Professor Michalis Zervas, from the Optoelectronics Research Centre, charts the rise of high-power fibre lasers and asks what's next for the technology
Analysis & opinion
31 January 2019
Professor Anita Mahadevan-Jansen, director of the Vanderbilt Biophotonics Center at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, will be chairing the Bios Clinical Technologies and Systems track at Photonics West. Here, she discusses her work translating medical technology and encouraging inclusion in photonics
31 January 2019
Ahead of chairing the AR/VR/MR industry days at SPIE Photonics West, Microsoft’s Bernard Kress considers the optimal way of designing optics for augmented and mixed reality headsets
31 January 2019
Professor David Andrews, incoming 2019 vice-president of SPIE, describes the support, growth and promise of some rapidly emerging quantum applications
10 December 2018
Andreas Ettemeyer, NTB Interstate University of Applied Sciences, Buchs, and member of the EOS board, expresses concerns about discussions to merge photonics with microelectronics within European Union funding
27 November 2018
Liz Gerrish gives her perspective on why having a mentor is crucial for women beginning careers in photonics
27 November 2018
After releasing a report on silicon photonics foundries, Iñigo Artundo, CEO of VLC Photonics, charts the evolution of the photonic foundry ecosystem
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
22 August 2018
A project called Saphyr developing photonic technologies for aeronautics is underway, with the aim of having demonstrators at the Le Bourget Air Show in Paris in June 2019. Alain Fontaine, president of French consulting company Pegase and Saphyr coordinator, argues that photonics should play a much greater role in aviation
31 July 2018
In the run up the to the 20th China International Optoelectronic Exposition (CIOE), one of the largest events for optoelectonics, which will take place 5-8 September in Shenzhen, secretary general Eric Yang, and Derek Deng, international marketing executive, comment on connecting European and Chinese firms