suits and proceedings which have arisen or may arise in the future as a result
of Indemnitee's service to the Company notwithstanding that conditions in the
insurance markets may make directors' and officers' liability insurance coverage
unavailable or available only at premium levels which the Company may deem
inappropriate to pay; and

         WHEREAS, the parties believe it appropriate to memorialize and reaffirm
the Company's indemnification obligations to Indemnitee and, in addition, set
forth the indemnification agreements contained herein.

         NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements herein
contained, the parties agree as follows:

         1.      Indemnification.

                 (a)     Indemnification of Expenses. Indemnitee shall be
indemnified and held harmless by the Company to the fullest extent permitted by
its Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws and applicable law, as the same exist or
may hereafter be amended, against all expenses, liabilities and losses
(including attorneys' fees, judgments, fines, and amounts paid or to be paid in
any settlement approved in advance by the Company, such approval not to be
unreasonably withheld) (collectively, "Indemnifiable Expenses") actually and
reasonably incurred or suffered by Indemnitee in connection with any present or
future threatened, pending or contemplated investigation, claim, action, suit or
proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative
(collectively, "Indemnifiable Litigation"), (i) to which Indemnitee is or was a
party or is threatened to be made a party by reason of any action or inaction in
Indemnitee's capacity as a director or officer of the Company, or as a member of
any committee of the Board of Directors, or in his capacity as the
Beneficiaries' Representative, or (ii) with respect to which Indemnitee is
otherwise involved by reason of the fact that Indemnitee is or was serving as a
director, officer, employee or agent of the Company, or of any subsidiary or
division, or is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director,
officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture,
trust or other enterprise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Indemnitee shall have
no right to indemnification for expenses and the payment of profits arising from
the purchase and sale by Indemnitee of securities in violation of Section 16(b)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

                 (b)     Contribution. If the indemnification provided for in
Section 1(a) above for any reason is held by a court of competent jurisdiction
to be unavailable to an Indemnitee in respect of any losses, claims, damages,
expenses or liabilities referred to therein, then the Company, in lieu of
indemnifying Indemnitee thereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or
payable by Indemnitee as a result of such losses, claims, damages, expenses or
liabilities (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to

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reflect the relative benefits received by the Company and the Indemnitee, or
(ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i) above is not permitted by
applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the
relative benefits referred to in clause (i) above but also the relative fault of
the Company and the Indemnitee in connection with any action or inaction which
resulted in such losses, claims, damages, expenses or liabilities, as well as
any other relevant equitable considerations. In connection with any registration
of the Company's securities, the relative benefits received by the Company and
the Indemnitee shall be deemed to be in the same respective proportions that the
net proceeds from the offering (before deducting expenses) received by the
Company and the Indemnitee, in each case as set forth in the table on the cover
page of the applicable prospectus, bear to the aggregate public offering price
of the securities so offered. The relative fault of the Company and the
Indemnitee shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the
untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged
omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company
or the Indemnitee and the parties' relative intent, knowledge, access to
information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission.

                 The Company and the Indemnitee agree that it would not be just
and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 1(b) were determined by
pro rata or per capita allocation or by any other method of allocation which
does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in the
immediately preceding paragraph. In connection with the registration of the
Company's securities, in no event shall an Indemnitee be required to contribute
any amount under this Section 1(b) in excess of the lesser of (i) that
proportion of the total of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities
indemnified against equal to the proportion of the total securities sold under
such registration statement which is being sold by such Indemnitee or (ii) the
proceeds received by Indemnitee from its sale of securities under such
registration statement. No person found guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation
(within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended)
shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not found guilty of
such fraudulent misrepresentation.

                 (c)     Survival Regardless of Investigation. The
indemnification and contribution provided for in this Section 1 will remain in
full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of
the Indemnitee or any officer, director, employee, agent or controlling person
of the Indemnitee.

                 (d)     Change in Control. The Company agrees that if there is
a Change in Control of the Company (other than a Change in Control which has
been approved by a majority of the Company's Board of Directors who were
directors immediately prior to such Change in Control) then, with respect to all
matters thereafter arising concerning the rights of Indemnitee to payments of
Indemnifiable Expenses under this Agreement or any other agreement or under the
Company's Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws as now or hereafter in effect,
Independent Legal Counsel (as defined in Section 8(d) hereof) shall be selected
by the Indemnitee and approved by the Company (which approval shall not be
unreasonably withheld). Such counsel, among other things, shall render its
written opinion to the Company and Indemnitee as to whether and to what extent
Indemnitee would be permitted to be indemnified under applicable law. The
Company agrees to abide by such opinion and to pay the reasonable fees of the
Independent Legal Counsel referred to above and to fully indemnify such counsel
against any and all expenses (including attorneys' fees), claims, liabilities
and damages arising out of or relating to this Agreement or its engagement
pursuant hereto.

