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Lockheed Martin Achieves First Light From Laser Defense System
BOTHELL, Wash., Jan. 24, 2023 — Lockheed Martin achieved first light from the Directed Energy Interceptor for Maneuver Short-Range Air Defense System (DEIMOS), verifying the beam quality of its 50-kW laser architecture developed as part of the U.S. Army’s modernization strategy. Lockheed Martin’s 50-kW-class DEIMOS system is a ruggedized tactical laser weapon system that can be integrated into the Stryker combat vehicle to deliver robust directed energy capability to the U.S. Army’s challenging
Ra Medical Systems Completes Merger with Catheter Precision
MT. OLIVE, N.J., Jan. 23, 2023 — Ra Medical Systems completed its previously announced stock-for-stock merger with Catheter Precision, a company focused on the cardiac electrophysiology market. David Jenkins, founder and CEO of Catheter Precision, has joined Ra Medical’s...
TRUMPF Invests in Quantum Tech Startup Quside
DITZINGEN, Germany, Jan. 23, 2023 — TRUMPF has made a multimillion euro investment in Barcelona-based startup Quside, whose core product is a high-performance random number generator located in a photonic chip. According to TRUMPF, Quside’s chip enables the encryption of...
Quad-C Management to Acquire QED Technologies from Entegris
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Jan. 20, 2023 — Private equity firm Quad-C Management will acquire QED Technologies International from publicly traded entity Entegris, a supplier of advanced materials and process solutions for the semiconductor and other high-technology industries. Terms of the...
Precitec Acquires Majority Stake in Enovasense: Week in Brief: 01/20/23
WIXOM, Mich., Jan. 20, 2023 — Precitec acquired a majority stake in the French startup Enovasense, whose technology measures the thickness of coatings on any substrate. The company’s remaining shares are held by the two founders, Jean Inard Charvin and Geoffrey Bruno, who...
Coherent Appoints Executive VP: People in the News: 01/18/23
PITTSBURGH, Jan. 18, 2023 — Coherent Corp. named Beck Mason executive vice president of telecommunications. Mason will lead the telecommunications business unit within the company’s networking segment. He joins Coherent from Lumentum, where he served as senior vice...
Thorlabs Adds JML Optical to Carve Out Rochester Presence
NEWTON, N.J., Jan. 17, 2023 — Thorlabs has entered into a definitive purchase agreement to acquire JML Optical Industries LLC, a custom designer and manufacturer of precision optics. The transaction is expected to close later this month. Terms of the deal were not disclosed....
Consortium to Bolster Europe’s IR Sensor Capabilities
GRENOBLE, France, Jan. 16, 2023 — Infrared detector producer Lynred has launched HEROIC, a European Defence Fund project to develop advanced electronic components for next-generation infrared sensors, while consolidating the technology’s supply chain. One of the overarching...
Hamamatsu Edges Closer to Compact Laser Fusion Source
HAMAMATSU, Japan, Jan. 13, 2023 — Building on an existing multiyear R&D pursuit to establish technology that produces laser pulses at 250 J with a repetition rate of 10 Hz, Hamamatsu Photonics has developed a laser system that produced pulses with an energy of 100 J at a...
ZEISS Acquires LENSO: Week in Brief: 01/13/23
OBERKOCHEN, Germany, Jan. 13, 2023 — ZEISS will expand its market presence in Poland for its Industrial Quality and Research segment by acquiring LENSO, a provider of 3D scanning and metrology solutions. LENSO will join the ZEISS Sales and Service Co. in Poland as part of ZEISS...
PreAct Technologies Acquires Software Developer Gestoos
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 12, 2023 — PreAct Technologies, a developer of near-field software-definable flash lidar, will acquire Gestoos, a software developer based in Barcelona, Spain. Gestoos’ software platform enables users with no specialized training to quickly generate AI...
SPIE Names 2023 Society Award Winners
BELLINGHAM, Wash., Jan. 11, 2023 — SPIE’s Awards Committee has named the recipients of its annual awards, recognizing achievements and service in photonics research, education, and industry. The awards span a broad range of technical and professional areas, including medicine,...
