Table E.III-3. Physics

Table E.III-3. Physics

PHYSICS	UNITED KINGDOM	FRANCE	GERMANY	OTHER COUNTRIES	JAPAN	PACIFIC RIM	FSU
Nanotechology	Capability in microscopy	Capability in molecular chemistry	Broad capability in sub-micron research		World leader in nanotech- nology
Photonics	Optical switching, Optoelectro- nics, Signal processing	Optical switching, Optoelectronics, Signal processing Optica l computing	Optical switching, Optoelec- tronics Signal processing	Belgium, Canada, Sweden Optical switching	Optical switching, Optoelectronics, Signal processing, Optical computing		Russia Optical sensors, Optical computing
Obscured Visibilityu & Novel Sensing	Sensors, Signature reduction, Lasers	Sensors, Signature reduction, Lasers	Sensors, lasers	Israel Signature reduction	Fiber optic gyroscopes, Sensors, Lasers		Russia Glonass, Signature reduction, Lasers
Optical Warfare	High energy lasers, Sensing of CB agents	High energy lasers, Sensing of CB agents	High energy lasers, Sensing of CB agents	Israel, Canada Sensing of CB agents	Non-linear optics		Russia Non-linear optics, High energy lasers, Sensing of CB agents
Image Analysis Enhancement Technology	Signal processing, Software & modeling	Signal Processing Software & modeling	Signal processing, Software & modeling	Canada Signal processing, Software & modeling: Sweden Software & modeling	Signal processing, Software & modeling