harnessing light – how light is enabling the future
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HARNESSING LIGHT – HOW LIGHT IS ENABLING THE FUTURE
Elizabeth Cloos
University of Michigan
2013-10-25
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What is Optics & Photonics?• The science and application of
Light
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A Brief History of Light
Optics is more than eyeglasses and cameras.
It is anything involving light.
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ENABLING INDUSTRIESCommunications, Manufacturing, Health Care, Defense and Energy.
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Industry Numbers – Public Photonics Companies
2009 2010
Revenue($millions)
2,741,289 3,085,292
No. of Employees(000s)
7159 7415
Public companies that are focused on optics and photonics create more than 10% (>$3 trillion) of all U.S. public company revenues and 6% (7.4 million) of public company jobs.
Source: Table 2.2 Optics and Photonics, Essential Technologies for Our Nation. Data from 282 of the 285 unique public companies listed as members, employers, or exhibitors by SPIE & OSA.
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Communication
• Gigabit+ Internet• Terabyte data storage• Faster and smaller computing
IT and Telecom Industry:• $4.7 trillion globally• 6% of total world GDP
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Communication
SOURCE:http://www.nasa.gov/content/ladee-and-earth-artists-concept/#.UmCI7lCsim4
Lunar Atmosphere & Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE)
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Manufacturing
Laser Cutting Nanofabrication
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Health Care
• Detect cancer• Fight winter blues• Whiten Teeth• Vision correction• Needless testing
http://spie.org/Documents/resources/Free%20Posters/Photonics-Healthcare-Poster-2012-lr.pdf
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Health Care
Biocompatible optics made from silk
http://www.tufts.edu/home/feature/?p=optics
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Defense
• Night vision goggles• Laser range finders• Secure optical communication• Directed energy weapons
http://www.northropgrumman.com/Capabilities/ChemicalHighEnergyLaser/TacticalHighEnergyLaser/Pages/default.aspx
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Defense – EOTech Holographic Sights
http://www.eotech-inc.com/features
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Energy
• Energy Generation: • Solar Power
• Energy Conservation and Efficiency: • LEDs
• Energy Exploration and Monitoring:• Photonic Sensing
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Current Initiatives
International Year of Light National Photonics Initiative
http://www.eps.org/?page=event_iyol http://www.lightourfuture.org/
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Further Resources
Outreach: www.optics4kids.org
Education: http://www.opticseducation.org/
Industry News: http://www.photonics.com/
Photonics Clusters: http://spie.org/x22931.xml
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Summary
•Light is enabling the future!• Communication• Manufacturing• Health Care• Defense• Energy
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How are you enabled by
OPTICS?
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References & Acknowledgements
REFERENCES• Harnessing Light committee of the National Research Council. (2012). Optics and
Photonics, Essential Technologies for Our Nation. Bellingham, WA: SPIE. Retrieved from http://spie.org/Documents/AboutSPIE/PDF/HLII-OpticsandPhotonics.pdf
• National Photonics Initiative. (2013). Lighting The Path to a Competitive, Secure Future. Bellingham, WA: SPIE. Retrieved from http://spie.org/Documents/AboutSPIE/ NPI-Lighting-the-Path_24May2013.pdf
This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship under Grant No. F031543.Any opinion, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors(s) and do not necessarily reflect
the views of the National Science Foundation.
• SPIE, OSA• University of Michigan• Graduate Committee of the Society of Women Engineers @ UM• Dr. Michelle Stock
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