• A historical account of the industry by including those firms that have exited the business and the entrants into the field.
  
• Complete contact information with addresses, telephone, fax, email and URLs.
  
• A description of POF activities for each company/organization.
  
• Names of key persons in the field.
  
• Identification of major industry trends.
  
• Over 150 companies and organizations.
  
• Identification of the organizations in the US, Europe, and Japan that are in promoting POF.

Companies Listed

1394 Trade Association
3M
A3PICs Electronics Development GmbH
Acome
Agilent Technologies Inc.
Alpine Electronics of America, Inc
Alps Electric Co. Ltd.
AMIC (Automotive Multimedia Interface Collaboration)
Amoco Chemical Co.
Amphenol
Asahi Glass Co. Ltd.
AGC Chemicals America Inc., Lucina Division
Asahi Kasei Corp.
ASTRI
Atlantic Vision
Augat / Aster
Avago Technologies
Avago Technologies
Avaya Communication
BAE Systems
BAM Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung- und prüfung
BAUER Engineering GmbH
Baycom Opto-electronics Technology Co. Ltd.
Bayer AG            Bayer Inc.
Bayerische Motorenwerke AG (BMW)
bayern photonics e.V.
Baylite Opto-electronics Technology Co. Ltd.
BDM International
Berkshire Photonics
BIZLINK Technology
BL Innovative Lighting
BOSCH
Boston Acoustics
Boston Optical Fiber (BOF)
Brand Animal
Bridgestone Corp.
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Cactus Fiber
California Eastern Labs
Calsak Corp.
Center National d'Etudes des Telecommunications (CNET)
Chromis Fiber Optics
CiS Institut für Mikrosensorik GmbH
City University of Hong Kong
COBRA Institute
Codenoll Technology Corp.
Comcore Technologies Inc.
Compel Electronics SpA
Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)
Corning Cable Systems Newstadt
CRHEA-CNRS
Cypress Semiconductors
Daimler Chrysler AG
Del Lighting
Delphi Automotive Systems
Delphi Connection Systems
Delphi Connection Systems
Deutsch Telekom AG - Fachhochschule Leipzig
DieMount GmbH
Digital Optronics
Di Moto
Dow Chemical USA
DuPont
Electronic Links International, Inc.
EUROMICRON Werkzeuge GmbH
Faztec Optronics Corp.
FCI Automotive
FCI Automotive
FCI France
Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing
Fiber Optic Association Inc.
Fiber Optic Products Inc.
FiberFin
Fibre Optic Instruments & Components Trading GmbH (FOIC)
FireComms Ltd.
Flexon AG
FO Systems GmbH
Fotec Inc.
Fraunhofer Gruppe Informations- und Kommunikationstechnik
Fraunhofer-Einrichtung für Systeme der Kommunikationstecknik ESK
Fraunhofer-Institut für Integrierte Schaltungen
French POF Club
Fuji Photo Film Co., LTD
Fuji Xerox Co. Ltd.
Fujitsu Ltd.
Gebauer & Griller Kabelwerke GmbH
Georgia Institute of Technology
Giessen Friedberg University of Applied Sciences
Gould Fiber Optics
Hamamatsu Corporation
Hamamatsu Photonics
Hamamtsu Photonics Deutschland GmbH
Harman/Becker Automotive Systems
Harting Deutschland GmbH
Harting Elektro-optische Bauteile GmbH & Co.
Harz Hochschule
Heinrich-Herz-Instiut Fur nachrichtentechnik Berlin GmbH
Hewlett Packard
Hirschmann of America Inc.
Hitachi America Ltd.
Hitachi Semiconductor (America) Inc.
Hochschule Harz für angewandte Wissenschaften (FH)
Hoechst Celanese
Homefibre Digital Network GmbH
Honda Connectors
Honeywell Optoelectronics
Hong Kong City University
HSPN (High Speed Plastic Network)
Hwaying Electronic Co. Ltd.
IBM Research Laboratories
ICPOF (International Committee on POF)
IDB Forum
IGI Consulting (IGIC)
IMEC (Department of Information Technology [INTEC])
Industrial Fiber Optics
Infineon Technologies
Infineon Technologies (now Avago Technologies)
Infineon Technologies Fiber Optics GmbH (see Avago)
Information Gatekeepers Inc.
Institute of Photographic Chemistry
Integrated Crystal Technology Inc.
IST Program
Jess-Link Products Co., Ltd.
Johnson Controls Inc.
KAIST
Keio University
Kolon Industries, Inc.
Komax Holdings
