Government Links | Industry Links | Academic Links | Publication Links | Technical Links | Other Useful Links
Government Links
- ANSI: American National Standards Institute
http://www.ansi.org - CDRH: Center for Devices and Radiological Health
http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/index.html - CIE: International Commission on Illumination, U.S.A.
http://www.cie.co.at/cie/ - Federal Standard 1037C: Glossary of Telecommunications Terms
http://www.its.bldrdoc.gov/fs-1037/ - ISO: International Standards Organization
http://www.iso.ch - MIL-SPEC: U.S. Military Specifications and Standards
DODSSP, Department of the Navy
Naval Publications Center
5801 Tabor Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19120 USA
Phone: 215-697-3321 (order tape)
Phone: 215-697-4824 (conversation)
(Note: MIL-HDBK-141 is the Military Standardization Handbook on Optical
Design often referred to as the Frankford Arsenal Handbook)
Click here for a reference list of MIL-SPEC standards
http://optics.org/research/milspec.cfm - MIL-SPEC: ASSIST-Quick Search: Department of Defense (DoD) Single Stock Point (DODSSP) for MilSpecs and Standards. Search for Defense and Federal specifications and standards available in the official DoD database.
http://assist.daps.dla.mil/quicksearch/ - NIH: National Institute of Health
http://www.nih.gov - NIST: National Institute of Standards and Technology
http://www.nist.gov - NSF: The National Science Foundation
http://www.nsf.gov - OSHA: Occupational Safety & Health Administration,
US Department of Labor
http://www.osha.gov
Industry Links
- AIA: Automated Imaging Association
http://www.machinevisiononline.org - APOMA: American Precision Optics Manufacturers Association
http://www.apoma.org - ASPE: American Society for Precision Engineering
http://www.aspe.net - AVS: American Vacuum Society
http://www.avs.org - DMA: The Direct Marketing Association
http://www.the-dma.org - The Electrochemical Society
http://www.electrochem.org - Fibers.org
http://fibers.org - IEEE: The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
http://www.ieee.org - IESNA: The Illuminating Engineering Society of North America
http://www.iesna.org - I3A: International Imaging Industry Association
http://www.i3a.org - ISA: The International Society for Measurement and Control
http://www.isa.org - IS&T: The Society for Imaging Science & Technology
http://www.imaging.org - LEOMA: The Laser and Electro-Optical Manufacturer's Association
http://www.leoma.com - LEOMA: The Laser and Electro-Optical Manufacturer's Association
http://www.leoma.com - LEOMA: The Laser and Electro-Optical Manufacturer's Association
http://www.leoma.com - OSA: Optical Society of America
http://www.osa.org - The Photonics Resource Center
http://optics.org - SEMI: Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International
http://www.semi.org - SID: The Society for Information Display
http://www.sid.org - SME: Society of Manufacturing Engineers
http://www.sme.org
MVA/SME: The Machine Vision Association of SME
http://www.sme.org/mva - Society of Vacuum Coaters
http://www.svc.org - SPIE: The International Society for Optical Engineering
http://www.spie.org
Academic Links
- University of Arizona, Optical Sciences Center
http://www.optics.arizona.edu - Carnegie Mellon University, Computer Vision Home Page
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~cil/vision.html - Univ. of Mass. at Lowell, Center for Electromagnetic Materials & Optical Systems (CEMOS)
http://www.uml.edu/Dept/EE/RCs/CEMOS/index.html - New Jersey Institute of Technology, Optical Science and Engineering Program
http://www.njit.edu/Directory/Centers/OPSE/ - Lasers and Laser Applications Group at Univ. of Liverpool
http://www.lasers.org.uk/ - Rochester Institute of Technology, Center for Imaging Science
http://www.cis.rit.edu - Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Department of Physics and Optical Engineering
