Industry Publications & Reports
OSA offers a variety of publications that provide you with the most Comprehensive, Timely, Reliable and Relevant information in the industry. Topics are of key interest to business development and research professionals working with optics and photonics component and systems vendors.
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OIDA Market Update - July 2018
Sections addressing the market for drug discovery, and international initiatives in brain research , 52 pages.
Automotive LiDAR Market Report
A report on automotive imaging from Woodside Capital Partners and Yole Développement (April 2018), 86 pages.
OIDA Market Update April 2018
Sections addressing optical communications: an OFC review, next-gen mobile networks, and next-gen optical networking , 55 pages.
OFC 2018 Post-Show Report
A Market Overview
2017 OIDA Consolidated Market Updates Report
The collection of the installments of the OIDA Market Updates throughout 2017, 197 pages.
New! Lighting the Path to a Brighter Future
How Optics and Photonics Impacts the Global Economy
OIDA Market Update January 2018
Sections addressing the wireline broadband equipment market and the medical holography market , 41 pages.
OIDA Market Update September 2017
Sections addressing the LIDAR market and an update on optical communications market segments , 53 pages.
Mobile Depth Imaging Report
A report on mobile depth imaging from Woodside Capital Partners and Yole Développement (July 2017), 47 pages.
OIDA Market Update August 2017
Reviews of the medical point-of-care market and AR/VR products, 50 pages.
Photons Canada (CPIC): Light Technologies, A Strategic Asset
A report on the Canadian optics and photonics industry from the trade association CPIC, also known as Photons Canada, (2016) 46 pages.
VDMA: Photonics in Germany Industry Report 2017
A study of the German optics and photonics industry from the German trade association VDMA, (2017) 32 pages.
Photonics21: PPP Impact Report 2017
Review of the progress stemming from the public-private partnership between Photonics21 and the European Commission, published by Photonics21, (2017) 62 pages.
Photonics21: Market Research Study Photonics 2017
A report on the European and global optics and photonics industry from Photonics21, (2017) 94 pages.
OIDA Market Update June 2017
Highlights on the optical communications market, 13 pages.
Advancing Quantum Information Science: National Challenges and Opportunities
A U.S. policy report from the White House National Science and Technology Council (2016), 16 pages.
Quantum Technologies Roadmap
The 2015 edition of the European roadmap for Quantum Information Processing and Communication (2015), 152 pages.
Industry Perspectives on Quantum Technologies
An European document presenting perspectives from industry on quantum technologies and a set of policy recommendations (2015), 21 pages.
Quantum Technologies: Implications for European Policy—Issues for Debate
A policy report from the European Commission (2016), 30 pages.
European Union Quantum Manifesto
The call to member states and the European Commission to launch a €1 billion flagship (2016), 19 pages.
The Quantum Age: technological opportunities
A U.K. government report on quantum technologies and the U.K.’s National Quantum Technologies Programme (2016), 63 pages.
OIDA Market Update May 2017
Highlights include an update on the optical communications market and trends in U.S. funding of biophotonics in NIH and NSF, 37 pages.
Assessment of Solid-State Lighting, Phase 2
A prepublication version of a report from the U.S. National Academies on solid-state lighting, 153 pages.
2016 OIDA Consolidated Market Updates Report
The collection of the installments of the OIDA Market Updates throughout 2016, 271 pages.
Integrated Photonic Systems Roadmap
The executive summary of the first edition of the IPSR, released March 2017, 34 pages.
OIDA Market Update February 2017
Highlights include an update of the LED lighting market, an overview of the hyperspectral imaging market, and a review of some trends in optical communications, 48 pages.
International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors 2.0, Heterogeneous Integration
The ITRS 2.0 chapter on heterogeneous integration, modified in mid-2016, 92 pages.
Photonic Systems Manufacturing Consortium Roadmap
The final report of the PSMC, 260 pages.
OIDA Market Update December 2016
Highlights include an update of the 2016 photonics market, profiles of datacom equipment manufacturers, and an update of the infrared imaging market, 59 pages.
International Technology Roadmap for Photovoltaic (ITPRV), 2016
The 2016 edition of the ITPRV, the roadmap for photovoltaic technology, March 2016, 50 pages.
EPIC-Yole Selected Photonics Market Summaries
Summaries of selected photonics markets written by Yole Développement and made available to OIDA members and others courtesy of EPIC
OIDA Market Update September 2016
Highlights include the Next-Gen Optical Networking conference, the market for optogenetics, and the market for 3D imaging, 53 pages.
U.S. Solid-State Lighting R&D Roadmap, 2016
The 2016 edition of the U.S. Department of Energy roadmap on solid-state lighting, June 2016, 208 pages.
OIDA Roadmap Report: Optical Interconnects for Extreme-Scale Computing
A roadmap report on optics in extreme-scale computing, including other related materials, 73 pages.
