Photonics networks outside Switzerland

• Association of Industrial Laser Users (United Kingdom)
• Photonics Baden-Würtenberg
• Bayern Photonics
• optecnet Deutschland
• Intelligent Manufacturing System
• EU FP7

Photonics glossary

• Was Wikipedia zur Laserfertigung sagt
• Encyclopedia of Laser Physics and Technology von RP Photonics Consulting
• Hyperphysik

Swiss research projects databases

• Datenbank aller KTI und BFE Projekte (Aramis)
• SNSF Projects
• Forschungsportal
• Unitectra

Material constant databases

• Ioffe Material Datenbank
• Luxpop Material Datenbank
• Sam's Laser FAQ

Handbooks

• NIST Engineering Statistics
• Coherent. Introduction to Micromachining
• Laser Zentrum Hannover. Lasersicherheit
• Bibliothek der Trumpf Gruppe
• Olympus Microscopy Resource Center
• Unit Juggler

International innovation promotion programs

• USA: DOD SBIR
• Österreich Föderungsprogramme
• Lift-project
• Euresearch

Patents

• Google Patent Search
• Free Patents Online
• Europäisches Patentamt

50 years of laser

• Laserfest
• Laser History

Certification services

• Aptomet

Solar Energy

• BFH Photovoltaic Lab
• ASDReports
• Solar Irradiance map of Europe
• Crystalline PV
• Payback
• Energie Cluster
• Ecoinvent: Life Cycle Inventory Database
• Simapro Life Cycle Analysis
• Esu-services Sustainability

Literature

• sciyo: Open access book: Optoelectronics
• IEEE xplore
• OSA opticsinfobase

Business development

• Insitepartners

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