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Volunteers Request Congressional Support for Photonics

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WASHINGTON, D.C., April 27, 2017 — Volunteers, scientists, researchers, engineers and industry professionals visited Congressional offices in Washington D.C. as part of a Congressional Visits Day supported by SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, and other partners in the National Photonics Initiative (NPI). Nearly 50 volunteers representing photonics visited more than 80 offices of representatives and senators urging opposition to proposed Fiscal Year 2018 science R&D cuts, and support for strong investments in science R&D programs. In particular they urged support for the Department of...Read full article

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    Published: April 2017
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    photonics
    The technology of generating and harnessing light and other forms of radiant energy whose quantum unit is the photon. The science includes light emission, transmission, deflection, amplification and detection by optical components and instruments, lasers and other light sources, fiber optics, electro-optical instrumentation, related hardware and electronics, and sophisticated systems. The range of applications of photonics extends from energy generation to detection to communications and...
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