The Board of Laser Safety (BLS) launched its new website today at www.lasersafety.org. The new website provides a user-friendly platform that offers many convenient features, including: Easy-to-read news feed that allows timely releases of critical laser safety information. Powerful cloud-based…
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Board of Laser Safety Announces Launch of New Website
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OP-TEC Presents at 2016 NCPN Conference
OP-TEC presented and exhibited at the NCPN conference in Indianapolis, Indiana on October 7, 2016. Taylor Jeffrey, curriculum development engineer, delivered a session entitled “College Recruitment of Students for Technician Education” and took part in a joint exhibit sponsored by…
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OP-TEC Brings Awareness of Laser Optics and Photonics Technology to Waco’s ScienceFest
OP-TEC, TSTC, and Baylor hosted a laser optics and photonics technology room at Waco’s ScienceFest, October 1-2, 2016. Attendees explored the phenomena of diffraction and polarization with hands-on demonstrations, and had a chance to win prizes by playing the Matching…
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OP-TEC Publishes New Success Stories in Photonics Careers PACT Book
Success Stories in Photonics Careers 2015-2016 Inductees PACT Book The National Center for Optics and Photonics Education (OP-TEC) has recently published the 2015 – 2016 Success Stories in Photonics Careers PACT book. The new PACT booklet features 24 exemplary photonics…
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OP-TEC Publishes New Integrated Photonics Textbook for Colleges
OP-TEC has published a new college course textbook called Integrated Photonics. This 5-module textbook provides an overview of the technology, device characteristics, fabrication techniques and equipment, and applications for integrated photonics in high-speed computing, telecommunications, biomedicine, and other fields. …
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OP-TEC Sponsors Events at the 2016 HI-TEC Conference
OP-TEC hosted the 8th annual Optics and Photonics College Network (OPCN) meeting and industry site visits during the 2016 HI‐TEC conference in Pittsburgh, July 25-28. The NSF ATE national and regional photonics centers and partner colleges joined colleagues from other high technology fields to offer several…
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OP-TEC Publishes 2015 Catalog
The 2015 OP-TEC Photonics Curriculum Materials Catalog contains information on photonics program planning, student textbooks, and teaching resources available from The National Center for Optics and Photonics Education. See Inside 2015 Catalog: About OP-TEC & Resources Electronics Program Infusion Precision…
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NEW Course 1: Fundamentals of Light and Lasers Interactive eTextbook for Sale
Course 1: Fundamentals of Light and Lasers Interactive eTextbook A technician-level, standards-based comprehensive study of basic photonics concepts. For students in AAS optics, laser/electro-optics, and photonics enabled technology programs, high school dual-credit courses, or for employed technicians working in photonics…
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Colorado Photonics Industry Association
Garry Gorsuch, Director
5733 Central Ave.
Boulder, Colorado 80301
Phone: 303-834-1022
E-mail: exec@coloradophotonics.org
Website: www.coloradophotonics.org