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Appendix A: Collected Recommendations
Appendix A: Collected Recommendations
Pages 319-330
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The recommendations are listed twice, first in the order in which they are presented in the body of the report and second, sorted by intended actor. Ma jor Recommendations Sorted by Chapter Optics in Information Technology and Telecommunications · Congress should challenge industry and its regulatory agencies to ensure the rapid development and deployment of a cost-effective broadband fiber-to-the-home information infrastructure.
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, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) , and industry, in cooperation with the technical and professional societies, should pursue a program to enhance the coordination and transfer of optical sensor technology among industry, academia, and government agencies.
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. Manufacturing Optical Components and Systems · Government agencies and the optics community should recognize the importance of optics standards, especially their significance in international trade.
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The professional societies should work to strengthen optics as a recognized crosscutting area of science and technology through the recently established Coalition for Photonics and Optics. They should evaluate optics programs and jointly produce an annual guide to educational programs in optics.
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National Science Foundation NSF should increase its efforts in biomedical optics and pursue opportunities in this area aggressively. This will require a broader interpretation of the NSF charter regarding health care in order to support promising technologies that bridge the NIH and NSF missions.
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Department of Energy DOE, NIST, and industry, in cooperation with the technical and professional societies, should pursue a program to enhance the coordination and transfer of optical sensor technology among industry, academ i a, and govern ment agencies. DOE, EPA, EPRI, and NEMA should coordinate their efforts and cre ate a single program to enhance the efficiency and efficacy of new lighting sources and delivery systems, with the goal of reducing U.S.
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Government agencies should continue to support the activities necessary to introduce cost-effective precision aspheric components into both military and commercial products. · Multiple government agencies should form a working group to collaborate in the support of optics, in a crosscutting initiative similar to the earlier one for high-performance computing and communications systems.
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Agencies should focus attention on this opportunity and encourage innovative work in this cuttingedge field. R&D and appl ications of sol id-state lasers are cross-discipl inary and should be supported by a special initiative involving multiple agencies.
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· The professional societies should work to strengthen optics as a recognized crosscutting area of science and technology through the recently established Coalition for Photonics and Optics. They should evaluate educational programs in optics and jointly produce an annual guide.
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