Sponsoring The RP Photonics Encyclopedia
Our Sponsors
We gratefully acknowledge the following companies, who have committed to be our sponsors:
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The Concept of Sponsoring the Encyclopedia
The RP Photonics Encyclopedia is a huge open-access resource for optics and photonics which benefits the whole community worldwide. Huge numbers of scientific researchers as well as professionals in the photonics industry use it every day – for free and in a totally anonymous way, as we fully respect their privacy. It enjoys a high reputation for its scientific quality and practical usefulness, and many professionals are very grateful for it.
RP Photonics now offers sponsorships for this resource. A limited number of sponsors can officially support this hugely beneficial project with a yearly contribution, thus demonstrating that they also care about services for the scientific and industrial community, and will in turn receive visibility and recognition.
Details of the Sponsorships
The logos of our sponsors will appear many times above the main menu of all pages of the RP Photonics Encyclopedia including the Photonics Spotlight (after the text “This encyclopedia is sponsored by:”, where you currently find “Sponsorship opportunity: ...”):
| Category | Contribution per year | Number of logo views per year |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | 8 000 € | 1 000 000 |
| Silver | 4 000 € | 500 000 |
| Bronze | 2 000 € | 250 000 |
(For companies also having an ad package in the RP Photonics Buyer's Guide, the sponsorship contribution is reduced by 20%.)
For each page request of an encyclopedia page, up to five logos of sponsors will appear in a row (in a random order).
Each logo of a sponsor will be linked to a sponsor page, giving more details (full address, link to website, company description, sponsor statement etc.). The sponsoring is also mentioned at other places, e.g. on the company profile page in the RP Photonics Buyer's Guide and on this page (see above).
The Encyclopedia: Result of Hard Work
Dr. Paschotta, the founder and managing director of RP Photonics, is investing a lot of his working time into the development of this encyclopedia, which started in 2004 and is still ongoing. In May 2019, the 800th article has been published, and now there are already 948 articles. Further substantial extensions are planned.
Sponsors are welcome – as is anybody else – to suggest further article topics or additions to existing articles, but only those suggestions will be implemented which Dr. Paschotta believes to be appropriate and helpful for the reader community.