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Florida Photonics Cluster

Current Cluster Members (M-Z)

Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission (EDC)

The Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission is an

organization

that helps

business.

We are

dedicated to meeting

the needs

of today's

industries and creating a

competitive

economic

climate where

businesses

can thrive. To meet this

goal, the EDC

provides key services

and

support,

which range

from

relocation and expansion

expertise

export counsel to

long-term

planning with our community partners.

Our

charge is

basically two-

fold. To attract new business

investment, we

market the

Orlando region

worldwide as a

top

location for business. In

addition,

we work with

local

companies

assist them with expansion

plans

and

other business

concerns.

http:

//www.

orlandoedc.com/

Northrop Grumman Laser Systems - Bronze Patron Member

Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems is a world leader in the design, development and

manufacture of

advanced electronics for military, civil and commercial use. The sector provides a

variety of defense

electronics and systems, airspace management systems, navigation systems,

precision weapons,

communications systems, marine systems, space systems, government

systems and logistics services.

http:

//www.dsd.es.northropgrumman.com/laser/

Opnext, Inc.

Ours is a company made strong by the intertwining of two forces.

The

legacy

Hitachi

fiber optic

research and

development

combined with the

energy

and passion of

our team

create a

dynamic

force in laser technology.

move with purpose,

driven by

new ideas,

exciting applications and a

commitment to

quality. We light it up.

http://www.

opnext.com/

Optics Professionals, LLC.

Optics Professionals represent companies and individuals with common goals, the advancement and

promotion of optics and imaging technologies and related industries. Our clients are involved in fields such as:

Precision Optical Components & Systems, Optical Design & Fabrication, Remote Sensing & Imaging,

Lighting

& Illumination,

Displays & Projection Systems,

Metrology Instrumentation, Optical Coatings,

Diffraction &

Holographic Gratings,

Space Borne Systems,

Astronomy,

Opto-mechanical Hardware,

Optoelectronics and

more. Optics Professionals is a member of National Personnel Associates (NPA), the worldwide recruiting

network with over 350 affiliate offices around the world.

http://www.opticsprofessionals.com/home.aspx

Ocean Optics

Ocean Optics is a leading supplier of solutions for optical sensing –

fundamental

methods of

measuring and

interpreting the interaction of light

with matter. We enable

diverse applications in

medical and biological

research,

environmental monitoring, life

science, science education, and

entertainment lighting and display. Our extensive

line

of complementary

technologies includes

spectrometers, chemical sensors, metrology

instrumentation,

optical fibers, and thin films and

optics. Recognized as the

inventor of

miniature fiber optic spectroscopy, we’ve

sold almost

100,000

spectrometers

worldwide

since 1992. Ocean Optics is part of the Halma

Group of safety

and

detection companies,

a United Kingdom-based

multinational corporation with 2003 sales

nearly $550

million.

http://www.

oceanoptics.com/homepage.asp

Optronic Laboratories, Inc.

Optronic Laboratories is a world leader in optical radiation

measurement

solutions. We

design

and manufacture

light

measurement systems that

provide

accurate, repeatable

research-

grade

measurements in the UV-VIS-

NIR-IR

wavelength

ranges for

research,

academia, industry and the

military.

Whether our

instruments

are used

in metrology,

R&D,

quality

control or

production, our

clients

are

guaranteed the industry's

finest

modular

systems,

traceable standards

and

accessories.

Our light

measurement

systems are

designed to

provide

consistent,

precise and

repeatable measurements

throughout

the

long life of the

instrumentation.

http:

//www.

olinet.com

Product Design Solutions, Inc.

Established in 1999, Product Design Solutions provides state of the art

opto-

mechanical

design

and prototyping

services, offering turnkey design

and

prototyping capabilities

and

expertise in

optical instrument and

medical

manufacturing equipment. Product

Design

Solutions have

consistently

demonstrated proven partners for low

volume

manufacturing,

software and

electronics developments.

http://www.productdesigns.com/

Ray Williamson Consulting

Throughout his 35 years in the precision optics industry, Ray

Williamson

has

built a

reputation as

a practical,

astute, and

original problem-solver,

skilled

educator, and

multidisciplinary

advisor.

His main areas of

concentration

include optical

fabrication,

metrology, polarization optics, and

system

configuration and design.

Following his

positions as Engineering

Manager

and Quality

Manager for several well-regarded firms,

he has

built

a consulting

practice characterized by

responsiveness, honesty,

communication, solution-

orientation,

and

discretion. Please contact to

discuss your

situation: www.

ray-

optics.com

http://www.ray-optics.com/

SpectrEcology

SpectrEcology LLC sells sensing solutions for scientists in the lab and field.

Our

technologies are

optical

based... including spectroscopy, radiometry,

chemical sensors,

nanotechnology,

immunological assay and

fiber optic

probes. We have over 15 years

experience designing and

building custom

applications for

physicists, chemists,

oceanographers, vulcanologists, plant

physiologists, astronomers, geo-chemists,

ecologists, environmentalists,

plant engineers and

researchers of all types.

http://www.

SpectrEcology.com

Tower Optical Corporation

Tower Optical Corporation is a premier manufacturer and producer of high

quality

precision

optics, assemblies

and lasers. Its stock and "build to spec"

custom products are

used in leading-

edge photonics technology,

electro-

optics, lasers, telecommunications,

medical instruments,

optical imaging

and optical computing.

Products include, but are

not limited to, crystal quartz

waveplates and achromatic waveplates (retarders),

lenses,

prisms,

beamsplitters, windows and

mirrors. Founded in 1978, Tower has operated

under

its present

ownership since 1997. Its

customers represent a broad

variety of companies

and industries including military,

aircraft,

aerospace,

medical, university researchers and

key U.S. Department of Defense

contractors.

