Professor Paul Shore led the team that micromachined the complex mirrors within James Webb’s mid-infrared instrument. He chats about the technical lessons learnt
Conferences & Exhibitions
EPIC Meeting on Photonics at the Final Frontier at European Space Agency (ESA)
This meeting organised by EPIC, will critically review the main and most promising emerging technologies addressing new space applications. It will bring together highly relevant experts from the industry and R&D professionals through 5 sessions, covering topics including space-based Lidar technologies to optical links for inter- and intra- spacecraft communications. It will also explore new development for earth observation and the role of humans in space exploration. The event will close with a session regarding emerging trends for NewSpace.
Photon 2022
Photon 2022 is the eleventh conference in a biennial series that started in 2002 covering optics and photonics
SPIE Photonex
LASYS 2022
LASYS International trade fair for laser material processing
Show preview: Laser World of Photonics
LASER WORLD OF PHOTONICS 2022 presents the world market for photonics in a comprehensive and concentrated way.
EPIC - Day of Photonics 2022
EPIC Online Technology Meeting on Additive Manufacturing of Metal and its Applications
PIC International Conference
Since its inception, PIC International has been the leading event for connecting and informing those involved in developing and commercialising photonic integrated circuits. As this industry matures, the agenda for PIC International continues to evolve. At the seventh meeting in this series, to be held in June 2022, delegates will gather to reflect on what is needed to strengthen success in existing markets, while identifying new, lucrative opportunities.
CS International Conference
With a pedigree stretching back more than a decade, CS International has firmly established itself as the leading conference covering all aspects of compound semiconductor device manufacturing.
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Nemanja Jovanovic, lead instrument scientist at Caltech’s Optical Observatory and Exoplanet Technology Laboratory, on emerging astrophotonic technologies on his radar
Robert Smith is a professor at the University of Alberta and historian to JWST since 2002
As James Webb Space Telescope beams back images from the edge of space and time, space historian Robert Smith recalls some of the decisions made to bring the $10bn NASA project to fruition. David Stuart reports
