The chip shortage is a long term problem for the photonics industry, according to those attending the Electro Optics roundtable on supply chain issues.
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The UK Government's focus on quantum technologies has the potential to pull focus from photonics. (Image: Shutterstock/Yurchanka Siarhei)
07 March 2022
Matthew Dale learns that focusing too heavily on quantum technologies could create long-term risks for the UK
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04 March 2022
Rob Roe details how lasers and optics have enabled recent breakthroughs at the National Ignition Facility
04 March 2022
Carlos Lee, EPIC’s director general, talks to Rick Mannello, CEO of Boston Electronics, which specialises in UV and IR detectors and signal processing electronics for photodetection
Advancements in quantum technologies will drive advancements in photonics, while advancements in photonics will likewise drive advancements in quantum. (Image: Shutterstock/Dmitriy Rybin)
02 March 2022
Quantum clocks, computers and data networks could all benefit from photonics advances, it was told at Photonics West on Demand last week
17 February 2022
Intel's purchase of Tower Semiconductors could advance silicon photonics manufacturing, says Jose Capmany, founder of iPronics Programmable Photonics
Photonics components are being used in free-space optical communications to enable faster data transfer between satellites and ground stations. (Image: ESA)
11 February 2022
Matthew Dale speaks with ESA to learn about the opportunities arising for photonics in the space sector
11 February 2022
Europe’s volume silicon photonics manufacturing capacity has not been directly addressed in the Commission's plan, which could limit overall digital sovereignty
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04 February 2022
Recruiting at historically Black universities is just one way companies are working to create a more diverse workforce, finds Jessica Rowbury
01 February 2022
Carlos Lee of EPIC talks to Dominique Lupinski, CEO and founder of Cristal Laser, which grows and fabricates nonlinear optical crystals
Antonio Raspa, innovation manager at EPIC, is responsible for the Photonic Index Universe management
28 January 2022
EPIC’s Antonio Raspa speaks with Electro Optics on the intentions and impact of the new photonics index
26 January 2022
Justin Nussbaum, CEO and founder of SPIE Startup Challenge finalist Ascend Manufacturing, details his journey as a new entrepreneur - such as how to improve confidence and the importance of mentorship
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The ongoing commercialisation of the space sector is creating numerous opportunities for photonics technologies, Matthew Dale learns
Preliminary testing of the quantum gravity gradiometer designed by Michael Holynski and colleagues at the University of Birmingham, which has now been shown to locate an underground tunnel with a positional accuracy of 20cm. Credit: Crown Copyright
Susan Curtis explores the new breed of quantum gravimeters finding their way onto the slopes of Mount Etna and into tunnels deep under Birmingham
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Multi-junction vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers are likely to displace LEDs and edge-emitting lasers in sensing, finds Andy Extance
At this year’s EPIC AGM Matthew Dale learned that advocacy efforts need to be targeted to ensure an ideal future for the European photonics industry
At this year’s EPIC AGM Matthew Dale learned that increasing advocacy efforts is a must to ensure an ideal future for European photonics
