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Photonics Spectra - April 2025


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Black Silicon Offers Enhanced Responsivity to Overcome Near-Infrared Photodetection Challenges Detecting and measuring near-infrared (NIR) radiation with high sensitivity is essential for many modern defense and security technologies. Applications deploying laser-guided systems, as well as...
Component and System-Level Breakthroughs Extend Environmental Remote Sensing from Detection to Prevention As the world grapples with escalating environmental challenges, demand has never been greater for durable and high- performance monitoring technologies. As a result of the number of different...
Directed Energy Technologies Mount an Energetic Response to the Drone Threat “Keep your eye on the sky” is a critical rule in modern warfare, due to the rapid proliferation of low-cost, speedy uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs). These aircraft can be fitted with...
Ultraviolet CMOS Technology Opens a Spectrum of Possibility The ultraviolet (UV) range of the electromagnetic spectrum has historically been split into three bands. These three bands — UVA (315 to 400 nm); UVB (280 to 315 nm); and UVC (100 to 280 nm)...
Editorial
The business of photonics: In, since, and beyond the pandemic Five years since the World Health Organization declared it a global pandemic, COVID-19 remains a catalyst for targeted advancements in science and technology. The pandemic demonstrated that coronaviruses cast a wide net of opportunity for the scientific R&D community. In photonics, efforts to advance the understanding of corona-viruses diverge into many distinct areas of study. The...
Photonic Fundamentals
Silicone Surface Mount Optics Promise Performance Gains in Commercial Illumination Surface mount optics (SMOs) are the optical version of surface mount technology (SMT) components such as resistors and capacitors that are ubiquitous in electronics. Like their electronic counterparts, SMOs are delivered on a standard tape and reel, allowing users to align them onto printed circuit boards (PCBs) with speed and precision using pick-and-place equipment.
Technology News
Single-Photon Lidar Delivers Detail-rich Imagery from a Distance Scientists have developed a detection system that could vastly improve the accuracy of human facial and activity recognition at long distances and through obstructions like fog, smoke or camouflage. The researchers said their sensitive lidar system can generate high-resolution three-dimensional images with double the efficiency of similar lidar systems being developed by other research groups,...
Chiral Film Generation Charts a Course for Photonic Device Control A robust, scalable method to introduce chirality into the band structure of semiconductors could advance photonic technologies that rely on controlling light polarization, like displays, sensors, and...
Glass-Coated Bacteria Form Live Microlenses for Advanced Imaging Microlenses — μm-sized lenses that capture and focus light into intense beams at a microscopic scale — typically require complex, expensive machinery and extreme temperatures or...
Frequency Comb Design Broadens Bandwidth and Uses Less Power A novel integrated design for electro-optic (EO) frequency combs expands the bandwidth of the comb and significantly reduces its microwave power requirements, compared to previous designs. The...
Conical Polymer Fibers Reduce Inflammation Risk for Optogenetics To deliver light to the brain safely and efficiently, a research team at the Technical University of Denmark designed tapered optical fibers made with soft, biocompatible polymer. The tapered fibers...
Magneto-Optic Material Bolsters Data Processing Efficiency A platform for in-memory photonic computing, using magneto-optic material, has the potential to offer efficient, nonvolatile data processing with unlimited read/write capabilities and sub-nanosecond...
Ultralight Metal Foams Enable World’s Brightest X-Ray Source By combining the National Ignition Facility (NIF)’s X-ray laser and ultra-light metal foams, researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory have produced the brightest X-ray source to...
Graphene Laser Lift-off is Used for Wearables Manufacturing In a step forward for stretchable, wearable technologies, researchers demonstrated a graphene-enabled laser lift-off (GLLO) technique that ensures smooth separation of thin film, flexible displays...
Nano-Ridge Design Approach Yields a CMOS-integrated Light Source Research hub imec has demonstrated the monolithic fabrication of electrically-driven GaAs-based multi-quantum-well nano-ridge laser diodes on 300mm silicon wafers in its CMOS pilot prototyping line....
