Academic Partners

Join the LASER-TEC College Network

If you are a U.S. college or technical center interested in lasers and fiber optics course offerings, join the LASER-TEC college network and enjoy the benefits of this free membership.
LASER-TEC provides a wide range of services at no cost to our college network partners:
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1. Step-by-step guidance on laser and fiber optics course or program development.

2. Educational Materials.

3. Faculty professional development with the Laser-Photonics Technologies blended course series:
​Course 1. INTRODUCTION TO PHOTONICS
Course 2. GEOMETRICAL AND PHYSICAL OPTICS
Course 3. FUNDAMENTALS OF FIBER OPTICS
Course 4. LASER SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS
Course 5. INTRODUCTION TO SPECTROSCOPY

4. Membership to the National Optics and Photonics College Network (OPCN).
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    To join the LASER-TEC college network, please fill out this form:

LASER-TEC College Partners are now eligible to receive 10 Experiment Kits with complete curriculum package!

There are two options available:


Option A. Course in Lasers and Laser technology

1. Contact LASER-TEC about your interest in this funding opportunity.

2. Improve faculty technical knowledge about lasers and laser technology.
Take two free hybrid courses "Intro to Photonics” followed by “Geometrical and Physical Optics” offered by LASER-TEC. 

3. Initiate development and infusion of a course or a module in lasers and laser technology

4. Apply for the grant.
To apply for the grant, fill out the equipment grant form on the right side of this page.


Option B. Course in Fiber Optics

1. Contact LASER-TEC about your interest in this funding opportunity

2. Improve faculty technical knowledge about fiber optics
Take a free course “Fundamentals of Fiber Optics”, offered by LASER-TEC

3.  Develop a course in fiber optics
LASER-TEC will provide necessary lesson and reading materials.

4. Apply for the grant
To apply for the grant, fill out the equipment grant form on the right side of this page. 
LASER-TEC provides a funding opportunity to its college network partners to assist with equipment needed for a course in laser technology or fiber optics.  
Not a partner? Join us, fill out the form above.

    To apply for the LASER-TEC equipment grant, please fill out and submit the form below: