Lidar could become an important part of autonomous driving and potentially a huge market opportunity for laser and detector manufacturers, as Greg Blackman discovers at the Image Sensors conference in London
Analysis & opinion
28 February 2018
The spectroscopy market is headed towards chip-sized devices and automated production; however, skilled workers are crucial for enabling this, says Benno Oderkerk, director and founder of Avantes
28 February 2018
Amy Eskilson, president and CEO of Inrad Optics, says that Industry 4.0, in addition to public-private partnerships, could help bridge the workforce gap
27 February 2018
Jessica Rowbury reports from a Photonics West lighting panel session, where consumer adoption was discussed
26 February 2018
At Photonics West, Jessica Rowbury spoke to Bridgesat, a company developing the ground infrastructure for satellite communication
16 February 2018
Greg Blackman reports from a quantum technologies panel discussion at SPIE Photonics West in San Francisco
16 February 2018
In order to enable the technologies of tomorrow, optics manufacturers need to continue to invest in innovation and new techniques, writes Dan Adams, product marketing manager at Edmund Optics
08 February 2018
A microscope technique able to image every neuron in a fruit fly brain, and some of the remarkable healing properties of light for treating neurological conditions, were two topics discussed during a neurophotonics plenary session at Photonics West. Greg Blackman reports
06 February 2018
Greg Blackman reports from SPIE Photonics West, where the first image sensors based on graphene-CMOS integration were on display
26 January 2018
Jessica Rowbury looks at how some of the technologies demonstrated at the Consumer Electronics Show in January will transform the driving experience
23 January 2018
Aldo Kamper, president of Photonics21, discusses how Europe is to translate its current competencies into future leadership in a fast-growing global market
19 January 2018
Rob Morris, marketing director, Ocean Optics, says that science, education & entrepreneurship initiatives are needed to see growth in spectroscopy and photonics