Laurent Vaissié

The Optical Society of America provides publications, meetings, and membership programs in optics and photonics. The private company is based in Washington. The CEO of the American company is Elizabeth Rogan.

The International Society for Optical Engineering operates as society for optics and photonics. It advances emerging technologies through interdisciplinary information exchange, continuing education, publications, patent precedent, and career and professional growth. The company was founded on July 1, 1955 and is headquartered in Bellingham, WA.

L-ACOUSTICS, Inc. manufactures, sells, and installs sound systems. Its products include amplified controllers, loudspeakers, and coaxial, line source, and subwoofer products. The company was founded by Jeffrey Cox and Christian Heil in 1994 and is headquartered in Westlake Village, CA.

Laser Operations LLC manufactures semiconductor lasers and optical components. It offers diode lasers and diode pumped laser products for defense, medical, industrial and consumer applications. The company was founded in November 2000 by Jeffrey E. Ungar and is headquartered in Sylmar, CA.

Raydiance, Inc. manufactured software-controlled ultrashort pulse (USP) lase. The company was founded by Jeff Bullington, Peter J. Delfyett, Scott H. Davison, Joel W. McCleary and Barry Martin Schuler in 2003 and was headquartered in Petaluma, CA.

Directed Energy Professional Society provides fosters research, development and transition of directed energy (DE) technologies. The firm provides high energy laser (HEL) and high-power microwave (HPM) technologies for national defence and civilian applications through professional communication and education. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Albuquerque, NM.

QPC Lasers Inc. designs and manufactures high brightness semiconductor lasers for consumer electronics, defense, medical and industrial applications. It had developed multiple technology platforms, with eight issued patents and eight patents pending. Its products include high brightness diode lasers used for 'pumping' or energizing large solid-state or fiber lasers, as well as diode lasers that may be used directly for various defense, medical, consumer electronic and industrial applications. In 2007, approximately 52% of the company's revenues were derived from contracts with various agencies of the U.S. Department of Defense and from sales of product to certain defense contractors.