The member structure of Optence covers the entire value chain of optical technologies: raw material suppliers, optical component manufacturers, system producers, designers, finishers and product users as well as numerous research organizations and university institutes.
⇒list of members ⇒ application for membership
The majority of members are located in Hesse and Rhineland-Palatinate, adjoining federal states but also in Hamburg or Switzerland.
When deciding about membership the main focus of Optence often plays a significant role.
The competences of out members are in the following fields:
- Optical systems: image recording and representation, sensor technology, microscopy, fiber optics
- Mechanical engineering: optical machines, glass cutting, coatings and surface finishing
- Optical metrology: form and surface metrology, analytical metrology, laser technology
- Materials: glass, plastic materials, liquid crystals, coating materials
- Lighting: LED, OLED
- Image processing