Why is Wuhan called China Optical Valley?

In May 2000, the city of Wuhan announced to the world: Hubei will set the province's strength, relying on the Wuhan East Lake New Technology Industrial Development Zone to build China's first optoelectronics industry base --- "Wuhan - China Optical Valley ".

May 8, 2000, "China's Optical Valley" leading group was formally established in the national optoelectronics information industry base in Wuhan. According to the plan, Wuhan will make its annual output value of optoelectronic information industry exceed 100 billion yuan in five years, becoming the largest optoelectronic information industry base in China. Wuhan is China's optoelectronic information technology strength of the strongest region, a complete range of technologies, some of the single technology in the world's leading position.

Within 50 square kilometers of the East Lake New Technology Development Zone, a number of colleges and institutes engaged in the research and development of optoelectronic information technology and personnel training such as Wuhan Institute of Post and Telecommunication, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan Branch of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, 717, etc., with various types of scientific and technological personnel of more than 100,000, of which nearly one-third of the scientific and technological personnel engaged in the research and development and industrialization of optoelectronic information technology and related fields. Nearly one-third of them are engaged in the research, development and industrialization of optoelectronic information technology and related fields. There are 42 academicians in Wuhan, 10 of whom are leaders in the field of optoelectronic information technology in China.

In terms of industrialization, Wuhan's fiber optic cables, optoelectronic terminals, optoelectronic devices and other aspects of the country's leading position, high-power lasers, laser processing equipment, laser medical equipment, the technical level and market share in the country.

Extended information:

p>Experts pointed out that the "China Optical Valley" will become an economic bright spot in China's economic pattern, which will drive the formation of high-tech industrial clusters in the central region, open up a broad investment space for the eastern region and foreign investors, and radiate and drive the upgrading of industries in the central and western regions, and at the same time, will also significantly improve the international competitiveness of China's optical communication manufacturing industry.

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The 21st century is the century of optoelectronics. Optical Valley has established the "Tenth Five-Year" period of industrial development focus on information optoelectronics, energy optoelectronics, consumer optoelectronics, software industry. In addition, bio-engineering and new medicine, mechatronics, new materials, energy saving and environmental protection industries to form a pattern of diversified support.

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People's Daily Online - China's leader in optoelectronics (Wuhan - China's Optical Valley)

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People's Daily Online- Wuhan Steps Up Preparations for China's Largest Optoelectronic Information Industry Base----