Usefull Links
EU Optical Organisations / Projects
- COST - The COST European co-operation in the field of Scientific and Technical Research Telecommunications home page
- COST 288 - The COST 288 home page, a COST action on "Nanoscale and Ultrafast Photonics"
- COST 2xx - The COST 2xx home page, a COST action on "Towards Digital Optical Networks", more info to follow soon
- EPIC - European Photonics Industry Consortium
- EURESCOM - The homepage of the European Institute for research and strategic studies in telecommunications contains a stack of information on the organisation, running projects, public deliverables and the newsletter
- EICTA - The European Industry Association for Information Systems, Communication Technologies, and Consumer Electronics
- BREAD: "Broadband in Europe for All: a multi-Disciplinary approach", a Coordination action in the are of "BroadBand for All"
- OPTIMIST: "Optical Technologies in Motion for the IST Programme", an FP5 Thematic Network
- MONA: "Merging Optics and Nanotechnologies", an FP6 Specific Supporting Action
- NEMO: "Network of Excellence on Micro-Optics", an FP6 Network of Excellence
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A collection of EU National Initiatives and Projects
- MultiTeraNet - The German R&D programme on photonics funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research. 43 projects on optical networks, systems, components and technologies are carried in the programme.
- NanOp - NanOp Competence Centre for the Application of Nanostructures in Optoelectronics is the German national network for the application of lateral nanostructures, nanoanalytical techniques and optoelectronics.
- RNRT - The RNRT Réseau National de Recherche en Télécommunications is a programme set up by the French government after the telecom-industry deregulation in France in order to promote research in the field of telecommunication. On their website information sheets on running projects can be found
- CNRS - The telecommunications programme and the cooperative action on Optics of the French CNRS Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique can be here
- SCOOP - The Danish national program SCOOP Semiconductor COmponents for Optical signal Processing is concerned with development of OTDM and with increasing operation speeds of components used for optical signal processing.
- Thomas B. Thriges Center - The Danish Thomas B. Thriges Center for Quantum Information focuses on application oriented and theoretical research in all aspects of quantum information processing, including as main research areas quantum cryptography and quantum computing.
- UKCPO - The UK initiated an association UKCPO UK Consortium for Photonics and Optics conducting the ALERTT Project Accelerate Laser and Electro-optic technology transfer
- SSF photonics program - In Sweden is the SSF photonics program
- MADESS - The MADESS II Materials and Devices for Solid State Electronics programme of Italy includes subproject on optoelectronic components and devices
- kompetenznetze.de - An initiative from the German Federal Ministry of Research and Education which is conceived as an instrument for international locational marketing due to the presentation of the most competent networks in Germany, and an attractive research source and communication platform for those seeking information and partners in Germany.
- OptecNet Deutschland e.V. - The representative and contact for the German regional Competence Networks for Optical Technologies on the national and international level. The OptecNet Deutschland homepage offers supra-regional information all about Optical Technologies made in Germany
- Opticsvalley - A non profit association, which has the mission to structure, and promote the optics branch in the Ile de France
- Photonics Cluster Netherlands: www.photonicscluster-nl.org
- Dutch Association for Photonics: www.fotonica.nl
- Dutch Association for Precision Technology: www.precisieportaal.nl
- Information about IOP Photonic Devices: www.senternovem.nl/iop-pd
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non-EU Photonic Organisations / Projects
- OIDA - The OIDA Optoelectronics Industry Development Association - USA
- OITDA - The OITDA Optoelectronics Industry and Technology Development Association organisation in Japan
- KAPID - An industrial association of photonics in Korea. The aims of KAPID are to strengthen ties within the industry and to make mutual benefits from public and private sectors
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Standardisation bodies and major reference organisations
- ATMF - ATM Forum
- DSL - DSL Forum
- ETSI - The European Telecommunications Standard Institute
- FSAN - The Full Service Access Networks initiative
- IEEE - The Standards Board for the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
- IEEE802 - The IEEE 802 LAN/MAN Standards Committee develops Local Area Network standards and Metropolitan Area Network standards
- IETF - The Internet Engineering Taskforce
- ISO - The International Organisation for Standardisation
- ITU - The International Telecommunication Union
- OIF - The mission of Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF) is to foster the development and deployment of interoperable products and services for data switching and routing using optical networking technologies
- TINA - The Telecommunications Information Networking Architecture group
- VDSL Alliance - The VDSL Alliance = a number of companies writing a specification for VDSL based on the DMT line code
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Magazines & White papers
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