Photon - Dutch Photonics

PREFACE
Preface
Over the last decade Dutch industry has been
increasingly exploiting the huge potential that
photonics brings to our national innovation strength.
Photonics has been recognized as a key enabling
technology in Europe as well as in our national
topsector policy within High Tech Systems and
Materials. The industry in fact connects the tradition
of generating knowledge and bringing this into
innovative products. The products of these companies
utilize the strength of light for optical processing,
transmission and imaging. These products find their
way in different market segments like communication
(Fiber to the Home), medical- and healthcare
(diagnostics & therapy), lighting (LEDs), test-and
measuring (sensors), agriculture (spectroscopy),
photovoltaics (solar cells) to name a few. Also, a
merging of micro/nano-electronics and generic
photonic technologies allows further miniaturization
and cost reduction photonic technologies also allow
substantial energy saving opportunities.
Hence: Photonics is GREEN!
It is with great pleasure to present the second
edition of the photonics company profile guide. I am
convinced that this information will give you a recent
update of Dutch industrial photonics activities.
This company guide provides in a nutshell the focus of
each company in the field of photonics and we expect
to see more companies that exploit photonics in the
years ahead.
Dr. Bart H Verbeek
Chairman IOP Photonic Devices
Programme Manager Smart-Mix Memphis
The Netherlands has an extensive R&D landscape in
high tech systems. As integral part, photonics gives
substantial impulses to high tech market segments.
The potential of photonics in the Netherlands has
been recognized already more than 10 years ago in
excellent R&D work at our universities. This has led to
national programmes like the IOP Photonic Devices,
STW Perspective GTIP and Smart-Mix Memphis
and others that focus on the transfer of academic
knowledge into industrial and commercial activities.
The Photonics Event (www.fotonica-evenement.nl)
supports this transfer by bringing together all
stakeholders in Photonics Netherlands; an event that
is still growing and attracting international interest.
The sector has initiated it’s own Dutch photonics
roadmap, wich has been recently updated in 2012
indicating clearly the needs and potential of our
industry. A summary is provided in this guide.
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