The following is a list of resources related to the Photonics Industry and Florida business. If you would like to have your organization listed here, please contact us.
The companies listed here are supporters/members of the FPC. Some have agreed to provide a discount on their products or service to FPC members. Please patronize these companies and be sure to ask for the FPC discount when contacting them
- Bond, Schoeneck, & King, PLLC Attorneys
- Bullock Law (20% discount)
- Curley & Pynn Public Relations
- Williams & Associates – logos advertising specialties
- Diamond Level Service – event, exhibit, and multimedia services
- Laser Focus World & BioOptics World
- Optics Professionals, LLC – staffing and recruitment services
- Florida High Tech Corridor Council
- Orlando Economic Partnership
- Enterprise Florida
- Central FL Development Council – Polk County
- Pinellas County Economic Development
- Tampa Bay Partnership
- Workforce Florida
- Beacon Council: Economic Development in Miami, Florida
- Economic Development in Jacksonville, Florida
- Florida’s Space Coast
- OSA Industry Development Associates
- Colorado Photonics Industry Association
- Photonics Industry Association of New York (PIANY)
- Rochester Regional Photonics Cluster (RRPC)
- Arizona Technology Council – Optics Valley
- Connecticut Optics & Photonics Association
- Michigan Photonics Cluster
For information on other US-based clusters, see SPIE’s resources
For information on other clusters outside the USA, see SPIE
- Enterprise Florida
- Florida High Tech Corridor Council
- Florida Virtual Entrepreneur Center – a free web portal designed to connect entrepreneurs with business support organizations, programs and service providers who can support their new or growing business.
- GrowFL – Taking companies to the next level
- UCF Business Incubation Program
- USF Connect
- Luminate Accelerator
- Career Source Florida
- OP-TEC OP-TEC, The National Center for Optics and Photonics Education, is a consortium of two-year colleges, high schools, universities, national laboratories, industry partners, and professional societies funded by the National Science Foundation’s Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program.
- Laser and Fiber Optics Regional Center (LASER-TEC) – A National Science Foundation Advanced Technological Education Center comprised of community and state colleges, universities, high schools and technical centers, trade associations, and laser and fiber optic (LFO) companies
- Laser U – Use of Lasers in Advanced Manufacturing. LIA has created “Laser U,” with courses on everything from the main types of lasers used for manufacturing, through review of hybrid laser arc welding, to the basics of ultrafast laser machining.
- Photonics Media
- Photonics Online
- Photonics Dictionary
- Engineering Fundamentals – An engineer’s reference
- LuxPop – Handy optical values and calculations
- Optosenso – Sources of optical design and engineering
- Don Klipstein – Multi-level, extensive source of information on lasers at undergraduate level
- Wendy Carlos – Fresh perspectives on color vision
- VizCheck – A method to enhance your information’s visibility for the color-blind
- Unusual and elegant amateur telescopes
- Akiyoshi’s Optical illusions
- PhotonicsConnection.com
- Photonics OnLine
- CREOL Industrial Affiliates
- SPIE – resources for forming and operating clusters
- National Photonics Initiative (NPI) – The NPI is a collaborative alliance among industry, academia and government seeking to raise awareness of photonics – the technology and application of light – and drive US funding and investment in five key photonics-driven fields critical to US competitiveness and national security: advanced manufacturing, communications and information technology, defense and national security, energy, and health and medicine.
- OSA Public Policy
- SPIE Public Policy
- The Alliance for Science & Technology Research in America (ASTRA)
USInnovation.org, is a project of ASTRA, The Alliance for Science & Technology Research in America. ASTRA is a unique collaboration of individuals and organizations drawn from industry, professional and trade associations, universities, and research centers united in common cause to increase federal funding for the physical and mathematical sciences and engineering. - Florida Expert Net
If you are a photonics company looking to connect with Florida business resources, schedule time with the FPC Program Director to discuss your business needs.