                 (e)     Mandatory Payment of Expenses. Notwithstanding any
other provision of this Agreement other than Section 7 hereof, to the extent
that Indemnitee has been successful on the merits or otherwise, including,
without limitation, the dismissal of an action without prejudice, in the defense
of any

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action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation referred to in Section (1)(a)
hereof or in the defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, Indemnitee shall
be indemnified against all Indemnifiable Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in
connection therewith.

         2.      Interim Expenses. The Company agrees to pay Indemnifiable
Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any Indemnifiable Litigation
on a current basis, in advance of the final disposition thereof, provided that
the Company has received an undertaking by or on behalf of Indemnitee,
substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, to repay the amount so
advanced to the extent that it is ultimately determined by court order or
judgment from which no further right of appeal exists, that Indemnitee is not
entitled to be indemnified by the Company under this Agreement or otherwise.

         3.      Trust Fund, Beneficiaries' Representative.

                 (a)     The Company may establish or fund a trust, in the sole
discretion of the Board of Directors of the Company and with no obligation to do
so, to satisfy certain of the Company's obligations under this Agreement and
similar agreements with other directors and/or officers (collectively, including
Indemnitee, the "Beneficiaries"). Therefore, in addition to Indemnitee's rights
under this Indemnification Agreement and any applicable insurance policy,
Indemnitee shall, if such trust has been established and has remained funded,
also have the right to seek indemnification payments from the trustee of the
trust ("Trustee") in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and of the
trust agreement.

                 (b)     All communications or demands made by and among the
Company, the Trustee, if any, and the Beneficiaries are to be made through the
individual designated as the Beneficiaries' representative ("Beneficiaries'
Representative"). The Beneficiaries' Representative as of the date of this
Agreement is Robert L. Guyett. The Beneficiaries' Representative may be changed
from time to time and at any time upon agreement of two-thirds of the
Beneficiaries. In discharging his obligations hereunder, the Beneficiaries'
Representative shall at all times act expeditiously and in a manner reasonably
believed to be in the best interests of the Beneficiaries.

         4.      Procedure for Making Demand. In the event the trust
contemplated by Section 3 is established, the Beneficiaries' Representative
shall have the exclusive right and obligation to make demands on behalf of all
Beneficiaries for payments for Indemnifiable Expenses, including advance
payments as set forth in Section 2. In order to receive payment, Indemnitee
shall make demand on the Beneficiaries' Representative, who then has the right
and obligation first to make demand upon the Company to honor its indemnity
obligations and pay the Indemnifiable Expenses. If the Company fails to do so
within fifteen (15) days, the Beneficiaries' Representative shall then have the
right and obligation to make demand under any applicable policy of directors'
and officers' liability insurance then in effect upon the insurance company (the
"Insurance Company") issuing such policy. If the Insurance Company fails to pay
the demand within fifteen (15) days, then the Beneficiaries' Representative
shall, if the trust is funded at such time, be entitled and obligated to make
demand upon the Trustee for such payment. Indemnitee shall not be required to
institute a lawsuit or take other actions against the Company, Insurance Company
or any insurer to recover the unpaid amount prior to the Beneficiaries'
Representative making a demand and receiving payment from the Trustee on his
behalf, but the Beneficiaries' Representative shall deliver a certificate to the
Trustee at the time of payment of each distribution certifying that no part of
such payment has been previously received from the Company or any insurer. If
the Beneficiaries' Representative fails to take any action required hereunder,
Indemnitee may take the action directly.

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         5.      Failure to Indemnify.

                 (a)     If a claim under this Agreement, or any statute, or
under any provision of the Company's Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws
providing for indemnification, is not paid in full by the Company or the
Insurance Company within forty-five (45) days after a written request for
payment thereof has been received by the Company, Indemnitee may, but need not,
at any time thereafter bring an action against the Company to recover the unpaid
amount of the claim and, if successful in whole or in part, Indemnitee shall
also be entitled to be paid for the expenses (including attorneys' fees) of
bringing such action.

