Marketplace

Over the years, the optics and photonics industry has become an integral part of the Metro Orlando economy, and continues to make significant contributions toward increasing the region’s reputation as a high tech leader. Currently, more than 95 optics and photonics companies are located in the Orlando region:

  • Estimated gross regional product is more than $2 billion
  • Employee base of more than 15,000 direct and indirect workers

Additionally, many other businesses are directly linked to the optics and photonics industry, providing services and support which enable the industry to prosper. From manufacturing to leading-edge applications research and development, optics and photonics businesses in Metro Orlando cover a broad range of products and applications including:

  • Proprietary laser diode manufacturing
  • Optoelectronic packaging technology
  • Fiber optics applications and design
  • Solid state laser manufacturing and application
  • Long-range laser range finders
  • Custom refractive assemblages
  • Optical components and thin film coatings

For more information on some of Metro Orlando's leading photonics companies, please visit their websites by clicking on the links below, or, visit Company Profiles to read brief synopses of each company.

Analog Modules, Inc.
Crystal Photonics (does not have a website)
ER Precision Optical
L-3 Communications
Laser Photonics, LLC
Lee Laser, Inc.
LightPath Technologies
Lockheed Martin
Northrop Grumman
Ocean Optics, Inc.
OptiGrate Corporation
Tecport Optics, Inc.