Welcome to the home page of the UKCPO, the voice of the UK photonics community. This is your starting point to find out about the UK capability in optical techniques and technology-from light curtains to laser cutting via medicine, communications and non-destructive testing.

The UKCPO was founded by Professor Colin Webb of the University of Oxford and Chairman of Oxford Lasers. The consortium is currently led by the President, Professor Julian Jones, and is driven by a board of members drawn from a wide range of industrial and professional organisations.

We are currently constructing a database of UK companies. The latest version invites companies, with significant activity in optics or photonics, to complete our online survey for inclusion free of charge into the database. This information can then be disseminated via OPERA2015 to the European community to encourage National and International contacts.

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