http://www.rose-hulman.edu/phoe/ - SPIE Worldwide Directory of Degree Programs in Optics
http://spie.org/web/oped/us.html - Tokai University in Japan, School of Engineering
http://www.tokai.edu/ - University of Rochester CEIS - Center for Electronic Imaging Systems
http://www.ceis.rochester.edu
University of Rochester COM - Center for Optics Manufacturing
http://www.opticsexcellence.org
University of Rochester Institute of Optics
http://www.optics.rochester.edu
University of Rochester LLE - Laboratory for Laser Energetics
http://www.lle.rochester.edu - Waseda University in Japan, School of Science and Engineering
http://www.sci.waseda.ac.jp/index-e.html
Publication Links
- Advanced Imaging, Solutions for the Electronic Imaging Professional
http://www.advancedimagingpro.com - American Laboratory & American Laboratory News
http://www.americanlaboratory.com/ - Biophotonics International
http://www.photonics.com/bio/ - Design News
http://www.designnews.com - Europhotonics
http://www.photonics.com/euro/ - Evaluation Engineering, the Comprehensive Internet Resource for the Test and Evaluation Industry
http://www.evaluationengineering.com - Fiber Optics Online
http://www.fiberopticsonline.com - IEEE Spectrum
http://www.spectrum.ieee.org - The Industrial Physicist
http://www.aip.org/tip - InTech Magazine, The International Journal for Measurement and Control
http://www.isa.org/journals/intech/ - Laser Focus World
http://lfw.pennnet.com - Lightwave, Fiber-optic Communications Technology and Applications Worldwide
http://lw.pennnet.com - Machine Design
http://www.machinedesign.com - Optoelectronics Group of Pennwell Publications
http://www.optoelectronics-world.com - Photonics Online
http://www.photonicsonline.com - Photonics Spectra
http://www.photonicsspectra.com - Physics Today
http://www.aip.org/pt - Physics World
http://www.iop.org - Sensors
http://sensorsmag.com - Solid State Technology, The International Magazine for Semiconductor Manufacturing
http://sst.pennwellnet.com - Vision Systems Design, Imaging and Machine Vision Technology
http://vsd.pennnet.com
Technical Links: Optical Design Software/Services
- Focus Software, Inc. for ZEMAX®
http://www.focus-software.com - Lambda Research Corporation for GUERAP V, OSLO, and TracePro
http://www.lambdares.com - Optical Research Associates for CODE V®
http://www.opticalres.com - Optical Systems Design Inc. for SYNOPSYSTM
http://www.osdoptics.com - Optikwerk, Inc. for IOCatTM (and Optikwerks®)
http://www.optikwerk.com/
Technical Links: Measurement Software
- NIH Measurement Software Imaging Software; Image for Windows 95
http://rsb.info.nih.gov/nih-image/index.html - American Vacuum Society Reference Guide (includes Periodic Table)
http://www.aip.org/avsguide/refguide/ - CIPR: Center for Image Processing Research
http://www.cipr.rpi.edu - ETEC Mems Testing Company
http://www.etec-inc.com - IDAV: Institute for Data Analysis and Visualization
http://info.cipic.ucdavis.edu - Laser Safety: A University Laboratory Perspective
http://www.uml.edu/Dept/EE/RCs/CEMOS/safe1.html - OpticsNotes.com
http://www.OpticsNotes.com - Optikos MTF Testing
http://www.optikos.com - Articles of Interest:
"How to Measure MTF and Other Properties of Lenses" (pdf)
Other Useful Links
- American Vacuum Society Reference Guide (includes Periodic Table)
http://www.aip.org/avsguide/refguide/ - CIPR: Center for Image Processing Research
http://www.cipr.rpi.edu - ETEC Mems Testing Company
http://www.etec-inc.com - IDAV: Institute for Data Analysis and Visualization
http://info.cipic.ucdavis.edu - Laser Safety: A University Laboratory Perspective
http://www.uml.edu/Dept/EE/RCs/CEMOS/safe1.html - OpticsNotes.com
http://www.OpticsNotes.com - Optikos MTF Testing
http://www.optikos.com - Articles of Interest:
"How to Measure MTF and Other Properties of Lenses" (pdf)
