The coinciding conference, World of Photonics Congress, will be held in a digital format on the original dates of 20–24 June
Editor's picks
Following Lumentum's recent announcement it was set to buy Coherent, MKS Instruments and II-VI have both put in acquisition bids
Keely Portway looks at some of the latest developments in quantum science, and what they could mean for the commercial space
News
16 February 2021
The coinciding conference, World of Photonics Congress, will be held in a digital format on the original dates of 20–24 June
15 February 2021
The manufacturer of laser sources and laser projectors will serve as the core and initial asset in Union Park’s newly-created holding company, Exaktera
15 February 2021
The company has raised more than $290m of financing to date to develop its silicon photonics platform
15 February 2021
Spectrecology owner Mike Morris was the founder of Ocean Optics
15 February 2021
The technique uses entangled photons to overcome the limitations of conventional holographic approaches
Analysis & opinion
05 February 2021
Carlos Lee, EPIC’s director general, talks to Koichiro Ikeda, president and CEO of Isuzu Glass
16 December 2020
Nicholas Goffin, research associate at Loughborough University, investigates where energy savings can be made in laser processing
16 December 2020
Carlos Lee talks to Lars Rymell, CEO and founder of Swedish consultancy Eclipse Optics
Features
The EUV source at Fraunhofer ILT’s Excimer facility delivers 40W at 13.5nm
16 February 2021
Keely Portway discovers how lasers are being used to advance Moore’s law, and how this technology could become more accessible to SMEs
11 February 2021
Keely Portway looks at some of the latest developments in quantum science, and what they could mean for the commercial space
12 January 2021
Algorithms let developers shrink microscopes, enabling innovation by building on existing technology, discovers Andy Extance
16 December 2020
Now smaller, cheaper and more robust, light detection and ranging instruments are being used in new ways, finds Jessica Rowbury
Press Releases
New president to guide company through expansion and new era of growth
The event will be held on 11 November when the cancelled Vision show would have taken place. Young vision companies have until 28 October to apply
Each year, the Portland Business Journal honors the region’s top manufacturing companies who drive our economy with innovation, excellence and productivity
Following strong growth, Delta Optical Thin Film is moving into its new purpose-built facilities in DTU Science Park in Hørsholm, Denmark
The partnership provides customers with a combination of innovative CMMs and Nikon Metrology’s laser scanning technology
Customers will have access to the highest of quality polished optical glass filters from Schott, with the exceptional customer service and fast shipping of Edmund Optics
With immediate effect, Market Tech will supply Chromacity’s ultrafast laser systems through its industrial and academic research network across North America
Viewpoint
Cavity ring-down spectroscopy schematic
12 February 2021
Researchers at the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland have developed optical interruption of a mid-infrared quantum cascade laser, which could cut costs of a sensitive type of spectroscopy
The James Clerk Maxwell telescope in Hawaii is a clear example of the sheer power of freeform optics. Credit: The JCMT/William Montgomerie
2 February 2021
Gemma Church discusses the advances made in manufacturing freeform optics
Tech focus
Symetrie’s NanoPos is a miniature hexapod of 68mm height for positioning and adjustment of precision components in six degrees of freedom, with a 10nm resolution.
26 February 2021
Some of the latest positioning solutions for photonics equipment on the market
Samsung’s microLED display, The Wall, has been demonstrated at shows such as CES but is not yet available commercially. (Image: Samsung)
26 February 2021
Aledia brings making at least 24 million specialist wafers a year into sharp focus
The shape of modern optical components is becoming increasingly complex, which can make them more difficult to coat.
21 January 2021
Dr Kristin Pfeiffer, Pallabi Paul, and Dr Adriana Szeghalmi have developed conformal coating processes for functionalising strongly curved optics
Products
25 February 2021
Optoscribe has released the OptoCplrLT, a monolithic glass chip for low-loss coupling to silicon photonics (SiPh) grating couplers
25 February 2021
Sitech supplies the new Picomaster-H range of high resolution, single-beam direct write lithography (SB-DWL) hologram and lens mastering systems from 4Pico Litho of The Netherlands
25 February 2021
Synopsys has released version 9.1 of its LightTools illumination design software
25 February 2021
Hamamatsu Photonics has developed a new semiconductor failure analysis system called the Phemos-X C15765-01
25 February 2021
Gamma Scientific has introduced its Vector line of display view angle testers
25 February 2021
Optical Surfaces has released a new series of beam collimators designed for modulation transfer function (MTF) testing of optical systems
25 February 2021
Hübner Photonics has introduced the Cobolt 05-iE, an all-integrated model of compact and powerful single frequency lasers
Events
Potsdam, Germany
10 October 2021 to 14 October 2021
White papers
02 March 2021
Optical filters are a key component of any optical system. As the market for advanced imaging and diagnostic technologies continues to increase, there is a growing requirement for high-quality optical filters that are designed and manufactured to adhere to specific customer requirements.
02 March 2021
Values for Laser Induced Damage Thresholds (LIDTs) can vary. They vary batch to batch and coating house to coating house. But more worryingly, damage thresholds can vary from test house to test house. Inflated values present real expense issues to the end user when their optics damage under seemingly safe conditions.
23 February 2021
To perform measurements on light-emitting objects, it’s important to interpret intensity information provided by the spectrometer correctly. Understanding differences in parameters is key. Read about intensity calibrations in this whitepaper.
Webcasts
13 October 2020
*On demand* For sensor, camera, and machine learning developers interested in how process monitoring can be implemented in reality
24 March 2020
*On demand* This online discussion will explore the photonics technologies being developed to maximise data throughput and to extend data delivery speeds beyond 400Gbps
20 March 2020
*On demand* This webcast will present European capabilities for the development of photonic integrated circuit (PIC) biosensors for virus detection
