Fraunhofer Leads £10M Effort to Advance Quantum Tech

Applied Materials and the Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems (Fraunhofer IPMS) collaborated to create what will be Europe’s largest technology hub for semiconductor metrology and...

Dutch quantum computing company QphoX has raised an €8 million ($8.7 million) funding round. The investment is reportedly the largest made in a quantum company in the Netherlands to date. QPhox...

ASML and the Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/Eindhoven) signed an agreement to expand their existing collaboration over the next ten years, with investment set to support semiconductor...

Optical telecom technology company POET Technologies reached an agreement with Beijing FeiYunYi Technology (BFYY) to design optical engines for deployment in optical modules in the telecom market...

Laser-cooled atoms are today one of the most mature and promising physical platforms to implement Quantum Computing, long-distance Quantum Communication and Quantum Sensing. The Quantum Sensors...

The PM-EYDF-10P/130-XPH from Coherent is a single-mode, polarization-maintaining erbium-ytterbium co-doped optical fiber that can be used for coherent lidar and quantum computing cold atom trapping...

The Q.Eye® SWIR from Quantum Solutions is a quantum dot based SWIR image sensor for applications such as industrial machine vision, drones, robotics, ADAS systems, and surveillance. With a broad...

The Sonic 9K608-DUV from Prodrive Technologies is an industrial line scan inspection camera for end-to-end optical inspection. Utilizing a BSI sensor to achieve high quantum efficiency across a broad...

Materials processing with lasers is actually a broad term for a diverse range of applications. The major categories of these uses, and the lasers that service them, are summarized Table 1. At one...

When purchasing an industrial laser system, the astute buyer will look for a Class 1 laser product — a system where the laser beam hazard is completely enclosed and there is no potential laser...

The term fluorescence is often applied as a synonym for photoluminescence, although luminescence actually covers fluorescence and phosphorescence. Both of these terms describe the process of...

The aim of the Innovate UK funded QT Assemble project (#50414) was to address key technological barriers in sub-component development, develop the UK component supply chain and hence access the...

ID Quantique (IDQ) are global leaders in Quantum-Safe Security and Quantum Sensing, harnessing light to develop and industrialize advanced quantum products and technologies for organizations to...

An in-depth look at the advancements in quantum computing and the use of lasers from the team at the Bernien Lab at the University of Chicago. The team builds quantum computers out of individual...

This application note demonstrates the use of ATR-FTIR spectroscopy for the analysis of human serum albumin. An IR5 FTIR spectrometer was used, equipped with a heated ATR accessory, to help tackle...

Quantum science is measuring ever-smaller gaps in time, energy, and space, bringing us closer to the fabric of reality itself. In this webinar, Félix Bussières, Ph.D., of ID Quantique...

Today’s emerging quantum technology applications are complex compared to those used in conventional laser end markets. Quantum technology often demands a short time to market and requires laser...

Next-generation quantum photonic devices routinely operate in the single-photon regime. As a result, these devices require novel device fabrication approaches to reduce losses as much as possible....

Frequency comb technology has emerged as a cornerstone of modern science and technology, revolutionizing various fields with its unparalleled precision and versatility. The last few years have seen...

A nitrogen vacancy (NV) refers to a specific type of defect or impurity in a crystal lattice where a nitrogen atom replaces a carbon atom adjacent to a vacancy (an empty lattice site) in the diamond...

Quantum entanglement is a phenomenon in quantum mechanics where two or more particles become correlated to such an extent that the state of one particle instantly influences the state of the...

Metaphotonics is an emerging field at the intersection of photonics, metamaterials, and nanotechnology. It involves the design, fabrication, and study of metamaterial-based optical structures and...

A quantum repeater is a crucial component in quantum communication networks, designed to extend the range over which quantum information can be transmitted. Quantum information, typically carried by...

Photonics Spectra Now is giving you a recap of the third annual SPIE Photonics Summit. There, U.S. federal officials talked about the importance of advancing the industry locally. All this happening...

The European Union is working to establish a new pilot line for photonic integrated circuits. Sivers is halting plans for a spinout photonics business. And the Korea University College of Medicine...

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...

-UK Photonics -Uncertainty -Sandia Fiber On this week’s show, the US science community braces for budget cuts under the sequester, the outlook is bright for UK manufacturing, a landmark research...

A GaAlAs laser is a type of semiconductor laser diode that emits light in the near-infrared region of the electromagnetic spectrum. It is composed of layers of gallium, aluminum, and arsenic. This...

Established in 1985, OZ Optics is a leading worldwide supplier of fiber optic components, test equipment and sensors. OZ Optics manufactures its products in three locations, Ottawa (Canada),...

Andor Technology Ltd is a global developer and manufacturer of high-performance scientific cameras, microscopy systems and spectrographs for academic, government, and industrial applications. Founded...

Founded in 1971, Edinburgh Instruments Ltd. is a global provider of sophisticated, state-of-the-art analytical instrumentation for optical spectroscopy. We design and manufacture a range of...

The DRS Daylight Solutions Difference Mid-infrared laser light is bringing game-changing solutions to myriad molecular spectroscopy, sensing and imaging applications*. As a mid-IR technology...