Boulder County hub of photonics

BOULDER — According to the University of Colorado Business Advancement Center, the Colorado photonics industry is positioned to grow at a rate of more than five new organizations per year, with Boulder County as the hub of the state industry.

There are 52 photonics firms in Boulder, 12 in Longmont and 12 in other Boulder County locations, representing 56 percent of Colorado’s photonics industry, the Aapplication of light to engineering problems,@ says R. Brian Hooker, associate research professor at the University of Colorado at Boulder Optoelectronic Computing Systems Center. Products are used in communications, computer/office, entertainment, medical and military applications,…