Abstract
This paper aims to understand the current situation of the training of optical engineers necessary for the
development of advanced optical research and industry, and to propose solutions. Firstly, the current situation
of efforts in the United States was investigated based on presentations at ETOP 2019. We also investigated
the current situation of the supply-demand balance of optical engineers based on a survey of
efforts to train optical engineers in Japan and the results of a questionnaire at the “Science Photonics Fair
2019”. The questionnaire survey said the same shortage feeling of domestic optical engineers as the
United States, and it was understood that the technical level for the shortage feeling of domestic optical
engineers was well consistent with the technology transfer stage indicated by AIST’s technology readiness
levels. Based on these current situations, the education system, securing human resources, and
maintaining employment were discussed.
