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The road to nanophotonics

Nanophotonics is in its infancy, but a recently published European roadmap is the first attempt to paint a detailed picture of the industry that could emerge in the future.

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Figure 1: The different levels of a roadmap.
Figure 2: Market growth and size for applications targeted by nanophotonics.

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Jenkins, A. The road to nanophotonics. Nature Photon 2, 258–260 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2008.64

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