Partnership for PCM

Dutch photonics consortium PhotonDelta has named Eelko Brinkhoff CEO in a move that will take effect Feb. 19, 2024. Brinkhoff currently serves as managing director of foreign investments and...

Life science imaging systems producer Evident has collaborated with illumination and imaging technology company 89 North and advanced microscopy systems producer CrestOptics to promote confocal...

Opterro, Inc. has signed a memorandum of understanding with Gooch & Housego PLC (G&H), manufacturer of photonic components and systems, aiming to combine Opterro’s fiber-optic...

The Consumer Electronics Show, the signature annual event of the Consumer Technology Association, kicked off Jan. 5 in Las Vegas. Photonics Media is tracking the technology demonstrations,...

Charged-injection device imagers are metal-oxide semiconductor (MOS) detectors that can be fabricated using PMOS, NMOS and CMOS integrated circuit technology, and may be configured as a...

Physical Constants & Conversion Factors Length [I] 1 meter (m) = 39.3700 in. = 3.280833 ft = 1.093611 yd 1 kilometer (km) = 0.6213711 mi = 0.53996 nautical mi 1 micron (µm) =...

Adhesives for fiber optic components that perform well on glass, metal, ceramic and most plastic substrates provide excellent chemical and solvent resistance. They also can act as an electrical...

What are thin-film coatings? The purpose of any optical thin-film coating is to modify the transmittance and reflectance properties of the substrate material to which they are applied. Most coatings...

In this webinar you will learn about a new technique, called sonoillumination, which uses ultrasound in conjunction with a clinical laser for procedures such as the removal of birthmarks and tattoos....

Histopathology underpins many diagnostic tests and research in solid tissues. The recognition of important tissue structures and disease progression is typically conducted by examining morphology and...

Myopia is booming worldwide. The World Health Organization estimates that half of the world’s population will be myopic by 2050. But a new treatment has been conceived that permanently and...

The tolerancing of optical components is a very important communication step between the optical designer, the optical fabricator, and the end user of the optics. Tolerances are a balance between...

GigE, short for gigabit Ethernet, refers to a standard for high-speed Ethernet communication, capable of transmitting data at rates of up to 1 gigabit per second (Gbps), or 1000 megabits per second...

Free-space optics (FSO), also known as optical wireless communication or optical wireless networking, refers to the transmission of data using modulated beams of light through free space (air or a...

A photovoltaic cell, commonly known as a solar cell, is a semiconductor device that directly converts light energy into electrical energy through the photovoltaic effect. The photovoltaic effect is...

An opaque projector is a device used for enlarging and projecting images from opaque objects such as printed pages, photographs, or three-dimensional objects onto a screen or surface. Unlike a...

SUNY Albany will become the home of the new Center for Biophotonic Technology and Artificial Intelligence. Teledyne Technologies is expanding after acquiring contracts from Excelitas. IonQ is in the...

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...

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,...

Photonics West 2016 will be here before we know it! This annual event brings together industry players from around the world, and presents a week of learning, cool new products, new technologies, and...