US optoelectronic component manufacturer II-VI has announced that it will acquire optical communications firm Finisar for $3.2 billion
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NASA optical physicists are exploring the use of femtosecond lasers to join dissimilar materials in the manufacturing of spaceflight instruments.
Imaging spectroscopy offers a powerful way to understand this world and others, and optical innovations are enhancing its capabilities, finds Andy Extance
News
16 November 2018
A team of researchers has demonstrated the UK’s first commercially viable, transportable and standalone quantum accelerometer that could be used for navigational purposes
09 November 2018
US optoelectronic component manufacturer II-VI has announced that it will acquire optical communications firm Finisar for $3.2 billion
07 November 2018
A new US research network called LaserNetUS has been established in order to provide scientists with increased access to the high-intensity laser facilities of nine institutions across the country
07 November 2018
The Hawaii Supreme Court has ruled that construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) will be permitted to continue on Mauna Kea
07 November 2018
NASA optical physicists are exploring the use of femtosecond lasers to join dissimilar materials in the manufacturing of spaceflight instruments.
01 November 2018
MKS Instruments, a provider of process control solutions, is set to acquire laser micro-machining firm Electro Scientific Industries (ESI) for approximately $1 billion in cash
01 November 2018
A team of European scientists have used photonics technology to develop a set of digital, ceramic tiles capable of changing colour, changing pattern or playing videos
Analysis & opinion
17 October 2018
Stephen Taylor, CEO of Technology Scotland, describes how the association’s activities are addressing the demand for skilled personnel in the Scottish photonics sector
25 September 2018
Ahead of the Inpho Venture Summit in Bordeaux in October, Géraldine Andrieux, CEO of Blumorpho, gives her four tips to attract investment
04 September 2018
Dr Shaoxian Zhang, founder of V&A Photonics, discusses the challenges associated with entering the Chinese market and explains how his firm helps European technical partners grow their business
Features
01 November 2018
Imaging spectroscopy offers a powerful way to understand this world and others, and optical innovations are enhancing its capabilities, finds Andy Extance
01 November 2018
Barbara Stumpp rounds up the latest methods of cooling laser diodes efficiently
01 November 2018
The latest 400GbE demonstrations at ECOC 2018 showed potential for future use of high-speed optical transceivers. Keely Portway reports from the show
01 October 2018
As optics get smaller, simulation software is having to turn to new techniques to model optical systems, as Barbara Stumpp finds out
Press Releases
Trexel and Teratonics have announced an exclusive distribution agreement for Teratonics’s non-destructive testing solutions dedicated to the plastic injection molding market
The Confocal Raman Imaging Symposium, which took place for the 15th time in Ulm, was like a big family reunion with both familiar and new faces
Jenoptik has appointed Robin Swain as senior director of the Silicon Valley Application Center
India’s only trade fair for lasers, optical and photonics industry, Laser World of Photonics India, concluded on a high note with a record participation by 9,974 visitors and 158 exhibitors
Optoscribe a global supplier of glass-based integrated photonic components announces a multi-million pound procurement agreement to supply transceiver optical interconnect chips, in volume, to a global Tier 1 optical networking supplier
Viewpoint
12 November 2018
This viewpoint aims to provide a thorough insight on the sophisticated design of state-of-the-art professional illumination systems, highlighting the basic pro’s and con’s of 'old-school' gas-discharge lamps compared to LEDs, additionally highlighting accompanying requirements to be successful
4 October 2018
Can spectroscopy help make the world a better place? Benno Oderkerk, cofounder and CEO of Avantes, located in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands, is convinced it can.
Tech focus
01 November 2018
Prism technology that’s now a major part of optical communications is finding its way into next-generation lidar systems
01 November 2018
Advances in Raman spectroscopy could one day make invasive blood glucose tests a thing of the past
21 September 2018
Matthew Dale on Daimler’s new beam analysis equipment for laser welding differential gears
Products
23 October 2018
In addition to our red, green and blue lasers, Laser Components now also offers a laser source emitting yellow light
23 October 2018
Fibercore, a UK developer and manufacture of specialty optical fibers, has announced the release of two, enhanced-performance PM fibers developed specifically for next generation fibre optic gyroscopes
23 October 2018
Opto Diode has introduced AXUV20A Circular Photodetectors for radiation, electron, and photon response in the ultraviolet, extreme ultraviolet, visible and near-infrared wavelength ranges
23 October 2018
VPIphotonics has released an updated VPItoolkit supporting the Snart Photonics Process Design Kit (PDK), which seamlessly integrates Photonic Integrated Circuit simulation and automated mask layout extraction
23 October 2018
The latest dark mirror coatings from Deposition Sciences improve signal-to-noise ratio and contrast in demanding optical systems, such as performance imaging, displays, and hyperspectral sensor
23 October 2018
MKS Instruments has announced the L50(150)A-LP2-35, the newest addition to the Ophir line of LP2 laser power/energy sensors with high damage threshold
23 October 2018
Zemax has announced the release of LensMechanix for Creo Parametric, which enables engineers to streamline optomechanical product design
Events
White papers
04 October 2018
Webcasts
30 November 2018
This webinar will show how the nonstop capacity request in the transmission, routing and processing of huge amounts of communication data is faced in an effective way by photonic solutions acting on the propagation, modulation and multiplexing of optical signals
27 November 2018
In the high power laser based manufacturing world, beam shaping has been identified as one of the past and present technology bottlenecks. This webinar will compare the unmet needs from industry with the current state of the art and market driven roadmaps
21 November 2018
This webinar is oriented to end-user companies, SMEs and startup companies that are thinking about developing a chemical sensor, but also to engineers and students that want to know more about the possibilities of Mid-IR technologies