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DESCRIPTION:Reflections on entrepreneurship in integrated photonics and wor
 kforce development\n\nAbstract:\n\nPhotonic integrated circuits (PICs) pro
 mise improvements in size\, weight\, power\, cost\, and functionality comp
 ared to bulk/discrete optics and photonics for several applications. In th
 is talk\, Dr. McComber will introduce the field of integrated photonics an
 d the histories and trajectories of the two companies he leads\, providing
  insights into the photonics talent pipeline and marketplace as well as le
 ssons learned in entrepreneurship. This talk is relevant for those interes
 ted in entrepreneurship and the ever-changing landscape of integrated phot
 onics.\n\nDr. Kevin McComber\n\nSpeaker(s): Dr. Kevin McComber\n\nVirtual:
  https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/539458
LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/539458
ORGANIZER:Alex.Poungoue@ieee.org
SEQUENCE:35
SUMMARY:Reflections on entrepreneurship in integrated photonics and workfor
 ce development
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/539458
X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p><span style="text-decoration: underline\;"
 ><strong>Reflections on entrepreneurship in integrated photonics and workf
 orce development</strong></span></p>\n<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Abstrac
 t</strong>:&nbsp\;</p>\n<p class="MsoNormal">Photonic integrated circuits 
 (PICs) promise improvements in size\, weight\, power\, cost\, and function
 ality compared to bulk/discrete optics and photonics for several applicati
 ons. In this talk\, Dr. McComber will introduce the field of integrated ph
 otonics and the histories and trajectories of the two companies he leads\,
  providing insights into the photonics talent pipeline and marketplace as 
 well as lessons learned in entrepreneurship. This talk is relevant for tho
 se interested in entrepreneurship and the ever-changing landscape of integ
 rated photonics.</p>\n<p class="MsoNormal"><img src="https://events.vtools
 .ieee.org/vtools_ui/media/display/62dc79eb-622d-4d67-a274-40dd6395e0e6" wi
 dth="317" height="476"></p>\n<p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; 
 &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;Dr. <strong>Kevin McComber</strong></p>
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