OIDA Market Report
The 100-Year View of Photonics: Part 2
Tom Hausken gives a follow-up to his May 2016 long-view of the optics and photonics market and its impact on society.
The photonics market has scaled up and out from a small industry a century ago to production worth over US$400 billion per year. Growth has slowed, as the industry has expanded into emerging economies and been buffeted by global economic cycles. But the next century will be notable for the large absolute size of the photonics industry.
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