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Optics and Photonics: Key Enabling Technologies

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Alan E. Willner1, Robert L. Byer2, Constance J. Chang-Hasnain3, Stephen R. Forrest4, Henry Kressel, Herwig Kogelnik5, Guillermo J. Tearney6, Charles H. Townes3, Michalis N. Zervas7 •
University of Southern California1, Stanford University2, University of California, Berkeley3, University of Michigan4, Alcatel-Lucent5, Harvard University6, University of Southampton7
13 May 2012
TL;DR: Past milestones, present state of the art, and future perspectives of several different topics, including: lasers, materials, devices, communications, bioimaging, displays, manufacturing, and industry evolution are explored.
Abstract: The fields of optics and photonics have experienced dramatic technical advances over the past several decades and have cemented themselves as key enabling technologies across many different industries. This paper explores past milestones, present state of the art, and future perspectives of several different topics, including: lasers, materials, devices, communications, bioimaging, displays, manufacturing, and industry evolution.

58 citations