Optics Valley

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Optics Valley is a region in southern Arizona, centered on Tucson, that includes a concentration of optics companies, spawned by the optics work at the University of Arizona.[1] Based on the idea of a technology cluster, such as Silicon Valley, Optics Valley in the US is famous not only for the companies but also for renowned observatories Kitt Peak National Observatory, Mount Graham International Observatory, and the Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory on Mount Hopkins.[2][3]

There are other areas called Optics Valley in France[4] and China.[5]

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  1. ^ Mary Paganelli Votto (2006). Insiders' Guide to Tucson. Globe Pequot. 
  2. ^ Leslie Sage and Gail Aschenbrenner (2004). A Visitor's Guide to the Kitt Peak Observatories. Cambridge University Press. 
  3. ^ D. A. Barber (January 4, 2001). Banking on Optics Valley: The Old Pueblo has high hopes for high tech, but little time. Tucson Weekly.
  4. ^ James Simmie (2001). Innovative Cities. Taylor & Francis. 
  5. ^ James McGregor (2007). One Billion Customers: Lessons from the Front Lines of Doing Business in China. Simon and Schuster. 

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