The Commission concluded that the transaction would raise no competition concerns in the European Economic Area (EEA)
Editor's picks
The independent foundry for photonic integrated circuits announces a €35m Series C investment from a Dutch consortium led by Innovation Industries
Progress is being made on entanglement methods that can work in mainstream telecom wavelengths, in conventional networks, finds Andy Extance
News
09 July 2020
The Commission concluded that the transaction would raise no competition concerns in the European Economic Area (EEA)
The authors suggest that placing UVC light sources at ventilation systems and rooms not in use, without direct optical paths to humans, helps reduce virus propagation. Credit: Nacho Gaubert
30 June 2020
A study involved experts in the fields of virology, immunology, aerosols, architecture, and physics, analyse possible methods to prevent Sars-Cov-2 propagation indoors
30 June 2020
The independent foundry for photonic integrated circuits announces a €35m Series C investment from a Dutch consortium led by Innovation Industries
Two dermascope implementations. The USB-camera-based PMSI & PWLI dermascope is shown in (a) and (b). The smartphone-camera-based PMSI and PWLI dermascope is shown in (c), (d), and (e). Credit: SPIE
24 June 2020
Leveraging a smartphone camera to image skin lesions improves both the efficiency and efficacy of skin-lesion diagnostics
22 June 2020
As part of the Horizon 2020 project Repro-light two novel LED tiles have been developed that offer new lighting possibilities
16 June 2020
Improved performance is achieved without the external packaging components that are often used to manipulate the light emitted by LEDs
11 June 2020
'This technology has exciting potential for mass-market applications,' said Benoit Miscopein, CEA-Leti research scientist
Analysis & opinion
08 June 2020
In the second installment of a two-part series, Christina C C Willis gives practical advice on how to create and maintain a lasting network successfully
08 June 2020
Carlos Lee talks to Thierry Georges, CEO of Oxxius, a developer of continuous-wave laser modules
08 June 2020
Emily Gallagher, imec, says we can all choose to apply our skills – in her case, within photomask-related semiconductor development – to help minimise the effects of climate change
Features
16 June 2020
Progress is being made on entanglement methods that can work in mainstream telecom wavelengths, in conventional networks, finds Andy Extance
16 June 2020
Andy Extance finds out how the SPEXS project is looking to extend single photon counting further into the infrared
12 May 2020
Keely Portway discusses advances in photonic integrated circuit biosensors for the detection of viruses such as covid-19
11 May 2020
Greg Blackman on the filters used in point of care devices for testing for Covid-19
Press Releases
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
Qioptiq will invest about 25 million euros ($27 million USD) in this expansion of its production capacities
The webinars will showcase the latest research and findings from leaders in biomedical optics
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
Viewpoint
3 June 2020
Dan Adams highlights the significant role that optics and photonics are playing in addressing the impact of Covid-19
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.
Tech focus
04 June 2020
US researchers have proposed a photovoltaic cell that could generate power throughout the night
A new type of PIC has been developed, the properties of which can be programmed using a combination of light and heat
30 April 2020
Researchers in the Netherlands have developed a new type of photonic integrated circuit that can be programmed using a combination of light and heat
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
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
30 June 2020
Values for Laser Induced Damage Thresholds (LIDTs) can vary. Inflated values give a rosy glow to the coater and a redder glow to the end user when their optics damage under seemingly safe conditions. There is much finger pointing within the damage community and there are numerous sources of variance. This situation highlights the importance of following the ISO standards for laser damage testing.
30 June 2020
Monitoring greenhouse gases directly from space is essential to improve the accuracy of climate change analysis. This whitepaper details the use of a LIDAR in space using a GHz frequency-comb for in-orbit calibration.
05 June 2020
One of the most promising candidates for the perfect quantum qubit are defect centres in solid-state materials, also known as colour centres. Widely tunable cw lasers make it quicker and easier to characterize the internal energy structure of different qubit contenders. Read how!
Webcasts
24 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
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
