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Photonic Microwave Sources Divide Noise and Shift Paradigms Photonic Microwave Sources Divide Noise and Shift Paradigms Radio frequency (RF) and microwave signals are central to ubiquitous technologies such as radar, communications, and positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT). They also form the backbone of...
Designing Optics for Manufacturability: Bridging the Gap Between Engineering and Production Designing Optics for Manufacturability: Bridging the Gap Between Engineering and Production In the fabrication of optical components, one of the most common — and most critical — challenges to overcome originates well before the start of manufacturing. Despite abundant technical...
Precision Filters Hold the Key to Measuring How We See Precision Filters Hold the Key to Measuring How We See Whether a smartphone screen, automotive dashboard, or surgical monitor, the first thing that one notices upon viewing a scene or object is the color. While this has been true throughout human...
Europe Must Play to Its Strengths Europe Must Play to Its Strengths Europe’s photonics sector is at a crossroads. It continues to lead globally in high- performance optics, precision engineering, and industrial photonics — but faces stiff competition from...
Editorial
Where research innovation meets commercial viability Where research innovation meets commercial viability The long and arduous road from a science and engineering breakthrough to a productized solution isn’t unique to photonics. But in a field such as ours, which is much more easily defined by its applications than its technologies (as several who have authored this column have suggested over the years), the payoff is often profound for those who manage to navigate this road.
Technology News
Low-Cost Microphone Listens with Light Low-Cost Microphone Listens with Light Traditional microphones capture tiny vibrations on the surfaces of objects caused by sound waves and turn them into audible signals. A new microphone developed by researchers at the Beijing Institute of Technology operates differently. Rather than sound, the microphone listens with light. This light-enabled microphone is able to pick up sounds in situations where traditional microphones are...
Illinois Team Pioneers VCSEL Breakthrough Illinois Team Pioneers VCSEL Breakthrough Despite the ubiquity of VCSELs, found in everything from computer mice to face-scanning hardware in smartphones, these devices remain an active field of research, with many in the field exploring new...
Fusion Ignition Achieved Using Sophisticated Diagnostic Tool Fusion Ignition Achieved Using Sophisticated Diagnostic Tool A collaborative research team from Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has implemented its Thinned Hohlraum Optimization for Radflow (THOR) window...
Researchers Refine Ultraviolet Atomic Layer Deposition Researchers Refine Ultraviolet Atomic Layer Deposition University of Missouri researchers have devised a more efficient and precise method for manufacturing computer chips. Traditionally, engineers use a technique known as atomic layer deposition (ALD)...
Chip-to-Chip Coupler Boosts Co-Packaging Efficiency Chip-to-Chip Coupler Boosts Co-Packaging Efficiency The future of digital computing and communications will involve both electronics and photonics to move data traffic around the globe with greater energy efficiency. Researchers from MIT’s...
Copper-Iodide Thin Films Deliver Stability, Efficiency in Blue LEDs Copper-Iodide Thin Films Deliver Stability, Efficiency in Blue LEDs A Rutgers-led team of scientists has developed an eco-friendly, very stable, ultra-bright material and used it to generate deep-blue light (emission at ~450 nm) in an LED. The new copper-iodide...
Leading Photonics Researchers Advance Tunable Semiconductor Laser Design Leading Photonics Researchers Advance Tunable Semiconductor Laser Design Researchers in the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) and Vienna University of Technology (TU Wien) have developed a tunable semiconductor laser that combines...
Industry News
China's Semitronix Group Acquires PIC Design Firm Luceda Photonics SMTX Technologies Singapore, part of Semitronix Group, has acquired Luceda Photonics, a Belgian provider of PIC design software. The acquisition provides Luceda with the scale, investment, and complementary capabilities to accelerate its goal of enabling “first-time-right” photonic chip designs and supporting high-yield mass production on a global scale, the company said.
NIST Awards Contract to Quantum Computing Inc. Quantum Computing Inc. (QCi), an integrated photonics and quantum optics technology company, was awarded a contract by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for the design and...
