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Optoelectronics: Worldwide Markets, Forecasts, and Opportunities (technical Insights)

Frost & Sullivan, September 1999

Electronics, once the future of every new improvement, is taking a back seat as optoelectronic technology surges ahead, revealing a vast potential for growth and profits. This report brings you up-to-date on the markets and opportunities in this lucrative field. It'll help you zero in on the most promising new technologies and applications coming down the line, and identify and cash in on the winners. Packed with valuable market data and forecasts, the report gives you a hard-headed look at the latest advances, the products that are under development, and the companies that are active in optoelectronics research. From Technical Insights.

Executive Summary

Objectives of the Report

Scope and Methodology

Optoelectronics

Definition

Active Photonic Devices

Lasers

Imaging Arrays

Sensors

Light-Emitting Polymers and Light-Emitting Diodes

Optical Transmission

Semiconductor Materials

Current Research and Product Development Economics

Summary of Major Findings

Markets Summary

1. Introduction

The Nature of Light and Optoelectronics

Light

Impact and Implications

Photonics in the Real World

Active Photonic Devices

Lasers

Light-Emitting Polymers
Sidebar—Polymer LEDs

Imaging Arrays

Sensors

2. Markets and Applications

Established Markets

Forecasts of Global Demand

Employment Growth

Solid Annual Growth

Component Revenues

Sources and Detectors

Optocouplers

Flat-Panel Displays

Other Components

Passive Devices

Optical Disk Media and Storage

Connectors and Hardware

Fiber and Cable

Modules

Equipment Revenues

Laptop Computers

Printers

Communications Equipment

Other Equipment Revenues

Sensors

Chemical Sensing

Temperature and Strain Sensors

Medical Sensors

Geographic Production

Japanese and US Competition

Lasers

Laser-Driven Gate

The Blue Laser

Light-Emitting Polymers

Laser Diodes

Light-Emitting Diodes

Thin-Film Devices

System On-a-Chip

Pressure Sensors

Optomechanical Pressure Sensors

Distributed Temperature Sensing

Photodetectors

Polymer Liquid Crystal Displays

3. Collaborative Opportunities

Universities and Research Organizations
Eidgenossische Technische Hochschule (ETH)

Georgia Tech Research Institute

Gerhard-Mercator University

Institute of Electronic Structure and Lasers

Karlsruhe Research Center

National Institute of Standards and Technology

Northwestern University

Princeton University

Public University of Navarra

Ruhr-University Bochum

Sandia National Laboratories

US Air Force

University of Amsterdam

University of Arizona

University of Arkansas

University of Bath

University of California at Los Angeles

University of California at San Diego

University of Colorado

University of Glasgow

University of Houston

University of Laval

University of Michigan

University of Minnesota

University of Rochester

University of Southampton

University of Surrey

University of Toronto

University of Waterloo

Utrecht University

Companies
Abacus Optical Mechanics Inc.

Applied Microsystems Holding GmbH
Applied Optoelectronics Inc.
Cambridge Display Technology Ltd.
Central Research Laboratories Ltd.
Essex Corp.
MicroPix Technologies Ltd.
Molecular Optoelectronics Corp.
Nichia Chemical Industries Ltd.
Optrand Inc.

Philips Research Laboratories

Photonic Sensor
Uniax Corp.

4. Patents

5. Bibliography

Figures

1. Pinpoints of light emerge from glass fibers used in lightwave communications

2. Lucent Technologies’ laser emits a green beam of light reflected off several lenses

3. A photon beam from a Nd:YAG laser is aimed at a sample of gallium arsenide

4. The photonic lattice

5. A fisheye view of NASA’s Multifunction Electronic Display Subsystem

Table

1. Worldwide Market for Optoelectronic Components

2. Worldwide Market for Sources and Detectors

3. Worldwide Market for Optocouplers

4. Worldwide Market for Flat-Panel Displays

5. Worldwide Market for Optical Disk Media

6. Worldwide Market for Connectors and Hardware

7. Worldwide Market for Optical Fiber and Cable

8. Worldwide Market for Modules

9. Worldwide Market for Optoelectronics Equipment

10. Worldwide Market for Laptop Computers

11. Worldwide Market for Printers

12. Worldwide Market for Optical Communications Equipment

13. Worldwide Market for Other Optoelectronic Equipment

14. Worldwide Market for Imaging Sensors

15. Geographic Share of World Optoelectronics Market

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