Photonics Building Blocks decodes and explains the fundamentals of photonics. Starting with the acronyms so common in the world of lasers, optics, and photonics, Jeff Hecht writes about the basic technologies, the history, and the applications. It’s a blog that educates and amuses, and tries to make the world of photonics just a little bit easier to understand.

Opto Insider is the more-or-less weekly blog of market analyst Tom Hausken of Strategies Unlmited.  In the blog, he provides comments on trends in laser and photonics markets and the context in which they operate.  The blog ranges from exerpts of findings from recent market reports to thoughts on market segments not currently covered in a report.  One week he may report on how the customers in a sector are faring financially, and the next he may compare the optoelectronics market to the wine industry.  Strategies Unlimited has the advantage of having covered photonics for over 20 years, and it has records of the market dating back over 40 years.

Dr. Hausken has over 25 years in the semiconductor and optoelectronics industries, spanning device and materials research, product development, laboratory management, and technology and market analysis. Joining the Strategies Unlimited staff in 1999, he specializes in studies in optical and electronic components, including active and passive components for optical networks, and image sensors.

Larry's VC View is the bi-weekly blog by photonics entrepreneur and budding venture capitalist Dr. Larry Marshall who shares his thoughts and reflections on the VC scene, as he makes the transition from serial entrepreneur and engineer, to Venture capitalist. He hopes to share his experiences, lessons and mistakes with fellow entrepreneurs seeking venture funding.

He recently completed the first IPO of a Silicon Valley company on the Australian exchange, and is now a Partner at the first Australian financed Venture fund to operate in Silicon Valley, leveraging his entrepreneurial experience to help budding companies find their niche in Silicon Valley.

He has lived in the USA for the past 18 years, and founded 6 successful companies in biotechnology, photonics, and semiconductors, two of which achieved successful IPOs, and the remainder resulted in high-return trade sales. He holds 18 patents and has over 100 publications and presentations. Larry was born in Sydney Australia, and received his BS Honors from Macquarie University (Sydney), and PhD from the Commonwealth Centre of Excellence