Hamamatsu Photonics Selected for Quantum Computing Project As part of a New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO, Japan) project aiming to accelerate the development of quantum compute technology, Hamamatsu Photonics has been...
SPIE Elects Kyle J. Myers into Presidential Chain SPIE Elects Kyle J. Myers into Presidential Chain Kyle J. Myers, founder and principal of Puente Solutions, has been elected to serve as the 2026 vice president of SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics. With her election, Myers...
Lightium, MPI, and Axiomatic_AI Team Up for AI-based PIC Testing Lightium AG, MPI Corporation, and Axiomatic_AI have entered into a memorandum of understanding to jointly develop an intelligent, autonomous, and integrated test solution (IAITS) for photonic...
Eoptic, Starris: Optimax Space Systems Team for Imaging Payloads Eoptic, Starris: Optimax Space Systems Team for Imaging Payloads Eoptic and Starris: Optimax Space Systems have partnered to build end-to-end satellite imaging payloads that leverage Eoptics expertise in imaging science and onboard processing, and Starris’...
Teramount Raises $50M, Backed by AMD, Samsung, Hitachi Teramount Raises $50M, Backed by AMD, Samsung, Hitachi Teramount, a developer of scalable fiber-to-chip interconnect solutions for AI, data centers, and advanced computing, has raised $50 million in a series A round. The funding will allow Teramount to...
Relativity Networks Secures $6.1M for Hollow-core Optical Fiber Tech Relativity Networks, a provider of next-generation fiber optic technology, has raised $6.1 million in seed funding to commercialize its hollow-core fiber (HCF) technology. The investments bring the...
Q.ANT Secures $72M to Commercialize Photonic Computing Tech Q.ANT Secures $72M to Commercialize Photonic Computing Tech Q.ANT, a developer of photonic processing technologies, has raised €62 million in a series A financing round. The funds will serve to accelerate the commercialization of its energy-efficient...
Xtreme Photonics
On the Road to Sustainable Clean Energy Tech, a Laser-Based Method Rises to the Fore On the Road to Sustainable Clean Energy Tech, a Laser-Based Method Rises to the Fore As the global demand for clean energy accelerates, solar cell manufacturers are under pressure to improve device efficiency, reduce fabrication costs, and make manufacturing processes more sustainable. Achieving these goals simultaneously presents complex challenges, especially as need intensifies and production volumes scale. The push to realize innovative solutions stems from the need to...
EPIC Insights
Advancements and Challenges Shape Raman Solutions for Medical Applications Advancements and Challenges Shape Raman Solutions for Medical Applications Raman spectroscopy and imaging are powerful, label-free techniques for a wide range of medical applications. By enabling the identification of molecular composition and revealing the structural information of biological tissues and fluids with high specificity, Raman methods help clinicians and researchers to identify pathological changes — often before they become visible via traditional...
Lighter Side
Trading your phone charger for a laser Trading your phone charger for a laser You may soon be swapping your standard phone charger for a light-powered optical fiber. Researchers at the University of Ottawa found that electronic devices, including smartphones, can be connected and powered simultaneously over long distances with a simple optical fiber. Using this technology, devices can operate through extreme weather and still catch a signal in remote areas by using...
Products
Raman Spectrometer Raman Spectrometer Lightnovo RG Pro from Lightnovo is a Raman spectrometer with an ultralow cut-off of 25 cm−1 and low-frequency Raman modes hidden from conventional systems. The RG Pro can be used in materials...
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Microspectrophotometer Microspectrophotometer Azure Dragon™ UV-visible-NIR microspectrophotometer from Minerva Engineering is designed to nondestructively analyze many types of microscopic samples from the deep ultraviolet to the NIR....
Minerva Engineering Co. Ltd.
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Photo Amplifier Photo Amplifier PhotonWarrior28A2 from Code Mercenaries is a photo amplifier for selectable amplification. It has six amplification factors ranging from 103 to 108, offering a wide measurement range. The signal is...
