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An agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Technology Administration, NIST’s primary mission is to promote U.S. economic growth by working with industry to develop and apply technology, measurements, and standards.
Non-profit organization dedicated to establishing and publishing consensus among interested parties on national, industrial and academic requirements for physical standards, calibration services, and inter-laboratory collaboration programs in the fields of optical radiation measurement, including measurement of the transmittance and reflectance properties of materials, measurement of radiant sources, and characterization of optical detectors used for the measurement of these properties.
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) is a professional society of technical and scientific professionals that focuses on advancing the theory and practice of electrical, electronics and computer engineering and computer science.
The Optical Science Center of the University of Arizona’s research thrusts include: optical data storage, laser spectroscopy, optical circuitry, semiconductor laser physics, medical imaging, remote sensing, scanning tip and near field microscopy, theoretical and experimental quantum optics, infrared technology, photorefractive materials science, optical design, interferometric testing, and opto-mechanics.
SPIE is a non-profit professional society dedicated to advancing research, engineering, and applications in optics, photonics, imaging, and electronics.
The Optical Society of America was organized to increase and diffuse the knowledge of optics, pure and applied, to promote the common interests of investigators of optical problems, of designers, and of users of optical apparatus of all kinds; and to encourage cooperation among them.
The Optoelectronics Industry Development Association (OIDA) is a non-profit association that serves as the nexus for vision, transformation, and growth of the optoelectronics industry. It provides roadmaps, reports, and market data for the optoelectronics industry, serves as the voice of industry to government and academia, acts as liaison with other optoelectronic industry associations worldwide, and provides a network for the exchange of ideas and information within the optoelectronics community. Optronic Laboratories is a corporate member of the Optoelectronics Industry Development Association.
Lincoln Laboratory has pioneered in advanced electronics since its origin in 1951 as a Federally Funded Research and Development Center of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Founded in 1929, the University of Rochester’s Institute of Optics is widely considered one of the world’s foremost centers for the study of optics. It is a component of the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.
United Rotorcraft Solutions offers maintenance, component overhaul, aircraft completion and refurbish services, systems integration, interiors, paint, night vision compatible cockpit lighting, night vision goggles, goggle certification and NVG flight training.
Der Optotransmitter-Umweltschutz-Technologie e.V. (OUT e.V.) ist eine Industrieforschungseinrichtung mit Kernkompetenzen auf dem Gebiet optoelektronischer Hochtechnologien.
The Florida Photonics Cluster was formed to support the growth and profitability of the photonics industry through the strength of a unified voice, and is open to companies and organizations that provide optics and photonics products or services. The FPC focuses on the collaboration of various companies and organizations, and is dedicated to enhancing the industry by bringing together the knowledge, expertise, and service that each company or organization has to offer the cluster.
