Corning, WaveOptics Enter AR Partnership

ADVA Optical Networking SE’s proposed name change to Adtran Networks SE was approved by the 2023 Annual General Meeting of ADVA Optical Networking SE on May 24. The change was registered in the...

Micro-LED technology company Mojo Vision has partnered with DigiLens, a developer of head-worn holographic display and waveguide technology, to integrate its micro-LED technology with DigiLens’...

University of Massachusetts (UMass) Amherst spinout company Myrias Optics has secured a $3 million seed investment. Myrias, a developer of all-inorganic printed meta-optics, said that it will use the...

DigiLens, a developer of optical technologies for VR and AR applications, signed a memorandum of understanding with federal contractor Consolidated Nuclear Security, operator of the Y-12 National...

The Diffrar™ series from Mitsui Chemicals are an array of polymer wafers for waveguides used in AR glasses. Equipped with optical properties including a high refractive index of 1.67 or higher...

Aluvia Photonics offers cutting-edge PICs on our custom Al2O3 platform. Offering record low-loss, an ultra-broad spectral window from UV to mid-IR and capabilities for optical amplification. Perfect...

The EXTREME ULE® Glass from Corning Incorporated is a material for improving photomasks in semiconductor chip manufacturing. The glass can withstand high intensity EUV lithography including high...

M-Series benchtop test systems from Gamma Scientific are designed for augmented and virtual reality devices and components. They feature an ultrahigh resolution, wide-angle imaging colorimeter...

Flat optics generally perform three main functions: They transmit light (windows), reflect light (mirrors), and fold light (prisms). While most optical manufacturers make spherical and flat optics, a...

Optics today needs alchemy, and the forces that motivate microchip technology are a key reason why. Today, light can transmit and process digital information as well as electricity can — in...

Optics can be contaminated in many ways. Contamination can be kept to a minimum by returning the optics to their case after use or by covering the optics for protection from the outside environment....

When physical structures get very small — on the order of molecular or atomic sizes with one or more dimensions on the nanoscale — their behavior and interactions with energy, including...

A key task faced by engineers using nonlinear crystals is the correct selection and effective specification of the appropriate NLO crystal for a particular laser design or application. GAMDAN Optics...

Addressing the measurement challenges of XR device optics: displays, lenses, and waveguides.

MTF measurement usually comprises the optics under test and additional measurement or relay optics. The whitepaper from TRIOPTICS shows that the theoretical measurement error can increase...

Speed and precision are paramount to photonics alignment. For Silicon Photonics assembly & test applications such as wafer probing, alignment time is the primary cost driver, especially in production...

Startups often can’t find the funding or the right resources to bring emerging technologies to market. This webinar will take an in-depth look at how the Luminate Accelerator is addressing...

What are the advantages of participating in an accelerator dedicated to optics, photonics, and imaging (OPI) technology? This webinar will provide an inside look at Luminate through the...

This webinar will introduce you to the enormous potential of computational imaging for a range of industries, from manufacturing to machine vision to biophotonics. Professor Rajesh Menon and his...

Photonics Media will host its second annual Photonics Spectra Conference Jan. 10-13. The virtual event will comprise four technology tracks — Lasers, Optics, Sensors and Detectors, and Imaging...

A metalens, short for "metasurface lens," is a type of optical lens that uses nanostructured materials to manipulate light at a subwavelength scale. Unlike traditional lenses made of glass or other...

Volumetric imaging refers to the capture, visualization, and analysis of three-dimensional (3D) information from a volume of space. Unlike traditional two-dimensional (2D) imaging, which provides...

Extreme ultraviolet (EUV) refers to a specific range of electromagnetic radiation in the ultraviolet part of the spectrum. EUV radiation has wavelengths between 10 and 124 nanometers, which...

A crystal, glass, or quartz slicing and cutting machine is a specialized piece of equipment used in the manufacturing process to precisely cut and slice materials such as crystals, glass, and quartz...

Optimax announces Joseph Spilman will take over as CEO. Corning offers to make changes following an antitrust investigation. And researchers develop a new system to detect MPox. Hear how this system...

Evaluating the visual quality of displays as viewed through augmented and virtual reality headsets requires testing from the vantage point of the user. Radiant Vision Systems provides a comprehensive...

In this month's Light Matters Extra, we give you an in-depth look at the recent Luminate Lightning Awards. New York’s Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul was there and tells us why Luminate is important...

Tune into this month's edition of Light Matters for 'Part 1' of an exclusive interview with SPIE CEO, Eugene Arthurs, as he speaks about his upcoming retirement. We’ll also take you to Rochester,...

Sapphire crystals refer to a transparent, single-crystal form of aluminum oxide (Al2O3) known as corundum. It is one of the hardest known materials, second only to diamond on the Mohs scale of...

A wafer refers to a thin, flat disk or substrate made of a semiconducting material, usually crystalline silicon. Silicon is the most commonly used material for wafer fabrication due to its excellent...

An electron-beam lithography system is a sophisticated nanofabrication tool used in the semiconductor industry and research laboratories to pattern extremely fine features with sub-micrometer or even...

OHARA manufactures more than 130 environmentally safe optical glass types, free of both lead and arsenic. More than 300 tons of optical glass are melted per month, available in the following forms of...

A History of Quality Since 1974 Glass Fab Inc. has met customers' stringent specifications by providing fabricated parts made of optical glass, filter glass, fused quartz and fused silica, low...

Henan UM Optics Technology Co. Ltd. (Umoptics) is a high-tech enterprise integrating material growth, component processing, coating, and devices. The company employs more than 400 people and has a...

IPG Photonics is the world's leading provider of high power fiber lasers and fiber amplifiers that are revolutionizing performance and utility in a remarkable array of materials processing,...