What's it about?

Many changes have occurred in business strategies for precision optics manufacturing. The author reacts to two papers published by D. Reid, R. DeMartino, and S. Zyglidopoulous. titled “An Emerging Photonics Industry: The success Vulnerability Paradigm"i and "New Business Creation and Technology Transfer in Rochester Cluster"ii .

The papers provide insight in the following areas:

  • The internationalization of the photonics industry

  • The value derived from Rochester’s Regional Photonics Cluster

  • The springboard for creation of the photonic firms