The National Photonics Initiative (NPI)

Look Around You

Photonics is addressing & solving the challenges of a modern world.

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Invest in the Future

Members of Congress from both sides of the aisle support greater US investment in photonics

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Spread the Word

About the vital role photonics play in our everyday lives.

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Participate in Virtual Congressional Visits Day: July 19-23, 2021

Join the National Photonics Initiative (NPI) for Virtual Congressional Visits Day taking place July 19-23, 2021 to advocate for science, optics and photonics, to your members of Congress and their staff.

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Now is the time for the United States to make photonics a national priority.

The National Photonics Initiative (NPI) is a collaborative alliance among industry, academia and government seeking to raise awareness of photonics - the application of light - and drive US funding and investment in five key photonics-driven fields critical to US competitiveness and national security: advanced manufacturing, communications and information technology, defense and national security, energy, and health and medicine.