Optics Organizations, Institutes, & Societies
European Optical Society
Professional society for optics, photonics, and related disciplines.
Lasers & Electro Optics Society
Interests include lasers, optical devices, optical fibers, and associated lightwave technology and their applications in systems and subsystems in which quantum electronic devices are key elements
Laser Institute of America
The Laser Institute of America (LIA) is the international society for laser applications and safety.
Microscopy Society of America
Dedicated to the promotion and advancement of the science and practice of all microscopical imaging, analysis and diffraction techniques useful for elucidating the ultrastructure and function of materials in diverse areas of biological, materials, medical and physical sciences
OP-TEC | National Center for Optics & Photonics Education
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
Optical Society of America (OSA)
Founded in 1916, the Optical Society of America (OSA) serves to increase and diffuse the knowledge of optics, pure and applied; to promote the common interests of investigators of optical problems, of designers and of users of optical apparatus of all kinds; and to encourage cooperation among them. The purposes of the Society are scientific, technical and educational.
SPIE: International Society for Optical Engineering
SPIE is an international membership society, serving scientists and engineers in industry, academia, and government, as well as companies producing leading-edge products. SPIE constituents work in a wide variety of fields that utilize some aspect of optics and photonics, which is the science and application of light.
Society of Vacuum Coaters
A global source for learning, applying and advancing vacuum coating, surface engineering,and related technologies.
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