Chris Cassidy Named President of SCHOTT North America: People in the News: 01/11/23
RYE BROOK, N.Y., Jan. 11, 2023 — SCHOTT appointed Chris Cassidy, current president of SCHOTT Pharma USA, as president of SCHOTT North America. He will hold both positions. Cassidy joined SCHOTT North America in 2014 as vice president of the pharmaceutical systems business unit. In...
JUMP 2.0 Consortium Targets Innovations in Microelectronics
DURHAM, N.C., Jan. 11, 2023 — Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC), along with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and industry and academic stakeholders, has established the Joint University Microelectronics Program 2.0 (JUMP 2.0). The SRC-led effort...
TRUMPF, RSP Systems Partner on Wrist-Worn Glucose Sensor
DITZINGEN, Germany, Jan. 9, 2023 — A collaboration between TRUMPF Photonic Components and Danish company RSP Systems aims to enable wrist-worn glucose monitoring. TRUMPF will provide its VCSEL technology to the development of a corresponding sensor that will allow RSP Systems’...
French Aerospace Startup Gama Launches Solar Sail Mission
PARIS, Jan. 9, 2023 — French aerospace company Gama has launched its first solar sail to space, with the support of the National Centre for Space Studies (CNES, France) and private companies including CMA CGM, a global logistics company. The satellite containing the...
CES 2023 Puts Optical, Photonic Sensor Technology on Display
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 6, 2023 — 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, partnerships, and photonics industry news originating at the...
Lumotive Sees Investment; Kopin Restructures Via Partial Unit Spinout: Week in Brief 01/06/23
SEATTLE, Jan. 6, 2023 — Sensor technology company Lumotive secured additional funding from new investors USAA and Uniquest in a $13 million round of strategic funding led by Samsung Ventures, bringing the total amount raised to date to more than $56 million. Lumotive will...
Juronis Takes Over as EKSPLA CEO
VILNIUS, Lithuania, Jan. 4, 2022 — Vilnius, Lithuania-based high-speed laser technology manufacturer EKSLPA has appointed Aldas Juronis CEO. He succeeds Kestutis Jasiunas in the position. EKSPLA has named Aldas Juronis CEO. Courtesy of EKSPLA. Juronis currently serves as the...
TOPTICA Eagleyard Fills Top R&D Position; Lumentum Names Senior VP: People in the News: 01/04/23
SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 4, 2023 — Lumentum Holdings named Caroline Pan senior vice president and chief marketing officer. Pan will be responsible for leading strategic and corporate marketing and communications, and Lumentum Ventures, a company-wide initiative to drive market...
Gigaphoton Plans to Expand Training Capability
OYAMA, Japan, Jan. 3, 2023 — Gigaphoton Inc., a manufacturer of light sources for semiconductor lithography, will expand its training capability. The company added a training center in Tainan and Taichung, Taiwan, and said that it now has training lasers installed at all four...
AGC Inc. Transfers Ownership of Group Company
TOKYO, Jan. 2, 2023 — Glass manufacturing company AGC Inc. (formerly Asahi Glass Co. Ltd.) reached an agreement with Shanghai Yaohua Pilkington Glass Group Co. Ltd. (SYP Group) to transfer its ownership stake in applied glass material company AGC Flat Glass (Dalian) Inc....
Eight Predictions for the Photonics Industry in 2023
Dec 30, 2022 — For the last few years, I have taken time in December to reflect on what happened in the last year and what it means for the one to come. I would reflect on the major events within the laser industry and sometimes speak with key people to learn what...
Hexagon AB Acquires Existing Partner LocLab
STOCKHOLM, Dec. 29, 2022 — Digital reality solutions company Hexagon AB acquired LocLab, a German company that specializes in 3D digital twin content creation. The acquisition follows a previously announced partnership between the companies. Terms of the deal were not...
Chromacity, LightPath Add to Board; Prima Industrie Appoints CEO; People in the News: 12/28/22
EDINBURGH, Scotland, Dec. 28, 2022 — Ultrafast-laser manufacturer Chromacity appointed Robert Black and Richard Laming board directors as the company seeks to expand further into industrial markets. Black joins as nonexecutive chairman. The former CEO of software firm SeeByte is an...

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