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New Mexico Alliance of Optics & Photonics Education

New Mexico Alliance for Optics & Photonics

Sponsors: Sponsors provide many benefits to ignite the enthusiasm of students in the educational ladder

Sponsors provide internships, employment, advice on curriculum development, equipment, funding, guest lecturing, tours, and on-site demonstrations to ignite the enthusiasm of the students from middle school through university.

Sandia National Laboratories – DOE/ DP
Lockheed Martin Corporation
US Air Force Research Laboratory
Directed Energy Professional Society
High Energy Laser Joint Technology Office
National Nuclear Security Administration

Photonics at Sandia National Laboratories Click on the photos or text links below for additional information.

	Photonics Latice Now a microscopic tungsten lattice... would greatly reduce the... required electrical generating capacity and costs to home owners caused by inefficient lighting, as well as the environmental damage accompanying unnecessary power generation. - Sandia National Laboratories, May 2002
	UV-LED New Sandia UV LEDs emit shorter wavelength, high power output. Researchers achieve breakthrough in development of ultraviolet light-emitting diodes. - Sandia National Laboratories, November 2003

The "photonic lattice" developed by Sandia, is a tiny device that guides light like a crystal but with out leaking it, and has many potential applications.

A researcher at Sandia developed a clever method of using light fibers to test car batteries, determine landfill leakage, and help oil companies separate oil from water.