                 (b)     It shall be a defense to any such action (other than an
action brought to enforce a claim for expenses incurred in connection with any
action, suit or proceeding in advance of its final disposition) that Indemnitee
has not met the standards of conduct which make it permissible under applicable
law for the Company to indemnify Indemnitee for the amount claimed, but the
burden of proving such defense shall be on the Company and Indemnitee shall be
entitled to receive interim payments of interim expenses pursuant to Section 2
hereof unless and until such defense may be finally adjudicated by court order
or judgment from which no further right of appeal exists. It is the parties'
intention that if the Company contests Indemnitee's right to indemnification,
the question of Indemnitee's right to indemnification shall be for the court to
decide, and neither the failure of the Company (including its board of
directors, independent legal counsel, or its stockholders) to have made a
determination that indemnification of Indemnitee is proper in the circumstances
because Indemnitee has met the applicable standard of conduct required by
applicable law, nor an actual determination by the Company (including its board
of directors, any committee or subgroup of the board of directors, independent
legal counsel, or its stockholders) that Indemnitee has not met such applicable
standard of conduct, shall create a presumption that Indemnitee has or has not
met the applicable standard of conduct.

         6.      Retention of Counsel.

                 (a)     Whether Indemnitee is seeking payment of Indemnifiable
Expenses directly from the Company, the Trustee, if any, or from the Insurance
Company, the Beneficiaries' Representative shall have the right and obligation
on behalf of Indemnitee and other Beneficiaries, to (i) select counsel to
represent them with respect to any matter subject to indemnification and payment
hereunder; (ii) coordinate the defense of any such matter; and (iii) approve the
fees and other expenses of counsel selected by him pursuant hereto.

                 (b)     Notwithstanding the foregoing, Indemnitee may retain
different counsel than the other Beneficiaries, or may incur expenses not shared
in common with the other Beneficiaries, in connection with any Indemnifiable
Litigation if in the reasonable judgment of Indemnitee there may be legal
defenses available to him which are different from or additional to those
available to the other Beneficiaries and, as a consequence, an actual or
potential conflict of interest with the other Beneficiaries exists, or if other
facts or circumstances exist which would make the representation of Indemnitee
and other Beneficiaries inappropriate due to conflicts of interest. Indemnitee
must obtain the prior written approval of the Beneficiaries' Representative to
retain such counsel, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. In the
event that the Beneficiaries' Representative withholds such consent, Indemnitee
shall then have the right to seek approval for such separate counsel from the
Company, or the Trustee, if any, which approval shall not be unreasonably
withheld.

                 (c)     Nothing contain herein shall prohibit Indemnitee from
retaining other counsel at Indemnitee's own expense.

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     7.   Period of Limitations. No legal action shall be brought and no cause
of action shall be asserted by or in the right of the Company against
Indemnitee, Indemnitee's estate, spouse, heirs, executors or personal or legal
representatives after the expiration of two years from the date of accrual of
such cause of action, and any claim or cause of action of the Company shall be
extinguished and deemed released unless asserted by the timely filing of a legal
action within such two-year period; provided, however, that if any shorter
period of limitations is otherwise applicable to any such cause of action, such
shorter period shall govern.

     8.   Construction of Certain Phrases.

          (a)  For purposes of this Agreement, references to the "Company" shall
include, in addition to the resulting corporation, any constituent corporation
(including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or
merger which, if its separate existence had continued, would have had power and
authority to indemnify its directors, officers, employees, agents or
fiduciaries, so that if Indemnitee is or was a director, officer, employee,
agent or fiduciary of such constituent corporation, or is or was serving at the
request of such constituent corporation as a director, officer, employee, agent
or fiduciary of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, employee
benefit plan, trust or other enterprise, Indemnitee shall stand in the same
position under the provisions of this Agreement with respect to the resulting or
surviving corporation as Indemnitee would have with respect to such constituent
corporation if its separate existence had continued.

          (b)  For purposes of this Agreement, references to "other enterprises"
shall include employee benefit plans; references to "fines" shall include any
excise taxes assessed on Indemnitee with respect to an employee benefit plan;
and references to "serving at the request of the Company" shall include any
service as a director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of the Company
which imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director, officer,
employee, agent or fiduciary with respect to an employee benefit plan, its
participants or its beneficiaries; and if Indemnitee acted in good faith and in
a manner Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in the interest of the
participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan, Indemnitee shall be
deemed to have acted in a manner "not opposed to the best interests of the
Company" as referred to in this Agreement.

