The fragmented nature of photonics at present is a barrier to its promotion and development. The PLG aims to break the barrier down by encouraging the exchange of information through Knowledge Transfer Networks (KTNs). Below are links to institutions and organisations with an interest in photonics in the UK.
Association of Industrial Laser Users
http://www.ailu.org.uk
The Association of British Healthcare Industries
http://www.abhi.org.uk
British Inventors Society
http://www.thebis.org
British Liquid Crystal Society
http://www-g.eng.cam.ac.uk/photonics/blcs
British Medical Laser Association
http://www.bmla.co.uk
The British Photovoltaic Association
http://www.pv-uk.org.uk
The British Security Industry Association
http://www.bsia.co.uk
British Venture Capital Association
http://www.bvca.co.uk
Colour Group of Great Britain
http://www.colour.org.uk
Communications and Mobile Information Technology Faraday Partnership
http://www.comit.uk.com
Computing Suppliers Federation
http://www.csf.org.uk
The Defence Manufacturers Association
http://www.the-dma.org.uk
Electronics and Photonics Packaging And Interconnection Faraday Partnership
http://www.eppic-faraday.com
Electronics Knowledge Transfer Network
http://www.electronics-ktn.com
Engineering Council UK
http://www.engc.org.uk
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
http://www.epsrc.ac.uk
Federation of Small Businesses
http://www.fsb.org.uk
Fibreoptic Industry Association
http://www.fia-online.co.uk
Health Technologies Knowledge Transfer Network
http://www.healthtechktn.com
Institute of Electrical Engineers
http://www.iee.org
Institution of Incorporated Engineers
http://www.iie.org.uk
Institution of Lighting Engineers
http://www.ile.co.uk
Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining
http://www.iom3.org
Institute of Patentees and Inventors.
http://ww.invent.org.uk
Institute of Physics
http://www.iop.org
Intellect
http://www.intellectuk.org
Lighting Association
http://www.lightingassociation.com
Lighting Industry Federation
http://www.lif.co.uk
Medilink
http://www.medilink.co.uk/national.html
Microsystems & Nanotechnology Manufacturing Association
http://www.mma.org.uk
National Illumination Committee of Great Britain
http://www.cibse.org/cieuk/
National Microelectronics Institute
http://www.nmi.org.uk
National Physical Laboratory
http://www.npl.co.uk
Photonics 21
http://www.photonics21.org
Photonics Cluster (UK)
http://www.photonicscluster-uk.org
Photonics Knowledge Transfer Network
http://photonics.globalwatchonline.com/epicentric_portal/site/pho/
Professional Lighting and Sound Association
http://www.plasa.org
Royal Microscopical Society
http://www.rms.org.uk
Science, Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies Alliance
http://www.semta.org.uk
Sensors Knowledge Transfer Network
http://sensors.globalwatchonline.com/epicentric_portal/site
Scottish Optoelectronics Association
http://www.optoelectronics.org.uk
Surface Mount and Related Technologies Group
http://www.smartgroup.org
Smart Optics Faraday Partnership
http://www.smartoptics.org
Society of British Aerospace Companies
http://www.sbac.co.uk
Society of Cable Telecommunication Engineers
http://www.scte.org.uk
Society for Information Display
http://www.sid.org
Society of Light and Lighting
http://www.cibse.org
Society of Television Lighting Directors
http://www.stld.org.uk
Solar Trade Association
http://www.greenenergy.org.uk/sta/
Telecommunications Industry Association
http://www.tia.org.uk
The Association of Lighting Designers
http://www.ald.org.uk
The Entertainment Laser Association
http://www.ela.org.uk
The Worshipful Company of Scientific Instrument Makers
http://www.wcsim.co.uk
TWI (was The Welding Institute)
http://www.twi.co.uk
UK Collaboration in Photonics and Optics
http://www.ukcpo.org
UK Displays & Lighting Knowledge Transfer Network
http://www.ukdisplay.net
UK Industrial Vision Association
http://www.ukiva.org
Welsh Opto-Electronics Forum
http://www.wof.org.uk