Lab for Education & Application Prototypes

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Photonics Development Cycle

 

LEAP @ WPI/QCC is committed to collaborating with industry affiliates to accelerate the growth of integrated photonics. From developing training opportunities and certificate programs to application prototyping with state-of-the-art equipment, LEAP is prioritizing the needs of industry in everything it does. Even the advanced manufacturing techniques employed at LEAP are highly-compatible with those used at the AIM Photonics Facilities in Upstate New York. Thus, industry affiliates of LEAP have the unique opportunity to economically-prototype integrated photonic products before embarking on the journey to mass-production.

From small start-ups in Worcester to established corporations, LEAP's highly-flexible membership model allows us to work with companies of any size to identify how integrated photonics can best be incorporated into their business model.

Tiered-Membership: A Flexible Approach to Supporting Industry Affiliates

LEAP @ WPI/QCC is actively supporting the growth of the integrated photonics rapid prototyping and manufacturing sector in Central Massachusetts. Possible Industry Affiliate membership benefits included:

  • Usage of laboratory and cleanroom facilities
  • Opportunities to engage with experts at the forefront of integrated photonics and related technology sectors
  • New distribution channels to promote company products and services
  • Access to student talent (AS/BS/MS/Ph.D.) to fulfill hiring needs and for potential project collaboration

For more information about LEAP @ WPI/QCC Industry Affiliate membership, please contact LEAP@wpi.edu

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Complementary Expertise at the Forefront of Integrated Photonics Innovation

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It’s about integrating medicine with engineering, leveraging scientific discoveries for new applications, identifying benefits for community stakeholders, and understanding the impact on society.
Douglas Petkie
Director of LEAP @ WPI/QCC
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We have people at the LEAP – faculty and students – with different but complementary expertise. It’s very inspiring. We have faculty from physics, from engineering – from the chemical engineering side to optical engineering.
Lyubov Titova
Core LEAP Faculty Member
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