The robots guide themselves around hospital rooms irradiating surfaces with UV light, which disinfects and kills viruses and bacteria.
Editor's picks
*Weds 8 Apr* This online discussion will explore the photonics technologies being developed to maximise data throughput and to extend data delivery speeds beyond 400Gbps
Electro Optics speaks to Roel Baets, lead of Imec-UGhent's Photonics Research Group, on the platforms opening up silicon photonics to high-volume production
News
02 April 2020
Lumerical, a photonics simulation company, has been acquired by global software giant Ansys
26 March 2020
HP and its partners are using their 3D printing teams, technology and experience to help deliver critical medical parts in the ongoing effort against Covid-19.
24 March 2020
Specifically, the firm is doing so for those that underpin the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing platforms of its customers
24 March 2020
As a key enabling technology, photonics is recognised as being strategically important for Europe's industrial future
23 March 2020
Researchers from Simon Fraser University in Canada will use its innovative imaging technology to develop coronavirus testing kits
20 March 2020
The robots guide themselves around hospital rooms irradiating surfaces with UV light, which disinfects and kills viruses and bacteria.
The lidar scanner works with the cameras, motion sensors, and frameworks in iPadOS to scan the scene.
20 March 2020
Apple has said the scanner will provide 'cutting-edge depth-sensing capabilities' that have 'never before possible on any mobile device'
Analysis & opinion
02 April 2020
Christina Willis says that learning to communicate science to non-experts is a crucial part of her role in politics - a skill that all scientists should develop
04 March 2020
David Giltner, founder of TurningScience, gives tips on how postgraduates and early-career scientists can make themselves more attractive to commercial organisations
27 February 2020
Matthew Dale reports from a panel discussion at Photonics West, where experts gave advice to young people starting their career
Features
09 March 2020
Electro Optics speaks to Roel Baets, lead of Imec-UGhent's Photonics Research Group, on the platforms opening up silicon photonics to high-volume production
27 February 2020
Keely Portway looks at how adaptive optics have allowed ground-based telescopes to observe new phenomena, including finer details of the Sun
27 February 2020
Graphene could transform networks if its remarkable properties can sustain a viable supply chain, finds Andy Extance
3D printing copper is important in the space industry for printing rocket nozzles, like the one produced by Stratasys Direct Manufacturing, shown here
24 February 2020
Optically-driven additive manufacturing is entering uncharted territory with challenging reflective, thermally conductive metals such as copper, finds Andy Extance
Press Releases
RPMC Lasers Inc, the leading laser distributor in North America, is excited to announce an exclusive distribution agreement with mirSense (http://mirsense.com/) that will cover their Quantum Cascade Laser (QCL) product lines
Optical Surfaces Ltd. has undertaken a study to determine how microroughness impacts the performance of Aspheric lenses and mirrors
OptoSigma Corporation has announced the hiring of a new highly experienced optical coating manager
New lidar entrant SiLC has lured former Texas Instruments veteran Ralf Muenster to help expand its presence to Silicon Valley
Luxinar has established new overseas offices and technical support since it became an independent company
The prize was awarded for her outstanding master’s degree in Physics
Hamamatsu Photonics will construct a new factory building at its Shingai Factory in Hamamatsu City, Japan, in order to cope with increasing sales demand for opto-semiconductors, x-ray image sensors and x-ray flat panel sensors.
Viewpoint
13 March 2020
Can spectroscopy help make the world a better place? Benno Oderkerk, co-founder and CEO of Avantes, located in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands, is convinced it can.
11 March 2020
Lydia Jim, Technical Sales Engineer at Photon Lines, discusses how acousto optics are advancing the development of new laser-based techniques
Tech focus
A new simple chip powered by quantum dots allows standard microscopes to visualise difficult-to-image biological organisms.
30 March 2020
MIT researchers have developed a multi-layered chip that could dramatically reduce the cost of dark-field microscopes
02 March 2020
Matthew Dale discovers how high-resolution LED matrices and blue lasers are set to increase the functionality of automotive lighting
23 January 2020
The latest research on ultrafast lasers will be presented at Photonics West in San Francisco
Products
04 March 2020
Focuslight technologies, a global provider of high power diode lasers and micro optics, announced the LIMO Wide Angle Diffuser at SPIE Photonics West 2020. Designed for automotive LiDAR and 3D sensing applications, the LIMO Wide Angle Diffuser is a glass refractive optical element (ROE) with the ability to disperse laser light in one direction up to a full illumination angle, ranging from a few mrad up to 150 degrees. When combined with a second functional surface, the light can also be shaped at any desired angle in the other direction.
04 March 2020
Focuslight technologies, a global provider of high power diode lasers and micro optics, announced the Focuslight FocusFlux® AL01 Series LiDAR laser module at SPIE Photonics West 2020. The FocusFlux AL01 series is a high peak power, 1064nm laser module that employs a novel, compact, solid state design. It features a 1.5mJ 3ns laser pulse based on Q-switch technology. Built-in advanced glass diffusers enable it to generate a configurable field of view (FOV) of 125x25, 60x45, or customized per request.
30 January 2020
German start-up Linnowave’s Vaheat provides a novel approach for precise and rapid temperature controllability in optical high resolution microscopy of live cells
30 January 2020
Photon Lines is distributing Omicron's new LightHUB-Ultra laser light engine in France, the UK and Ireland
23 October 2019
The new Chameleon Discovery NX laser from Coherent delivers deep multiphoton microscope images with high brightness and high contrast
23 October 2019
Cobolt has introduced the Cobolt Tor XS, a high-performance Q-switched laser at 1,064nm and 532nm, with 100uJ/pulse and 50uJ/pulse respectively
23 October 2019
Gamma Scientific has released the Wavemon wavelength and power meter
Events
White papers
01 April 2020
All of us who work with high power lasers have experienced laser damage, usually when we least wanted to. Sometimes just an unexpected flash of light means an optic needs to be replaced, but often the case is far worse where a single coating damage can lead to systemwide failure. Much of our work is certifying optics for pulsed laser systems in order to prevent this kind of catastrophic event.
This whitepaper dicusses in scientific detail the laser damage caused by pulsed and CW high-power systems.
31 March 2020
This whitepaper will discuss the rise of continously variable filters in mini-spectrometers. CVFs are able to replace multiple fixed wavelength filters with improved performance.
31 March 2020
A new frequency modulated continuous wave (FMCW) lidar technique is being used to test the thickness and length of optics
Webcasts
20 March 2020
*On demand* This webcast will present European capabilities for the development of photonic integrated circuit (PIC) biosensors for virus detection
19 March 2020
*On demand* This webinar will present an innovative UVC LED respiratory mask, presented by EPIC members and partners of the EU-funded pilot line MedPhab
10 March 2020
*Weds 8 Apr* This online discussion will explore the photonics technologies being developed to maximise data throughput and to extend data delivery speeds beyond 400Gbps
