Photonics technology – the practical application of light – is one of the most pervasive and important new technologies of the twenty-first century. Lasers, optics, fiber optics, CD players, holograms, bar-code scanners, holograms, flat-panel LCD displays and satellite imagery are just a few examples of the practical applications of photonics. In the same way that electronics changed our lives in the twentieth century, optics will play a critical role in enabling manufacturing, medical, sensing, telecommunications, environmental, homeland security, and defense technologies in this century.

Photonics Societies & Organizations