Optics and Photonics
"Research Summary"

Ranking among the nation's top four regions for optics and photonics clusters, Central Florida supports more than 41,000 direct and indirect jobs in this industry. Coupled with the Florida High Tech Corridor Council's continued research contribution - nearly $280,000 this year alone - the sector continues to thrive along the Corridor. The Council funded six research projects involving six corporate partners, matched by more than $500,000 in corporate and institutional funds for a total of more than $786,000. The specific projects completed are listed below.

For a list of faculty contacts and project leaders visit our faculty database.

University of Central Florida Projects

Measurements of Fundamental Material Parameters of New Man-Made Peizoelectric Materials

Project Leader: Donald C. Malocha
Industry Partners: Crystal Photonics, Inc.

Total Allocated Funds: $94,938
Corridor Investment: $19,245
Private Match, Cash: $25,468
Private Match, In-Kind: $50,225

Characterization of Candidate CMP Consumables: III

Project Leader: Kathleen Richardson
Industry Partners: PsiloQuest, Inc.

Total Allocated Funds: $79,167
Corridor Investment: $29,167
Private Match, Cash: $50,000

Fabrication of Long Nanowires for Integrated Nanodevice Fabrication

Project Leader: Aravinda Kar
Industry Partners: USF Filtration and Separation, Inc.

Total Allocated Funds: $100,000
Corridor Investment: $50,000
Private Match, Cash: $50,000

High Efficiency Holographic Narrow Band Mirror for Pulsed Neodymium Laser

Project Leader: Boris Zeldovich
Industry Partners: Light Processing and Technologies, Inc.

Total Allocated Funds: $182,346
Corridor Investment: $91,173
Private Match, Cash: $91,173

Spray Cooling with Ammonium Hydroxide for High-Power Diode Lasers

Project Leader: Louis Chow
Industry Partners: Rini Technologies

Total Allocated Funds: $240,000
Corridor Investment: $60,000
Private Match, Cash: $60,000
Private Match, In-Kind: $120,000

University of South Florida Projects

Development of Testing Facility for High-Efficient Light-Emitting Diodes

Project Leader: Sergei Ostapenko
Industry Partners: SANTECH Inc.

Total Allocated Funds: $90,000
Corridor Investment: $30,000
Private Match, In-Kind: $60,000