• DocumentCode
    2096673
  • Title

    Thirty Revolutionary Years: How Photonic Innovations have Changed the World

  • Author

    Kressel, Dri Henry

  • Author_Institution
    Warburg Pincus, LLC, New York
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    21-25 Oct. 2007
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    The paper discusses how photonic innovations have changed the world. Photonics play the most direct role, has been most profound through the dramatic improvements in data, voice and video transmission as digital systems deployed globally have changed the way business is conducted and the structure of many industries.
  • Keywords
    digital versatile discs; integrated optics; liquid crystal devices; semiconductor lasers; digital versatile discs; integrated photonics; laser diodes; liquid crystal devices; Communication industry; DVD; Diode lasers; Fiber lasers; Industrial economics; Light emitting diodes; Liquid crystal displays; Manufacturing industries; Optical fibers; Technological innovation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2007. LEOS 2007. The 20th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Lake Buena Vista, FL
  • ISSN
    1092-8081
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-0925-9
  • Electronic_ISBN
    1092-8081
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/LEOS.2007.4382243
  • Filename
    4382243