          (c)  For purposes of this Agreement a "Change in Control" shall be
deemed to have occurred if (i) there shall be consummated any consolidation or
merger of the Company in which the Company is not the continuing or surviving
corporation or pursuant to which shares of the Company's Voting Securities would
be converted into cash, securities or other property, other than a merger of the
Company in which the holders of the Company's Voting Securities immediately
prior to the merger have the same proportionate ownership of at least eighty
percent (80%) of common stock of the surviving corporation immediately after the
merger; (ii) there shall be consummated any consolidation or merger of the
Company in which the Company is the surviving corporation, but the holders of
the Company's outstanding Voting Securities immediately prior to such merger or
consolidation hold, in the aggregate, securities possessing less than eighty
percent (80%) of the total combined voting power of all outstanding Voting
Securities of the Company immediately after such merger or consolidation; (iii)
there shall be consummated any sale, lease, exchange or other transfer (in one
transaction or a series of related transactions) of all, or substantially all,
of the assets of the Company; (iv) the stockholders of the Company approve any
plan or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of the Company; (v) any
person (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d)(2) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), shall become the
beneficial owner (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of
20% or more of the Company's outstanding Voting Securities (other than any such
person who is

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the record owner of at least 15% of the Company's outstanding Voting Securities
on the date hereof, other than nominees); (vi) during any period of two
consecutive years during the term of this Agreement, individuals who at the
beginning of the two year period constituted the entire Board of Directors do
not for any reason constitute a majority thereof unless the election, or the
nomination for election by the Company's stockholders, of each new director was
approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the directors then still in office
who were directors at the beginning of the period; (vii) an event shall occur
constituting a "Business Combination" under the Company's Articles of
Incorporation as amended to date.

          (d)  For purposes of this Agreement, "Independent Legal Counsel" shall
mean an attorney or firm of attorneys, selected in accordance with the
provisions of Section 1(d) hereof, who shall not have otherwise performed
services for the Company or Indemnitee within the last three years (other than
with respect to matters concerning the rights of Indemnitee under this
Agreement, or of other indemnitees under similar indemnity agreements).

          (e)  For purposes of this Agreement, "Voting Securities" shall mean
any securities of the Company that vote generally in the election of directors.

     9.   Binding Effect; Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be
binding upon and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the parties
hereto and their respective successors, assigns, including any direct or
indirect successor by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise to all or
substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company, spouses, heirs,
and personal and legal representatives. The Company shall require and cause any
successor (whether direct or indirect by purchase, merger, consolidation or
otherwise) to all, substantially all, or a substantial part, of the business
and/or assets of the Company, by written agreement in form and substance
satisfactory to Indemnitee, expressly assume and agree to perform this Agreement
in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to
perform if no such succession had taken place. This Agreement shall continue in
effect with respect to Indemnifiable Litigation regardless of whether Indemnitee
continues to serve as a director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of the
Company of any other enterprise at the Company's request.

     10.  Contract Rights Not Exclusive. Except as provided in Section 16, the
contract rights conferred by this Agreement shall be in addition to, but not
exclusive of, any other right which Indemnitee may have or may hereafter acquire
under any statute, provision of the Company's Articles of Incorporation or
Bylaws, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, or
otherwise.

     11.  Indemnitee's Obligations. The Indemnitee shall promptly advise the
Company in writing of the institution of any investigation, claim, action, suit
or proceeding which is or may be subject to this Agreement and keep the Company
generally informed of, and consult with the Company with respect to, the status
of any such investigation, claim, action, suit or proceeding. Notices to the
Company shall be directed to Newport Corporation, 1791 Deere Avenue, Irvine,
California 92606, Attn: President (or such other address as the Company shall
designate in writing to Indemnitee). Notice shall be deemed received when
delivered if delivery is in person or by courier, or three days after the date
postmarked if sent by certified or registered mail, properly addressed. In
addition, Indemnitee shall give the Company such information and cooperation as
it may reasonably require and as shall be within Indemnitee's power.

     12.  No Presumptions; Burden of Proof. For purposes of this Agreement, the
termination of any Indemnifiable Litigation by judgment, order, settlement
(whether with or without court approval) or conviction, or upon a plea of nolo
contendere, or its equivalent, shall not create a presumption that Indemnitee
did not meet any particular standard of conduct or have any particular belief or
that a court has determined that indemnification is not permitted by applicable
law. In connection with any determination

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as to whether Indemnitee is entitled to be indemnified hereunder, the burden of
proof shall be on the Company to establish that Indemnitee is not so entitled.

     13.  Notice to Insurers. If, at the time of the receipt by the Company of a
notice of a Indemnifiable Litigation pursuant to Section 11 hereof, the Company
has liability insurance in effect which may cover such Indemnifiable Litigation,
the Company shall give prompt notice of the commencement of such Indemnifiable
Litigation to the insurers in accordance with the procedures set forth in the
respective policies. The Company shall thereafter take all necessary or
desirable action to cause such insurers to pay, on behalf of Indemnitee, all
amounts payable as a result of such action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or
investigation in accordance with the terms of such policies.

