Where Optics and Photonics Are Made

Tom Hausken

OSA’s senior industry adviser maps out the current landscape of optics manufacturing, and offers insights into how production locations may shift.

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Asia manufactures about two-thirds of the nearly US$500 billion of optics and photonics systems and components produced annually, according to a new estimate from OSA Industry Development Associates (OIDA). North America and Europe split most of the rest.

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