Stephen Taylor, CEO of Technology Scotland, home to the Scottish Optoelectronics Association (SOA), describes how the association’s activities are both raising awareness of and addressing the demand for skilled personnel in the rapidly growing Scottish photonics sector
Editor's picks
Opportunities could soon be on the horizon for laser manufacturers thanks to a new type of cold storage technology under development by Microsoft Research and the University of Southampton
The 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to three scientists for two groundbreaking discoveries in the field of laser physics: The development of optical tweezers and the invention of chirped pulse amplification
News
08 October 2018
IPG Photonics has said it doesn’t expect to reach the 2018 third quarter revenue guidance range it set itself at the end of July 2018
08 October 2018
Novanta has acquired the remaining shares of Laser Quantum for $45.7 million in cash and restricted stock
08 October 2018
Described in Optics Letters, the new laser will make it possible to correct calculations of celestial coordinates of the Moon in order to improve the accuracy of satellite navigation
08 October 2018
Opportunities could soon be on the horizon for laser manufacturers thanks to a new type of cold storage technology under development by Microsoft Research and the University of Southampton
03 October 2018
The 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to three scientists for two groundbreaking discoveries in the field of laser physics: The development of optical tweezers and the invention of chirped pulse amplification
01 October 2018
Two new photonics clusters of excellence have been established in Hanover, Germany, following their selection for funding by the German Research Foundation (DFG)
Analysis & opinion
17 October 2018
Stephen Taylor, CEO of Technology Scotland, home to the Scottish Optoelectronics Association (SOA), describes how the association’s activities are both raising awareness of and addressing the demand for skilled personnel in the rapidly growing 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 October 2018
As optics get smaller, simulation software is having to turn to new techniques to model optical systems, as Barbara Stumpp finds out
28 September 2018
Light therapies are coming to the fore to treat a huge range of medical conditions, from neonatal jaundice to dementia, as Keely Portway finds out
03 September 2018
VCSELs are known for their size, reliability, volume scalability and cost effectiveness. With more industries catching on to their potential, it’s no wonder the VCSEL market is forecast to be $3.1bn in four years, says Keely Portway
03 September 2018
Lithographic semiconductor processes using extreme ultraviolet light are set to enter mass production, writes Andy Extance, but must continue to improve
Press Releases
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
Dr Thomas Renner, VP of sales and marketing at Toptica Photonics since 2005, will join the executive board of the company, which expands from two to three members
Viewpoint
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
21 September 2018
Matthew Dale on Daimler’s new beam analysis equipment for laser welding differential gears
21 September 2018
Consumer electronics, telecommunications, and solar energy are all driving developments in optical coatings, according to a new market report
21 August 2018
A new crystal doping technique could enable more powerful lasers
Products
25 September 2018
MagnaChip Semiconductor now offers a multi-channel Mini LED Driver for the rapidly growing digital signage market
24 September 2018
MKS Instruments’ new Ophir FluxGage FG1500 measurement system for LED luminaires enables the photometric measurement of large-size street and industrial luminaires, LED flat panels, and troffer lights
24 September 2018
Edmund Optics has introduced new Techspec Hard Coated OD 4.0 5nm Bandpass Filters
24 September 2018
Laser Components has added three new models to its portfolio of IR sensor cards
12 September 2018
Princeton Instruments has released a set of 532nm Raman accessories for its easy-to-use, aberration-free Fergie spectrometer
Events
White papers
04 October 2018
Webcasts
18 October 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
11 October 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
11 October 2018
LIDAR has already proven its accuracy and reliability, but there exist other aspects that still need to be developed, and even decided. The purpose of this webinar is to identify the technology bottlenecks as a discussion of TIER-1 suppliers and photonics technology developers