Industry News
Relativity Networks Raises $4.6M for Next-Generation Optical Fiber Tech Relativity Networks, a provider of next-generation fiber optic technology, has raised $4.6 million in pre-seed funding to address the growing demand for data centers and their power requirements. The company’s technology aims to help the data industry meet energy challenges by expanding development beyond urban cores and into locations with more than abundant power, Relativity Networks said.
NUBURU Makes Further Changes to Leadership Industrial blue laser company NUBURU is working to execute its transformation plan in the midst of extensive changes to its board of directors. Over the past year, the company has been in and out of...
Salience Labs Closes $30M Funding Round Salience Labs, a developer of photonic solutions targeting connectivity for AI datacenter infrastructure, has closed a $30 million series A funding round. The capital will help the company to further...
ONCHIPS Consortium to Develop Germanium-Silicon Quantum Chip The European Commission has invested €3 million ($3.1 million) to develop a quantum chip that combines electronics and light using germanium-silicon (GeSi) technology. The goal of the project is...
Lumentum Makes CEO Change Lumentum Holdings has named Michael Hurlston as president, CEO, and a director of the company, effective Feb. 7. Hurlston succeeds Alan Lowe, who has served as the company’s president and CEO...
iPronics Raises $21M Series A Photonic computing company iPronics has raised €20 million ($20.8 million) in a series A funding round. The funds will help accelerate deployment of the company’s Optical Networking Engine...
Germany, Dutch Collaborators Detail Quantum Internet Progress The German state of North Rhine-Westphalia is setting up what is being called “the first node for the quantum internet of the future.” The system was delivered by the Fraunhofer Institute...
Partners Integrate Cytometers with Robotics Capabilities Medical technology company Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD) and laboratory automation solutions developer Biosero have established a collaboration agreement to facilitate robotic integration with...
Quintessent, IQE Commit to AI Optical Interconnects Supply Chain Quintessent Inc., a developer of quantum dot laser technology and heterogeneous silicon photonics, and IQE plc, a global supplier of advanced epitaxial wafer products and services, have partnered to...
Quantinuum to Build R&D Center in New Mexico Integrated quantum computing company Quantinuum plans to open a location in New Mexico to support collaborative research efforts to advance the photonics technologies underpinning the company’s...
GlobalFoundries to Create $700M Packaging and Photonics Center GlobalFoundries (GF) will create a center for advanced packaging and testing of U.S.-made essential chips within its New York manufacturing facility. Supported by investments from the State of New...
Quantum Brilliance Raises $20M Quantum Brilliance, a developer of room temperature diamond quantum technology, has raised $20 million in a series A funding round. The investment, the company said, will allow it to create a diamond...
Sensing and Inspection Specialist EVK Joins Headwall Group Hyperspectral imaging leader Headwall Group has acquired EVK DI Kerschhaggl (EVK), an Austria-based technology company specialized in industrial sensor-based sorting and inspection systems. The...
PHOTON IP Raises $4.9M Seed Round PHOTON IP, a manufacturer of advanced low-power optical chips, has raised €4.75 million ($4.85 million) in seed funding to accelerate the industrialization and commercialization of its technology....
Thorlabs Buys VCSEL Developer, longtime Partner Praevium Research Thorlabs has acquired longtime collaborator Praevium Research, a developer of high-speed tunable VCSELs. As a division of Thorlabs, Praevium will continue to operate out of its current location in...
Photonics at Work
Confirming the Benefits: OCT Tracks Laser Penetration in Oscillation Welding Laser oscillation welding is finding increased popularity in the domain of large-scale industrial production. Through extensive studies examining the welding of aluminum and steel with oscillating laser beams at the commonly used frequencies of 100 to 200 Hz, results showed that oscillation welding is more controllable, offers higher welding speeds, and leads to a reduction in weld defects. The...
Lighter Side
The curious case of the quantum grape Whether used as a decoration on your charcuterie spread, as a quick snack for the peckish photonics luminary, or as a fake eyeball to gross out trick-or-treaters on Halloween night, the value of a grape should not be understated. To expand on the fruit’s roles beyond set dressing and sustenance, researchers from Macquarie University have demonstrated how ordinary supermarket grapes can...