Tower is

registered with the U.S. State

Department to obtain

export licenses as required.

http:

//www.toweroptical.com/

Triple Play Communications

Triple Play Communications (TPC) is a specialty marketing and design

services company

targeting innovative

opto-electronic technology

applications. We provide a full range of services

from detailed optical market

assessments to cost effective execution of the full product

development life

cycle. Our market information is

updated continuously and provides the

necessary data to identify market trends and project sales forecasts.

TPC’s

design services are

extremely flexible allowing both small and full turnkey

design projects. In a typical

turnkey project,

TPC is responsible for the entire

development task, beginning with creation of requirements

documents and

continuing through qualification and setup of production at the customer’s

desired manufacturing

facility. Our team utilizes many years of high volume

optical interface

development experience to develop and

qualify product

design solutions meeting each customer’

s unique needs.

http://3playcomm.

com/home.html

UCF CECS, Dept of Eng. Technology

Engineering Technology is the profession in which a knowledge

of the

applied

mathematical and

natural

sciences gained by

higher education,

experience, and

practice is devoted to the

application of engineering

principles and the implementation

technological advances for the

benefit

humanity. Engineering

Technology

education

for the professional

focuses

primarily on

analyzing, applying, implementing

and

improving

existing

technologies and is aimed at preparing

graduates for the

practice

engineering closest to the product

improvement,

manufacturing, and

engineering

operational functions. The

Engineering Technology Program

UCF is a leading

provider

motivated, hands-on, technically educated,

professional

employees to

industry in

Central Florida and beyond.

www.ent.

ucf.edu

UCF University Economic Development Department

UCF is the 7th largest university in the United States with over 45,000

students and has

over 40

years of

partnering with business. The diversity of

the economic base of Florida

and the Florida

High Tech Corridor is a

priority

here at UCF. University Economic

Development is here to assist

technology-

based companies explore

opportunities here at

UCF. UCF has the

connections that

can help identify opportunities that can help a

company

grow, or explore new or expanded

operations here in Central Florida. If you

are

evaluating where to start or

expand your business,

please take a moment

to view our web

site and then let us know how we can help.

http:

//universityrelations.ucf.

edu/economic_development/index.htm

UCF College of Optics and Photonics

The College of Optics & Photonics is recognized as one of the

top three

independent

optics

academic

departments in the

nation. The College

offers

interdisciplinary graduate

programs

leading to MS and Ph.D.

degrees in

Optics. CREOL, The Center

for Research

and Education in

Optics and

Lasers, and FPCE,

the

Florida Photonics Center of

Excellence,

are research

centers

within the college.

The College of Optics &

Photonics

has grown

an internationally recognized

institute with 28 faculty

members, 12 faculty

with

joint

appointments, 6 faculty with

courtesy

appointments, and 2 emeritus

professors,

67 research

scientists and 136

graduate students with

research

activities

covering all

aspects of optics,

photonics, and lasers.

The

College is

housed in

a state-

of-the-art 83,000

sq. ft. building

dedicated to optics

research and education, which has

been

full

(actually

over-full!) since 2002.

A 3-story, 21,000 sq. ft.

expansion of the

CREOL building

is now

underway.

www.creol.

ucf.edu

UCF Photonics Incubator

The Photonics Incubator is part of the UCF Incubator Network and is located

on the UCF

campus

within the

facilities of CREOL & FPCE, The College of

Optics and Photonics at

the University of

Central Florida.

The

Photonics

Incubator is one of the ways that The

College of Optics and

Photonics fulfills

one element of its

mission, namely to “Aid the

development of Florida’s and

the

nation’s high technology industries.” Companies in

the

Photonics

Incubator have ready access to

the CREOL faculty, graduate students, and

CREOL laboratory

facilities including the Nano-

Fabrication CleanRoom and

its Leica

5000 e-beam lithography instrument. In

addition, the

companies

have ready access to

other excellent UCF resources including the staff of the

Office of

Research and

Commercialization and the Venture Lab in the

College of Business.

www.creol.ucf edu/Partnerships/PhotonicsIncubator

UCF ORC

The UCF Office of Research & Commercialization serves UCF

scholars as

the official

liaison

between UCF

and government and

commercial sectors

and by providing a

helping hand for faculty

as they work their way

through

the

funding and contract

management process. The Office helps

establish

connections

with the

agencies and

individuals who invest in the promise of

research

and creative activities.

www.ent.ucf.

edu

University of South Florida

The University of South Florida is a large urban research

university with

optics

and

photonics

research

distributed

throughout several

interdisciplinary

centers and

institutes.

USF

is designated

as a “Research

University” by the

Carnegie

Foundation,

and had over

$300 million dollars

research grants

during the past

year. Optics and

Photonics

research

span the

disciplines of

the

College of Marine Science on Satellite IR

imaging of

ocean phytoplankton,

development of new

biosensors

using

LED

fluorescence of bio

markers at

the

Center for

BioDefense, to research

DNA mapping

using laser based

genome sequencing at the Moffitt

Cancer Center. Much of the

technology and

intellectual property can be

developed through

the USF Research

Foundation

for

use by

industry often

located

at the USF Research Park. Details of

these

and other research

programs may be found at the USF web site at

and

VLOC

VLOC is a recognized leader in the manufacture of precision

optics and

crystal

components for

visible and near

infrared

lasers.

A leading supplier

optical

components

for the

industrial,

medical, scientific,

instrumentation,

military, and

telecommunication

markets. Vertically

integrated

from crystal

growth through

fabrication and

coating, with

offshore

manufacturing capability

and

capacity.

http:

//www.vloc.

com/vlochome.htm