Photonics Frontiers Award 2025 shortlist announced: pioneering applications set to shine The shortlist for the 2025 Photonics Frontiers Award has been officially unveiled. Lumibird’s erbium glass laser rangefinder selected for Rheinmetall Skyranger 30 air defence system Rheinmetall strengthens its short-range air defence Skyranger 30 platform by integrating a solid-state diode-pumped erbium glass laser from Lumibird "World’s first" quantum networking unit to scale data centres with photonics-based dynamic entanglement Nu Quantum says its new Quantum Networking Unit uses photonic entanglement and real-time orchestration to scale quantum computing across data centres Key photonic imaging techniques help ESA’s Solar Orbiter capture first pictures of the Sun’s poles The ESA’s Solar Orbiter uses its polarimetric and helioseismic, extreme ultraviolet and spectral imaging instruments to unlock mysteries surrounding the Sun’s magnetism Previous Next How innovation in space is helping Spectrum Scientific shape commercial markets Using silicon metasurfaces to transport particles with a tractor beam Hyperspectral camera developed by HySpex and ESA to detect methane from space Scintillator crystals and solar cells combine to convert nuclear waste into electricity Biannual aerial lidar scans by Bridger Photonics to improve methane emissions detection Thales Alenia Space and Leonardo partner with ESA on the first multi-orbit optical communication network The future of spectroscopy: experts explore challenges and innovations in lab and field applications Nokia, NTT and Anritsu cut mobile network energy use with elastic networking Topcon and FARO bring digital reality to construction with advanced laser scanning TNO chosen to supply Keck Observatory’s adaptive secondary mirror Relativity Networks, Wooptix, Lumotive and Hyperlume raise over $70m to drive optical communications and semiconductor manufacturing Buyer's checklist for laser power and energy meters Pagination Previous page ‹ Previous Page 17 Next page Next ›