OIDA Integrated Photonics for High Volume Packaging Workshop Presentations
March 20 2016, Anaheim, CA, USA, 176 pages
OIDA Market Update May 2016
Highlights include a review of OFC 2016 and the OSA Executive Forum, a survey of communication service providers, the market for photoacoustic imaging, and profiles of selected early-stage photonics companies, 52 pages.
2016 Executive Forum Presentations
March 21, 2016, Anaheim, CA, USA, 95 pages
OSA Testimony to U.S. Congress on Export Controls and Small Business
Testimony by OSA Chief Scientist Dr. Greg Quarles on the impact of proposed rules on export regulations to U.S. small businesses. February 2016, 8 pages.
OIDA Market Update March 2016
Highlights include a deep dive into the data center optics market, the adaptive optics market, and a tutorial of the European Union and Photonics21 funding, 59 pages.
Funding in Asia Aimed at the Photonics Industry
A report on government funding in three Asian countries with photonics industry concentrations. June 2015, 37 pages.
2015 OIDA Consolidated Market Updates Report
The collection of the installments of the OIDA Market Update throughout 2015, 370 pages.
New Brochure: Lighting the Path to a Brighter Future
How Optics and Photonics Impacts the Global Economy
OIDA Market Update January 2016
Highlights include photonics market review, highlights from OIDA workshops on integrated photonics, and biophotonics for agriculture, 59 pages.
Key Enabling Technologies (KETs) Observatory
First annual report for the European Commission on its six "Key Enabling Technologies”, or KETs, one of which is photonics. May 2015, 95 pages
2015 Workshop on State of the Art Integrated Photonics Presentations
Workshop Slides, November 2015
OIDA Market Update November 2015
Highlights include optical communications, disposable optical biosensors, and civilian and military surveillance imaging, 54 pages.
Ethernet Alliance 2015 Roadmap
A summary of the roadmap for Ethernet standards and its ecosystem from the Ethernet Alliance, containing graphics and helpful text, March 2015, 22 pages.
OIDA Market Update August 2015
Highlights include optical communications, and early-stage photonics companies, and the executive summary of the EPIC-Tematys report distributed in July, 72 pages.
EPIC-Tematys Report: Photonics Technologies for ADAS in the Automotive Industry
A market report on Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) for automobiles, 204 slides (March 2015). OIDA obtained permission from EPIC to share this market report with current OIDA members.
OIDA Market Update June 2015
Highlights include optical communications, the display market, and U.S. funding of biophotonics, 70 pages.
OIDA Report: Photonics for Disaggregated Data Centers
Findings and a roadmap of specifications from the 2015 workshop, 29 pages (June 2015)
U.S. State Export Rule Changes 2015-09673
Proposed amendment to ITAR revising the U.S. Munitions List Category XII, 55 pages
U.S. Commerce Export Rule Changes 2015-10353
Proposed revisions to the Export Administration Regulations, 124 pages
U.S. Export Reform -- CLEO 2015 Slides
Slides to accompany CLEO web presentation on U.S. Export Revisions, May 2015
OSA Industry Development Associates (OIDA) Market Update April 2015
Highlights include optical communications and optical sensors, 64 pages
JePPIX ROADMAP 2015
Photonics for Disaggregated Data Centers Workshop Presentations
Meetings & Forums Publication, March 2015, Los Angeles, CA, USA
2014 Consolidated Market Updates Report
The collection of the installments of the OIDA Market Update throughout 2014, 377 pages
OSA Industry Development Associates (OIDA) Market Update February 2015
Highlights include the global photonics market, optical communications, and early-stage photonic companies, 103 pages
OIDA Report: State of the Art Integrated Photonics
Meetings & Forum Publications, January 2015
OIDA Market Update December 2014
The Worldwide Market for Lasers
Market Review and Forecast 2014, 220 pages
OIDA Workshop on State of the Art Integrated Photonics Presentations
Meetings & Forum Publications, November 2014, Washington, D.C.
