Surprising Surges, Cautious Expectations, Positive Outlooks
A Q&A roundtable on the state and future of the photonics industry The economy grew tremendously in 2010, according to leaders of companies in all areas of photonics – lasers, optics, imaging and beyond – who report high expectations that this growth is set to continue, especially in industrial sectors. In some cases, the growth came so suddenly that manufacturers were unprepared, having cut back on resources during the downturn the year before; others used that downtime to...
Photonics Spectra, January 2012