II‐VI Incorporated and Element Six have announced a strategic collaboration that will expand II-VI’s diamond platform, accelerating the development of new disruptive applications by licensing Element Six’s single-crystal diamond technology
DNV-B14 expands the company’s range of advanced materials for emerging quantum technologies
The development of optical coatings for use beyond Earth is driving innovation, Andrew Williams finds
Element Six will showcase its Optical+ low absorption diamond at the show, which can be used as a low loss intra-cavity heat spreader for high power disk lasers, as well as a gain medium for Raman lasers
Element Six has announced that it has been granted more than 60 new patents on its single crystal diamond technology to-date in 2016
Element Six will showcase its Optical+ Low Absorption diamond, which can be used as a gain medium for Raman lasers and as a low loss intra-cavity heat spreader for high power disk lasers
Element Six has announced the next generation of its Diamox electrochemical advanced oxidation cell technology
Element Six has released a single crystal CVD (Chemical Vapour Deposition) diamond suitable for demanding optical applications.
A mockup of Trixel 3 in action (Image: TriLite)
The XR industry might be going through tough times right now, but photonics innovators continue to drive the hardware forward, finds Benjamin Skuse
M Squared has worked with the University of Strathclyde to develop the Maxwell quantum-computing platform, shown here during commissioning works (Courtesy: M Squared)
Photonics is proving key to recent advances being made in quantum technologies, finds Susan Curtis
Electro Optics’ Matthew Dale tries out a pair of smart glasses equipped with Lumus’ reflective waveguide technology at SPIE AR | VR | MR
At SPIE AR | VR | MR in San Francisco, Matthew Dale learnt that reflective waveguides are now poised to enter consumer technologies
Carmen Palacios-Berraquero, Nu Quantum; Scott Faris, Infleqtion; and Denise Ruffner, Women in Quantum shared their thoughts on quantum challenges at Photonics West
Quantum executives cited everything from staff shortages and production scaling to a need for new laser technologies, smaller optics, more industry investment and clearer commercial use cases
Shining a light on the latest laser filters and related products on the market.
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A look at the commercial offerings of the main players in optical prism technology and equipment.
Daniel Bukaty, President of PG&O, on how a more flexible approach to material selection could protect optics manufacturing lead times against material shortages
Daniel Bukaty, President of PG&O, on how a more flexible approach to material selection could protect optics manufacturing lead times against material shortages
