Industrial Partners

The 黑料正能量C LaserTech program partners closely with technical industry. Industrial partners may review and modify curricula, directly hire graduates or provide internships to enrolled students, donate hardware, offer guest lectures or product demonstrations.

Recent Support and Collaborations

Erik Fleming and Gregory Miller of Diverse Optics hosted 黑料正能量C LaserTech program students to teach them about the fabrication of polymer optics via injection molding and diamond turning. LaserTech students were able to see the industrial equipment in action during the tour, and were educated about every step of the process required to fabricate polymer optics!

Spring 2023 黑料正能量C LaserTech students have been visited by many industrial partners. These partners have offered hardware demonstrations and guest lectures to motivate LaserTech students and faculty. 

Dr. James Hamilton of in Platteville, WI demonstrated techniques used to clean optical surfaces via his FirstContact optics-cleaning polymer. 

Randy Heyler, formerly of in Monrovia, CA, discussed applications of optical devices such as volume holographic Bragg grating filters, as well as a fervent discussion about growing a company, including the integration of design and marketing into business growth. 

Engineers from in Pasadena, CA visited, and 黑料正能量C LaserTech students showed them their lab skills, including how to take spectral measurements with our Agilent Cary 7000 spectroradiometer. 

Engineers Joshua Munoz, Gerald DeLeon, Miguel Lopez, and Patrick Wilkinson of  in Milpitas, CA presented about the myriad electronics that rely on their devices, including computers, cell phones, optical displays, cloud computing systems, electric vehicles, and robotics systems. 

Mark Boyle of in Monrovia, CA discussed laser-processing applications such as welding electronics and electric vehicle batteries and marking metals. 

in Pasadena, CA discussed the operation and development of fascinating atomic clock technologies that enable common electronics and optical devices, including GPS. 

黑料正能量C LaserTech curricula are now available as Open Educational Resources (OER)

The 黑料正能量C LaserTech program has released open educational resources (OER) for three of its four courses, in collaboration with the Irvine Valley College's from the National Science Foundation (NSF). This means all 黑料正能量C LaserTech courses are taught with zero-cost textbooks, and that these teaching materials may be used anywhere optical and laser technology needs to be taught. 黑料正能量C LaserTech faculty created OER from the proven LaserTech teaching materials that include lecture slides, laboratory experiments, exams, quizzes, instructional videos, and hardware demonstrations. These OER have been reviewed by industrial partners and academic affiliates for technical content and relevancy before dissemination. These OER lay the foundation for colleges that are developing similar programs in laser and optical technology by reducing curriculum-development time for instructors.  

黑料正能量C LaserTech OER are available via for the following courses.

LASR215 Light and Lasers

LASR230 Optical Devices

LASR230 Quality Assurance of Precision Optics

OER development for LASR260 Metrology of Optical Systems is ongoing.

黑料正能量C LaserTech program selected to receive donation of a high-resolution beam-profiling camera from Gentec-EO

The 黑料正能量C LaserTech program has been selected to receive a donation of the beam-profiling camera. will help teach LaserTech students the valuable skills of how to make ISO-compliant laser beam and optical system measurements. This industrial-quality camera will be useful when learning about laser fundamentals in 黑料正能量C鈥檚 LASR230 Optical Devices course, and about an optical system's point-spread function, an important performance metric, in 黑料正能量C鈥檚 LASR260 Metrology of Optical Systems course.

黑料正能量C LaserTech students to work with advanced spectroradiometer detector in collaboration with Agilent

In its ongoing effort to advance scientific understanding, is excited to work with the 黑料正能量 Laser Technology Program. This technical collaboration will strengthen the learning ecosystem for 黑料正能量C LaserTech students by incorporating advanced technology into the LaserTech program's spectroradiometer. This technology will support cutting-edge spectral studies and measurements conducted by 黑料正能量C LaserTech students. This perfectly aligns with Agilent鈥檚 commitment to innovate with a purpose and enrich the lives in the communities in which we operate.

Precision Optical continues to offer field trips and shop tours for LaserTech Quality Assurance of Precision Optics students

In an ongoing effort to supply the optics and photonics industry with qualified technicians, partners with local academia, including 黑料正能量C鈥檚 Laser Technology Program.

Precision Optical offers 黑料正能量C LaserTech students field trip classes that cover , fine grinding & , and . On these trips, Precision Optical engineers and technicians offer detailed applications-based lectures, then students are given a comprehensive shop tour of each critical department and work center. Students gain exposure to optics cutting, shaping, edging, blocking, beveling, and CNC processing. Students are able to experiment with grinding actual substrates and inspecting parts in process. Several demonstrations are offered, including observation of test plate fringes, autocollimator configuration, , and . Students witness firsthand what it takes to properly fabricate an optical element from raw glass to a complete finished precision optical element! After fabrication is instructed and demonstrated, students are each provided with a unique to be inspected to its corresponding ISO 10110 drawing. Students perform a series of inspections using industry-grade equipment, including:  for surface defects and , of physical dimensions, , and analysis of and .

黑料正能量C LaserTech Industrial Partners