Products
AR Optical Engine The Z-30 from Lumus is an optical engine built for AR applications. Built with the company’s Z-Lens 2D waveguide, the engine offers a 30° field of view to fit with standard glasses sizes as well as microLED projectors. The Z-30 has a weight of 14.5 g, full color 720 × 720 pixels resolution, and a brightness of >3,000 nits/W.
Lumus Ltd.
Silicon Avalanche Photodiodes The C30683 Series from Excelitas Technologies is a silicon avalanche photodiode (APD) with a discrete transimpedance amplifier for a range of photon detection applications such as lidar, range...
Excelitas Technologies Corp.
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Optical Spectrum Analyzer The AQ6377E from Yokogawa Test & Measurement Corporation is an optical spectrum analyzer for MWIR measurements that meets a broader spread of laser application demands, including environmental...
Yokogawa Europe BV
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Additive Manufacturing Lens Coherent’s high-power F-theta lens is meant for applications such as additive manufacturing, EV battery welding, and laser cleaning. The lens is available in 266-nm, 355-nm, 532-nm, and 1070-nm...
Coherent Corp.
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BSI CMOS Sensor The GSENSE1517BSI from Gpixel is a backside illuminated (BSI) CMOS imaging sensor for applications including astronomy imaging tasks like space situational awareness, orbital object tracking, other...
Gpixel Inc.
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OCT Spectrometer The EAGLE OCT-S 140 from Ibsen Photonics is an OCT spectrometer for uses in home use, pharmacy, optometry, and industrial applications. The 140-nm bandwidth spectrometer has a high axial resolution...
Ibsen Photonics A/S
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SPAD Line Sensor The Sirona from Singular Photonics is a single photon avalanche diode (SPAD)-based line sensor meant for Raman spectroscopy, fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy, time-of-flight, and quantum...
Singular Photonics
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Single-Photon Detection Solutions The Cricket™ Pro and PhotonPix™ from Photonis is an image intensifier adapter and high-count rate module, respectively, meant for single photon detection applications. The plug-and-play...
Photonis Scientific Inc.
Fiber-Coupled Laser Diode The miniECL 780 nm from TOPTICA EAGLEYARD is a 780-nm fiber-coupled laser diode for spectroscopy, quantum technology, metrology, life science, and atomic clock applications. The laser diode features...
TOPTICA EAGLEYARD
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Laser Sensor The Ophir® 70K-W Ultra-High Power Laser Sensor from MKS Instruments is a water-cooled calorimetric sensor for industrial and defense applications, such as high-power fiber laser development and...
MKS Instruments Inc.
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Laser Modules The Chilas ATLAS, COMET (shown), and POLARIS from Chilas BV are laser modules meant for applications such as sensing, quantum technologies, OCT, QKD, lidar, spectroscopy, telecommunications, and...
Chilas BV
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Glass Nano Waveguides Schott’s transverse Anderson localization (TAL)-based glass nano waveguides were designed for applications with ultrahigh resolution imaging, including medical diagnostics, industrial...
SCHOTT North America Inc.
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Broadband SLEDs EXALOS’ line of 840-nm broadband superluminescent light-emitting diodes (SLEDs) supports applications such as industrial and biomedical optical coherence tomography. The devices deliver 100 mW...
Exalos AG
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Power Meter Mobile App The BLU app from Gentec-EO is an Android app that supports the company’s INTEGRA UP and XLP thermal laser power meters. Via a USB-A to USB-C cable, the app is able to make measurements, view...
Gentec Electro-Optics Inc.
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SWIR Sensor The Eyesential SW from Lynred is a SWIR sensor for applications such as machine vision, scientific imaging, and spectroscopy. The sensor uses a high-frame rate of 300 Hz full frame / 1200 Hz ¼...
Lynred
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Alignment System The F-141 from PI is an alignment system for testing and assembling photonics arrays and photonic integrated circuits. The alignment system fits inside a space of 5 in. × 7 in. × 4 in....
PI (Physik Instrumente) LP, Motion Control, Air Bearings, Piezo Mechanics
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Infrared Imaging Microscope The LUMOS™ II ILIM from Bruker Corporation is a quantum cascade laser-based infrared imaging microscope meant for applications such as capturing ultrafast infrared images of expansive areas...
Bruker Optics Inc.
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