Code Mercenaries
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Dual-Head Sensor Dual-Head Sensor The ECCO X 025 Dual-Head from SmartRay is a sensor for inspection combined with occlusion-free scanning capabilities. The ECCO X 025 Dual-Head features a second camera head positioned symmetrically...
SmartRay GmbH
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Transimpedance Amplifier Transimpedance Amplifier CHR1065 from Coherent is a transimpedance amplifier for 400 G and 800 G optical transceivers. It has a 2 µARMS input-referred noise for superior receiver sensitivity and longer optical reach,...
Coherent Corp.
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High-Speed Cameras High-Speed Cameras Phantom KT-series high-performance cameras from Vision Research are designed for the capture of fast-moving subjects. Available in monochrome and color, the 1- and 4.2-MP models use...
Vision Research Inc., Phantom Digital High-Speed Cameras
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Microgage Transceiver Microgage Transceiver Pinpoint Laser Systems’ microgage transceiver combines a laser transmitter with a dual-axis digital receiver for a wide range of industrial alignment applications. The solution provides precise...
Pinpoint Laser Systems
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Infrared Pyrometers Infrared Pyrometers Micro-Epsilon’s thermoMETER UC, thermoMETER SE, and thermoMETER FI comprise a series of noncontact infrared pyrometers. The thermoMETER UC sensor can be used at high ambient temperatures up to...
Micro-Epsilon UK & Ireland Ltd.
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Tunable Cascade Laser Source Tunable Cascade Laser Source GLIDER from Alpes Lasers SA is a tunable mid-IR laser source for solid and liquid spectroscopy. GLIDER is a monolithic all-in-one light source that requires no assembly, alignment, or external...
Alpes Lasers SA
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Hexapod Microrobot Hexapod Microrobot PI (Physik Instrumente’s) high-bandwidth lever-hexapod with direct-driven lever-actuators is a direct-drive concept hexapod micro-robot that provides higher accelerations and velocities with...
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Image Sensor Module Image Sensor Module FSM:IMX811 from FRAMOS is a sensor module and development kit for Sony’s IMX811 image sensor. This set comprises hardware, documentation, and a validated reference design supporting AMD’s...
FRAMOS GmbH
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Tricolor LED Tricolor LED The VLMRGB6122 tri-color LED from Vishay Intertechnology provides luminous intensity to 2800 mcd at 20 mA for interior automotive lighting, RGB displays, and backlighting. Featuring separate anode...
Vishay Intertechnology Inc.
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NDT and Measurement Platform NDT and Measurement Platform The Modulus system from GelSight uses a swappable lens and camera concept for metrology and nondestructive testing applications. The system uses a single-lens reflex camera system, which enables...
GelSight Inc.
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Open-Aperture xy Alignment Stage Open-Aperture xy Alignment Stage The submicron, AU200-50x50 open aperture alignment stage from Optimal Engineering Systems, Inc. (OES) has a 90 mm × 90 mm open aperture for applications such as semiconductor wafer inspection...
Optimal Engineering Systems Inc.
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Through-Glass-Via Substrate Material Through-Glass-Via Substrate Material JNTC’s through-glass-via glass substrate is designed for AI and high-performance computing applications, providing flatness and thermal stability to reduce warpage and heat generation under...
JNTC
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Femtosecond Laser Femtosecond Laser The FS-1030-200 from Photonics Industries is a femtosecond laser that delivers <200-W average power and 1.5-mJ pulse energy at 1030 nm. The femtosecond laser has digitally controlled burst mode,...
Photonics Industries International Inc.
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3D Industrial Scanner 3D Industrial Scanner PhoXi 3D Scanner Gen3 from Photoneo is a 3D Industrial Scanner that uses blue laser technology along with its integrated color camera for 3D scanning. It can detect hairline cracks, micro-edges, and...
Photoneo
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APD Evaluation Board APD Evaluation Board Phlux Technology has added an evaluation board for its Aura family of Noiseless InGaAs avalanche photodiodes (APDs). The 70 mm × 60 mm board comes with a MAX40661 transimpedance amplifier and...
Phlux Technology
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