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PsiQuantum, a developer of quantum computers, has partnered with Griffith University to open a Test & Characterization lab at the university’s campus in Nathan, Australia. This expansion...

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...

Scantinel Photonics, a startup developing next-generation lidar technology for mobility and industrial applications, secured a €10 million ($10.5 million) extended series A funding round. The...

Following its development by a team at Corning in 1970, low-loss optical fiber became the best means to efficiently transport information from one place to another over long distances without loss of...

The OpenPath™ from Precision OT is an end-to-end passive optical network (PON) access solution. It encompasses all the critical components of a PON network, including optical line terminals...

The TSLink from TeraSignal is an intelligent chip-to-module (C2M) interconnect for data transmission between large ASICs and linear optical modules. The interconnect can interface with existing ASICs...

The KTRAV-ST-M10 from SEDI-ATI Fibres Optiques is a fiber optic hermetic feedthrough designed for single- and multimode fibers up to 1000 μm heart. The feedthrough is compatible with applications...

DustPhotonics’ merchant silicon photonics engine can be used in 1.6 Tb/s DR8 applications such as AI and hyperscale data centers. The engine comes in both an eight- and four-channel variant...

Ultraprecision machining can be defined in general terms as the removal of material from a substrate utilizing a machine tool that operates at a resolution of 10 nm (0.4 μin.) or less. The...

Optical fibers are made from either glass or plastic. Most are roughly the diameter of a human hair, and they may be many miles long. Light is transmitted along the center of the fiber from one end...

An indicator of how well the entire system performs is a measurement called bit-error-ratio (BER). Acceptable BERs range from one error per billion to one per trillion bits transmitted. It is rare...

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...

3D machine vision systems using structured light or time-of-flight technology are limited in their capability by the singularity of their working principle: to provide basic distance or depth...

Diouf discusses his team’s investigations of the self-healing (self-reconstituting) capabilities of the space-time light sheet when it interacts with a partially transparent object,...

Metasurfaces are new optical elements that allow complete control over all aspects of light such as phase, wavelength, intensity, and polarization with a single, planar semiconductor layer. Comprised...

Currently, Fourier transform spectroscopy most often involves large benchtop devices that measure in the infrared (IR). However, recent innovations have simultaneously shrunk the technology and...

Dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) is an optical communication technique used to increase the data-carrying capacity of optical fiber networks by simultaneously transmitting multiple...

A method of coding information in a communications system where the shift in the phase of an electromagnetic wave represents a particular bit or character.

A fiber optic preform is a cylindrical glass rod or tube used as the starting material for manufacturing optical fibers. It serves as the precursor from which optical fibers are drawn. The process of...

Optical fiber optic switches are devices used in optical fiber communication systems to selectively route optical signals from one input fiber to one or more output fibers. They play a crucial role...

On this week’s show we’ll discuss how optogenetics is advancing sleep research, and how lasers are helping speed up satellite transmissions. But first we’ll learn about a government program fueling...

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...

On this episode of Light Matters Extra we take you to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in Troy, New York, and introduce you to researchers at LESA -- the Center for Lighting Enabled Systems and...

In the inaugural episode of Season 10, we discuss GlobalFoundries’ Fotonix project and the potential of silicon photonics with Anthony Yu, Vice President of GlobalFoundries’ Computer and Wired...

Sapphire optical fiber is a type of optical fiber made from single-crystal sapphire, which is a form of aluminum oxide (Al2O3) that is highly transparent in the infrared region of the electromagnetic...

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,...

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,...

Ortel offers high-speed analog devices for today’s evolving wireless networks. Our portfolio features high-performance sensing products for LIDAR and industrial applications with extremely...

The Synopsys Optical Solutions Group provides design tools that model all aspects of light propagation. With intelligent, easy-to-use solutions and an expert support team anchored by optical...