CPIA helps photonics companies light up the economy
Photonics (fo-ton-iks) : The technology of generating and harnessing light and its energy for high tech solutions.

CPIA is a not-for-profit member organization of industrial, educational, and governmental entities involved in research, development, and/or the sale of products or services that involve photonics technologies.
Our Mission: To promote the photonics industry both within and outside the state of Colorado for the enhancement of our members.
photos courtesy Bach Research Corporation, Ball Aerospace & Technology Corporation, Kapteyn-Murnane Laboratories, and NIST Boulder.
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Quick Facts:
- Colorado has about 300 companies involved in photonics design, manufacture or related services. DOWNLOAD THE DIRECTORY
- The photonics industry has been active in Colorado for over 40 years. LEARN MORE
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These companies help a wide variety of industries, including:
Aerospace · Renewable Energy · Defense · Security · Medical · Biotech · Telecomm · Electronics - There are 4 National Laboratories in the state working on photonics or photonics related projects. LEARN MORE
- There are 8 university campuses performing photonics research. LEARN MORE
- Since 2000, there have been 3 photonics researchers awarded Nobel Prize for Physics in Colorado. LEARN MORE


