Welcome to the March issue of Electro Optics, which should be landing on your desks and optical tables now.
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In this month's issue, we pay special attention to the quantum realm, with long reads exploring how developments in single-photon detection are advancing a range of quantum applications, and how photonics companies can work with the quantum sector to accelerate commercialisation. We also hear from our Photonics100 honourees about how the interplay of photonics and quantum technology doesn’t stop at better computer processors.
Diamond SA, our special partner for the quantum issue, offers case studies on its breakthroughs in single photon counting and the importance of high-quality fibre optic components in quantum photonics. Readers who want to know more can download a free White Paper on how to maximise quantum’s potential with ultra-low-loss fibre optic connectors.
For those who missed our live online coverage of Photonics West, you can read a round-up of our favourite stories to come out of one of the biggest photonics events of the year, including:
- Three integrated photonics acquisitions in two days 'a strong signal' for quantum scaling
- TRAQC's terahertz electronics inspection system wins SPIE Start-up Challenge
- Photonics West 2024: Industry's best innovations win Prism Awards
- University of Manchester and SPIE launch $1m photonics scholarship fund
Also at Photonics West, Mark Elliott caught up with the Thorlabs team that crossed the US with a mobile photonics lab; and with the 10 PhD and postdoctoral researchers who went from the UK to Photonics West to pitch their ideas with the support of the QuantIC Quantum Leap entrepreneurship and innovation training programme.
Our EPIC interviewee, Antanas Laurutis, the CEO of Altechna, explains his plans to triple the laser optics manufacturer's revenue over the next five years.
In this month's technology focus section, we look at the technology and equipment available in both optical filters and optical prisms.
And finally, Carlos Lee reports on how EPIC members are unlocking success in Japan’s photonics industry.
