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New Mexico Alliance of Optics & Photonics Education

New Mexico Alliance for Optics & Photonics

Resources: Links relevant to the New Mexico Alliance for Optics and Photonics Education and optics programs

Photonics Education Programs

University of New Mexico

New Mexico Tech

Albuquerque TVI

West Mesa High School

University of Arizona

Center for Biophotonics, Science and Technology

Srini Vasan’s Instructional Photonics Website

Center for Occupational Research and Development

Rochester Institute of Technology/ Photonics

Key Optics and Photonics Organizations

International Commission for Optics (ICO)

Optical Society of America (OSA)

The International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE)

Institute of Electronic and Electrical Engineering (IEEE)

NM Optics Industry Association (NMOIA)

Government Labs

Sandia National Laboratories

US Air Force Research Laboratory

Lasers and Optical Component Suppliers

Applied Technology Associates

Advanced Optics Electronics

CIC Photonics

CVI Laser Corporation

Decade Optical Systems

Melles Griot

Newport Corporation

Zia Laser

Key Photonics Projects in New Mexico

Very Large Array (VLA)

Center for High Technology Materials (CHTM)

Interesting Optics Research Organizations

Physics and Astronomy - Optics Group

Olympus Microscopy Resource Center

Optics For Youth

HOO – Hands-on Optics

Optical Society of America – For Kids

Univ. of Arizona – For Kids

Very Large Array

The VLA near Socorro, New Mexico is one of the world's premier astronomical radio observatories that is utilizing photonics technology by collecting data with fiber optics and then optically storing it.

nanotechnology lab

With Molecular Beam Epitaxy, CHTM has a leading edge on nanoscale semiconductor growth techniques to create innovative photonics devices.