Welcome to the Photonics Leadership Group (PLG)

The Photonics industry, covering the applications of light and other forms of radiant energy, is an emerging industry. But it is integral to our world and already plays a huge part in creating consumer products and, among many other things, facilitating the transfer of enormous volumes of information on the Internet and other data networks.

The UK has excellent research credentials in photonics, but has lacked a co-ordinated strategy to apply them.

The PLG exists to harness the potential of photonics in the UK, and to make it central to the country’s innovation strategy.

Objectives

The Photonics Strategy Group’s report (Photonics: A UK Strategy for success - Painting a bright future)recommended the establishment of an industry/government strategic body to act as the UK voice for photonics and to provide strategic direction to all UK photonics stakeholders.