21st OIDA Annual Forum Presentations
Meetings & Forum Publications, November 2014, Washington, DC
OIDA Market Update September 2014
Meetings & Forum Publications, 86 pages
OIDA Market Update July 2014
Meetings & Forum Publications, 86 pages
100GbE per Lambda for Data Center Workshop Presentations
Meetings & Forum Publications, June 2014, San Jose, California
OIDA Roadmap Report: Funding of Integrated Photonics
Meetings & Forum Publications, June 2014, 73 pages
OIDA Market Update March-April 2014
Meetings & Forum Publications, 78 pages
Fast-Track Committee Report on Optics & Photonics
April 2014, 31 pages
IDA Report on Photonics Foundry Ecosystem
April 2014, 53 pages
OIDA OFC Exhibitor Presentation, March 2014
Meetings & Forum Publications, 13 pages
OIDA Software Defined Photonic and Data Center Network Workshop Presentations
Meetings and Forum Publications, March 2014
OIDA Photonics Market Report
Free Highlights Version
OIDA Market Update February 2014
Meetings & Forums Publications, 51 pages
NSF Foundry Meeting Report - September 2013
Meetings & Forums Publications, 24 pages
OIDA 2013 Consolidated Market Updates Report
The collection of the installments of the OIDA Market Update throughout 2013, 271 pages
OIDA Market Update November/December 2013
MEETINGS & FORUMS PUBLICATIONS – November/December, 2013 58 pages
2013 OIDA Annual Forum Presentations
Meeting and Forums Publication, November 2013
OIDA Market Update September 2013
MEETINGS & FORUMS PUBLICATIONS - September, 2013 44 pages
OIDA Market Update May/June 2013
MEETINGS & FORUMS PUBLICATIONS - May/June, 2013 64 pages
OIDA Roadmap Report: Future Needs of Scale-Out Data Centers (OIDA Workshop Report)
Meetings & Forum Publications - March 2013, 38 pages
OIDA Market Update April 2013
MEETINGS & FORUMS PUBLICATIONS - April, 2013 51 pages
OFC Exhibitor's Breakfast Presentation, March 2013
MEETINGS & FORUMS PUBLICATION—March, 2013 14 pages
OIDA Market Update January 2013
MEETINGS & FORUMS PUBLICATION—January, 2013 43 pages
OIDA Workshop on Opportunities & Trends in Optoelectronic Manufacturing, 2012
MEETINGS & FORUMS PUBLICATION—March, 2012 45 pages
OIDA Workshop on Metrics for Aggregation Networks and Data Centers, 2012
MEETINGS & FORUMS PUBLICATION—March 2012, 102 pages
OIDA Workshop on Metrics for Aggregation Networks, 2011
MEETINGS & FORUMS PUBLICATION—October, 2011 53 pages
Short-Distance High-Density Optical Interconnects Workshop, 2011
MEETINGS & FORUMS PUBLICATION—April 2011, 87 pages
OIDA Silicon Photonics Workshop, 2011
MEETINGS & FORUMS PUBLICATION—March 2011, 14 pages
OIDA Photonic Sensors Symposium, 2011
MEETINGS & FORUMS PUBLICATION—2011, 61 pages
Fabrication Challenges and Opportunities in Photonics, 2010
MEETINGS & FORUMS PUBLICATION—2010, 80 pages
Green Photonics: The Role of Optoelectronics in a Sustainable Future, 2009
MEETINGS & FORUMS PUBLICATION—2009, 66 pages
2009 Global Optoelectronics Industry Market Report and Forecast
MARKET REPORT—2009, 545 pages
Perspectives on the Optoelectronics Industry: Innovation, 2008
MEETINGS & FORUMS PUBLICATION—2008, 71 pages
Perspectives on the Optoelectronics Industry, 2008
MEETINGS & FORUMS PUBLICATION—2008, 206 pages
Future Optical Communication Systems, 2008
MEETINGS & FORUMS PUBLICATION— 2008, 106 pages
Perspectives on the Optoelectronics Industry: Manufacturing in the 21st Century, 2008
MEETINGS & FORUMS PUBLICATION—2008, 75 pages
100 Gbit Interconnects and Above: The Need for Speed
MEETINGS & FORUMS PUBLICATION—1 May, 2007, 76 pages
2007 Global Optoelectronics Industry Market Report and Forecast
MARKET REPORT—2007, 517 pages
Photonic Sensors Roadmapping Report, 2007
MEETINGS & FORUMS PUBLICATION—2007, 74 pages
Micropackaging for the Next Generation of Optical and Electrical Components
MEETINGS & FORUMS PUBLICATION—2007, 69 pages
Silicon Photonics: Challenges and Future, 2007
MEETINGS & FORUMS PUBLICATION—2007, 86 pages
Artificial Vision Systems
MEETINGS & FORUMS PUBLICATION—1 December, 2006, 45 pages
Wide Area Surveillance
MEETINGS & FORUMS PUBLICATION—October 1, 2006
100 Gb Ethernet: The Next Challenge for Communications Systems
MEETINGS & FORUMS PUBLICATION—October 1, 2006, 58 pages
Biophotonic Sensors and Smart Fiber Optic Sensor Networks
MEETINGS & FORUMS PUBLICATION—1 August, 2006, 64 pages
High Power Diode Laser Sources and Their Impact on Industrial, Medical, and Military Laser Industries
MEETINGS & FORUMS PUBLICATION—1 July, 2006, 66 pages
Nitride LED and Laser Technology and Its Impact on the Display, Medical, and Storage Industries
MEETINGS & FORUMS PUBLICATION—2006, 61 pages
The Challenge for Indium Phosphide Photonic Development and the Optical Foundry
MEETINGS & FORUMS PUBLICATION—2006, 88 pages
2006 Global Optoelectronics Industry Market Report and Forecast
MARKET REPORT—2006, 431 pages