May 2016

The UK's 270 million pound quantum technologies programme is drawing attention from the photonics industry globally, finds Andy Extance

Ford has demonstrated that its lidar sensing system can function independently from cameras and radar

Some consider optical components to be mere carriers for the vanishingly-thin elements that do the actual work - the coatings. Russ Swan reviews the recent developments for improving the laser induced damage thresholds of optical coatings

Jessica Rowbury looks at how various spectroscopic methods are being used in the field of cultural heritage