Korea Institute of Science and Technology - Center for plastic optical fiber
Kurabe Industrial Co. Ltd.
Kwangju Institute of Science and Technology (KIST)
Kwangju Institute of Science and Technology (KIST)
Laser 2000 GmbH
Leoni Kabel GmbH & Co.
Leviton Telecom
Light Brigade
Lightwave Photonics
LG Cable R&D Center
London Metropolitan University
LTK Industries
Luccon
Luceat S.p.A.
Lucent Technologies (Now OFS Technologies)
Luciol Instruments
Luciol Instruments SA
Lumberg, Inc.
Lumitex Inc.
Luvantix Co., Ltd.
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd.
MEMSCAP SA
Microparts Gesellschaft
Miniflex Ltd.
Mitel Semiconductor
Mitsubishi Rayon
Molex Inc.
MOST Cooperation (Media Oriented Systems Transport)
Motorola Inc.
Nanoptics
NanoTech Semiconductor Ltd.
NanoTronix Co. Ltd.
NEC Corp.
NEC Electronics
NEC Research Institute
Netopia
Netronix
Nexans Autoelectric
Nexans Cabling Solutions
Nexans Deutschland Industries AG & Co.
Nexans Research Center
Nextrom Technologies
Newnex Technology Corp.
Nichimen Europe plc
NMRC
NovaOptics Co. LTD.
NTT Advanced Technology Corporation
NUVITECH Co., Ltd.
Nyce Technology Inc.
Oasis Silicon Systems, Inc. (now SMSC)
Oasis Silicon Systems AG
OFS Laboratories
OFS Specialty Photonics Division
Omron Electronics Inc.
Optectron SA
OPTEK Inc.
Optical Cross Links
Optical Fibre Technology Centre
Optimedia
Optocomponents GmbH
Optoelectronics Research Center (ORC)
OptoTest
Optowave Laboratory Inc.
OSRAM Opto Semiconductors
Packard Electric
Panduit
Peachtree Fiber Optics
PhasOptx Inc.
Phoenix Contact GmgH & Co.
Photonium oy
Plastic Optical Fiber Trade Organization (POFTO)
P. M. Mfg. Services Inc. (see FiberFin)
POF Conferences
POF-2005
POF-2006
POF-2007
POF-2008
POF-ALL Project
POF Consortium
POFWORLD
Polycore Technologies
Polymer Optical Fiber - Application Center (POFAC)
Polymicro Technologies
Polyoptical Products
Ratioplast -Optoelectronics GmbH
Redfern Polymer Optics (RPO)
RedHawk CDT
Reichle & De-Massari AG (R&M)
Reichle & De-Massari GmbH
Rennsteig Werkzeuge GmbH
Research Production Center for Polymer Optical Fiber
Reutz Technologies
Rohm GmbH
SAIT (Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology)
Samsung Electronics Co.
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
Sanwa Denki Kogyo Co. Ltd.
San Ying Optical Fiber Co. Ltd.
Schaefer
Schleifring und Apparatebau GmbH
Schleuniger
Sejong Network Technologies
Shanghai Gainex Fiber Optic Tech Corp.
Sharp Corp.
Sharp Electronics
Shenzhen Dasheng Optoelectronic Technology Co Ltd.
Sichuan Huiyan Optical Communications Co.
Siemens Components Inc./Siemens AG
Siemens IK PI
Siemens SCH PM BB
Siemens VDO Automotive AG
Signindustry.com
Siliconix Inc.
SKC
SMSC Automive Infotainment Systems
Softing AG
Sojitz Europe plc
SONY Corp.
SONY Corp. of America
SONY US Research Laboratories
SpecTran Specialty Optics Co.
Stanley Electronics
Stewart Connector Systems Inc.
Sumitomo Electric
Sunrise Telecom
Tecos Photonics GmbH
Teijin Ltd.
Teleconnect GmbH
Tempo            Tempo Europe
Texas Instruments Deutschland GmbH
Thales
Thomas and Betts
T-Nova Deutsch Telekom Innovatim Fesell Schaft GmbH
Toray Industries Inc.      Toray Deutschland GmbH
Toshiba America            Toshiba Corp.
TransMIT
TRA-CON Inc.
Truelight
TS-Optoelectronic
TU/e
Tyco AMP
Tyco AMP / Deutschland
Tyco AMP / Japan
UK POF Consortium
United Technologies Research
University of Alabama at Birmingham
University of Applied Sciences
University of Florida
University of New South Wales
University of North London
University of Sidney
University of Washington, Seattle
Vaying
VDE Verband der Elektrotechnik, Elektronik, Informationstechnik e.V.
Vector Informatik GmbH
Visteon Corporation Advanced Electronics
WEZAG GmbH
Xian Jiaotong University
Yazaki Corporation
Yazaki North America Inc.
Appendix 1:  Universities and Organizations Involved in POF Research
Appendix 2:  Glossary of Terms
Appendix 3: Available Proceedings and Tutorials from IGI