Universities and Research Centers

Areas of focus include high-power, high-brightness diode lasers, high- brilliance diode lasers, semiconductor disc lasers, hybrid laser systems, gallium nitride based lasers and LEDs.

Offers undergraduate and graduate programs leading to MS and PhD degrees in physics. Also provides research in nonlinear optics, lasers and photonics.

Provides consulting, process development, and production validation for all laser processes. Also develops special optics, high brightness diode lasers and special fiber lasers.

Research topics are material and process development for surface technology and surface refinement, automotive techniques and energy supply, glass and ceramics, microsystems and life sciences.

Carries out customer specific developments in fields of microelectronic and microsystems technology serving as a business partner that supports the transition of innovative ideas into new products....

Fraunhofer IMM provides expertise in the fields of energy and chemical technology as well as analysis systems and sensors.

Provides telecommunications and datacommunications networks (photonic and mobile). Also photonic components, image processing and multimedia technologies. Services in tests and measurements and...

The Fraunhofer IPT combines knowledge and experience in all fields of production technology. The department of Fine Machining and Optics develops technologies for the production and processing of...

Fraunhofer ILT is a very important contracting research and development institute of its sector worldwide. Its experts develop and optimize laser beam sources and processes. In close cooperation with...

Measurement of shape, roughness, displacement and deformation using holographic, speckle and fringe projection techniques. Demodulation and processing of interference patterns and signals.

The physics program offers a challenging curriculum for undergraduate students seeking the knowledge of basic physics and real exposure to the state-of-the-art applications and research. This program...

The University of Alabama in Huntsville offers multiple degree paths leading to the MS and Ph.D. in optics. The Ph.D. program in Optical Science and Engineering (OSE) was established at UAH in 1992....

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Alberta helps students develop the skills they need to dream of and invent the technology of the future. Offering both...

The School of Advanced Technology at Algonquin College in Ottawa, Canada offers a broad range of programs that opens up many career possibilities. Our programs take virtual world ideas and align them...

Offers more than 120 classes leading to BS, MS and PhD degrees. A distance learning component offers programs leading to the MS and Professional Graduate Certificate. Faculty conducts research in all...

The microEP program at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, is an interdisciplinary graduate program designed to expand a student's knowledge beyond the boundaries of traditional departmental...

AACC has won numerous national, regional, and state awards that put us on par with, or above, many four-year colleges. Our associate degrees and credit certificates prepare students for transfer to a...

The Photonics Center works on important and basic problems, translates enabling discoveries into useful applications, and educates future leaders in the field. Our mission is executed through basic...

The COPL is a strategic cluster of Quebec researchers focused on a wide spectrum of optics and photonics technologies. Offers unparalleled graduate student training and provides expertise to...

Central Carolina offers an associate degree in applied science focusing on laser and photonics technology. This high-tech program includes instruction on understanding the application of electronic,...

A research center focused on optical engineering and photonics where specialists in optics, electronics, computer science and mechanics carry out applied research and technology transfer activities....

The EMETL program prepares graduates to successfully begin careers and advance professionally in local and national industries that utilize lasers and electro-optics systems. Students work with laser...

Encourages the development of human and humane knowledge in the arts, sciences, humanities and professions through scholarship, creative activity and research while providing an accessible and...

This program offers an associate degree in applied science, as well as three certificate options, all to prepare students for positions as photonics technicians installing and troubleshooting lasers,...

Offers Master and Ph.D Degrees in electro-optics.

Areas of focus include holography and applications: holographic recording materials (silver, DCG and photopolymers), holographic interferometry - ESPI - moiré optics, diffractive optics and...

Photonics engineering (Science and technology of light). Engineering students specializing in Photonics are trained to have the skills to design, develop, and implement systems functioning primarily...

Students in robotics and communication systems engineering technology programs are educated and trained for careers as electronic systems technicians; such positions could include conducting research...

The laser and optics technology program features electronic technician courses and training, offering the skills necessary to begin a career in the lasers field. Students spend nearly half of their...

The Laser Systems Technician AAS program prepares individuals to apply basic engineering principles and technical skills in support of engineers and other professionals engaged in developing and...

The school offers programs in electronics technology through advanced electronics principles and applications. Graduates are able to utilize the skills learned in these programs to enter into either...

Nonprofit research and development institute specializing in the field of laser technology. Covers all areas of laser R&D, laser development, thin-film technology for optical components, nano-...

A nonprofit institute for research and development in biomedical optics, medical technology and laser applications. Consulting, patent and literature searches, market studies, workshops for industry...

Leti, a technology research institute at CEA Tech, pioneers micro and nanotechnologies, tailoring differentiating applicative solutions that ensure competitiveness in a wide range of markets. The...

As a full university, the Johannes Gutenberg University offers a wide range of subjects to study. Students can choose from almost all fields of higher education: from jurisprudence and economics to...

Manipal Academy houses over 28,000 students from 57 different nations. It also has nearly 2500 faculty and almost 10,000 other support and service staff, who cater to the various professional...

The Minnesota State College Southeast offers programs in electronics technology, which provide students with a broad spectrum of career opportunities; 50 percent of the classwork is hands-on. All...

A graduated NSF Engineering Research Center at Princeton University. Develops and prototypes high-performance, cost-effective and market-ready mid-infrared trace gas sensor systems for applications...

The optical systems technology associate degree provides a direct path to employment in the high-tech optics industry. Monroe Community College offers this unique opportunity in collaboration with...

An interdisciplinary research center focusing on the development and use of coherent laser measurement techniques as well as optional 3-D coordinate measurement techniques for medical diagnostics....

National Research Institute of Optics (INO) is one of the major research Institutes of National Research Council of Italy (CNR). It focuses its expertise on research in Optics, in its most advanced...

Northwestern Michigan College offers an engineering technology degree, which features a broad-based curriculum across all areas of technical education. This prepares graduates for emerging job...

The engineering program at the school offers an associate degree, with an optical engineering concentration.