Instrumentation for major projects and complex environments such as space, astrophysics, and defence remains a field driving developments in photonics and bringing innovation. The products supplied into these markets are based on different sensors, fiber optic and precision optics technologies.

Aerospace and photonics
Space Photonics will revolutionize satellite communication in next years which will enable even bigger amounts of information manipulated. Also, without all micro and nano photonic systems, space crafts could not have reached the most far points of the Space and remotely controlled machines would not have landed on other planets and other space bodies. Finally, our astronomer´s ¨eyes¨ since ages till now are using hundreds of different types of telescopes which show to people the furthest points in the sky. Optics and photonics is used by human since ages and is just being finally understood and known how it should be used.

Defence and photonics
Besides long collaboration in night vision and surveillance in our daily life, photonics and optics will play key roles in sensing, communications and weapons in defence sector as well. These areas provide a guide for the intersection and future of photonics and defence over the next decade and such things are recognized and already in action in USA politics already. This represents huge market opportunities for all our members, providing different photonic systems in sensing, communication and other fields.

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