Title

The Townes Laser Institute

Abstract

The State of Florida has recently established a new center of excellence in advanced core laser technologies, associated with the College of Optics & Photonics. This center, dedicated in 2007 in tribute to the pioneering work of Charles Townes, whose insight lead to the development of the maser and the laser, will invest in next generation laser technologies for applications to medicine, advanced manufacturing and defense. It joins the cluster of photonics-related centers at UCF, adding a focused national center for the education and training of scientists and engineers in laser technology. This paper describes the mission and objectives of the Townes Institute, the educational and training programs it is creating, its current investments and opportunities, and the future institutional and industrial partnerships and global reach it hopes to create. © ETOP 2009.

Publication Date

1-1-2009

Publication Title

Optics InfoBase Conference Papers

Number of Pages

-

Document Type

Article; Proceedings Paper

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1364/etop.2009.ep11

Socpus ID

85088756026 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85088756026

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