     14.  Attorneys' Fees. In the event that any action is instituted by
Indemnitee under this Agreement or under any liability insurance policies
maintained by the Company to enforce or interpret any of the terms hereof or
thereof, any Indemnitee shall be entitled to be paid all Indemnifiable Expenses
incurred by Indemnitee with respect to such action, regardless of whether
Indemnitee is ultimately successful in such action, and shall be entitled to the
advancement of Indemnifiable Expenses with respect to such action, unless, as a
part of such action, a court of competent jurisdiction over such action
determines that each of the material assertions made by Indemnitee as a basis
for such action was not made in good faith or was frivolous. In the event of an
action instituted by or in the name of the Company under this Agreement to
enforce or interpret any of the terms of this Agreement, the Indemnitee shall be
entitled to be paid all Indemnifiable Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in defense
of such action (including costs and expenses incurred with respect to Indemnitee
counterclaims and cross-claims made in such action), and shall be entitled to
the advancement of Indemnifiable Expenses with respect to such action, unless,
as a part of such action, a court having jurisdiction over such action
determines that each of Indemnitee's material defenses to such action was made
in bad faith or was frivolous.

     15.  Severability. Should any provision of this Agreement, or any clause
hereof, be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, in whole or in part,
the remaining provisions and clauses of the Agreement shall remain fully
enforceable and binding on the parties.

     16.  Entire Agreement; Modification and Waiver. This Agreement constitutes
the entire agreement between the Indemnitee and the Company with respect to the
subject matter hereof and replaces and supersedes all prior indemnification
agreements between Indemnitee and the Company. No supplement, modification or
amendment of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by both
of the parties hereto. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement
shall be deemed or shall constitute a waiver of any other provisions hereof
(whether or not similar) nor shall such waiver constitute a continuing waiver.

     17.  Consent to Jurisdiction. The Company and Indemnitee each hereby
irrevocably consent to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of California
for all purposes in connection with any action or proceeding which arises out of
or relates to this Agreement and agree that any action instituted under this
Agreement shall be commenced, prosecuted and continued only in the state and
federal courts sitting in the County of Orange, State of California, which shall
be the exclusive and only proper forum for adjudicating such a claim.

     18.  Choice of Law. The validity, interpretation, performance and
enforcement of this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of
Nevada.

                            [signature page follows]

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the day
and year first written above.

                                          NEWPORT CORPORATION

                                          By:___________________________________

                                          Name:_________________________________

                                          Title:________________________________

                                          INDEMNITEE

                                          ______________________________________
                                          [Name]

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                                    EXHIBIT A

                              UNDERTAKING AGREEMENT

         This UNDERTAKING AGREEMENT is effective as of _______________, 20__,
between NEWPORT CORPORATION, a Nevada corporation (the "Company") and
_____________________ ("Indemnitee"), an officer and/or member of the Board of
Directors of the Company.

         WHEREAS, Indemnitee may become involved in investigations, claims,
actions, suits or proceedings which have arisen or may arise in the future as a
result of Indemnitee's service to the Company;

         WHEREAS, Indemnitee desires that the Company pay any and all expenses
(including, but not limited to, attorneys' fees and court costs) actually and
reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee's behalf in defending or
investigating any such suits or claims and that such payment be made in advance
of the final disposition of such investigations, claims, actions, suits or
proceedings to the extent that Indemnitee has not been previously reimbursed by
insurance; and

         WHEREAS, the Company is willing to make such payments but, in
accordance with Article TENTH of the Bylaws of the Company and Section 78.751 of
the Nevada Revised Statutes, the Company may make such payments only if it
receives an undertaking to repay from Indemnitee; and

         WHEREAS, Indemnitee is willing to give such an undertaking;

         NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises contained
herein, the parties agree as follows:

              1.   In regard to any payments made by the Company to Indemnitee
pursuant to the terms of the Indemnification Agreement dated ___________, 20__,
between the Company and Indemnitee, if it shall ultimately be determined by
court order or judgment from which no further right of appeal exists, that the
Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company pursuant to the
Bylaws of the Company and Section 78.751 of the Nevada Revised Statutes, or
other applicable law, Indemnitee hereby undertakes and agrees to repay to the
Company any and all amounts so paid promptly and in any event within thirty (30)
days after such determination.

              2.   This Agreement shall not affect in any manner rights which
Indemnitee may have against the Company, any insurer or any other person to seek
indemnification for or reimbursement of any expenses referred to herein or any
judgment which may be rendered in any litigation or proceeding.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be
executed on the date first above written.

                                                  NEWPORT CORPORATION

                                                  By:___________________________
                                                  Name:_________________________
                                                  Title:________________________

                                                  INDEMNITEE

                                                  ______________________________

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