Spectra-Physics, NP Photonics to Produce Amplifiers

A team at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) developed an electrically pumped, topological, bulk quantum cascade laser (QCL) that operates in the terahertz (THz) frequency range. The THz QCL is...

Co-packaged optics for high performance computing and other data center applications require dense integration of silicon PICs with electronic integrated circuits (EICs). Stacking an electronic chip...

Optical frequency combs have been transformational for metrology, spectroscopy, atomic clocks, and other applications, but their utility outside of lab and industrial settings has yet to be realized...

Thin-film lithium niobate (TFLN) shows strong potential as a platform for integrated photonics, due to its robust electro-optic coefficient, large optical nonlinearity, and wide transparency window....

The 50G PON OLT SFP56 from Source Photonics is a 50 G PON optical transceiver for communications applications. The transceiver uses optoelectronic chip technology with demonstration to support...

The OSFP 800G SR8 from Approved Networks is a 800G OSFP transceiver meant for supporting data-intensive applications and enable real-time AI processing across networks for data centers and broadband...

The 400G QSFP-DD ZR/ZR+ from Approved Networks is a transceiver module for communications networks in data centers and broadband. With a 400 Gbps data rate, the module’s max distance...

The Perseus and Spica Gen2 from Marvell Technology, Inc. are optical PAM4 digital signal processors (DSPs) that can be used in AI, accelerated computing, and cloud services applications by optimizing...

The use of precision polymer optics is becoming an increasing necessity today as products demand sophisticated light handling components to achieve desired results. Polymer optics can be thought of...

As bit rates increase to meet expanding demand, systems have become increasingly sensitive to polarization-related impairments. These include polarization mode dispersion (PMD) in optical fibers,...

There are three fundamentally different dispersive phenomena in optical fiber, of which polarization mode dispersion (PMD) is the most complex. In digital multimode fiber systems, a light pulse...

Photonic components are key elements for the information technology (IT). Photonics technology covers the generation of information (cameras, sensors), its transportation (optical communication),...

We started developing FACs more than 15 years ago. The result is highly automated in-house processes which allow for competitive prices – even with high volumes. Diode lasers are efficient, compact,...

MKS' Newport OptoFlash delivers up toe 10 discrete channels where pre-determined wavelength detection is essential to acquiring fast sample measurements.

Telecentric F-theta lenses with large scan fields set new standards for cutting displays.

The ILMS is designed for profiling focused, high-power industrial lasers. This system combines reimaging/magnification optics, a polarization preserving beam sampler, and a DataRay beam profiler to...

A new methodological analysis of optics fabrication technologies enables the modeling and simulation of whole fabrication chains — by reading in lens design data. Toward that aim, both optical...

The high-gain properties in avalanche photodiodes (APDs) make these devices an ideal choice for low-light-level detection in optical communications, spectroscopy, range finding and many other...

Anti-reflective (AR) coatings are now entering their second century and have remained virtually unchanged throughout their life. As power level and wavelength range requirements continue to increase,...

Quantum technologies represent an increasing range of novel and useful applications, from advancing nanoscale manufacturing and compact devices for noninvasive medical imaging to provably unhackable...

An interferometer is a scientific instrument that utilizes the principle of interference to measure differences in the path length, wavelength, phase, or amplitude of coherent electromagnetic waves....

Laser coatings, also known as optical coatings for laser applications, are specialized thin films or coatings applied to optical components used in laser systems. These coatings are designed to...

Micro-optics refers to the design, fabrication, and application of optical components and systems at a microscale level. These components are miniaturized optical elements that manipulate light at a...

Optical fiber is a thin, flexible, transparent strand or filament made of glass or plastic used for transmitting light signals over long distances with minimal loss of signal quality. It serves as a...

On this month's episode of Light Matters, we take you to the South by Southwest (SXSW) Trade Show in Austin, Texas, as new photonics innovations hit the show floor of the Austin Convention Center....

In this month's Light Matters Extra, we take you to the Quantum Photonics Laboratory at MIT run by Dr. Dirk Englund. Dr. Englund's group, the Quantum Photonics Group, is made up of postdocs and...

On this month's episode of Light Matters, we take you on a brief tour of the Higgins Laboratories at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). Quinsigamond Community College and WPI received a $4M grant...

Students from large and small size companies and bigger Department of Defense affiliates of the AIM Photonics Institute took part in the recent AIM Photonics Summer Academy at MIT. This was the third...

The LaCroix name is synonymous with quality precision optics. Since 1947, three generations of family leadership have guided LaCroix Precision Optics to become the premier precision optics...

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,...

Teledyne DALSA is a part of Teledyne’s Vision Solutions group and a leader in the design, manufacture, and deployment of digital imaging components for machine vision. Teledyne DALSA image...

We are a manufacturer of Diffraction Limited Fiber Coupled Laser Systems, Optical Systems, and Fiber Optic Systems from 240 nm to 6000 nm. Unique products include various sizes of Fiber Collimators,...