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February 19

Feature

Advancing diagnosis

11 February 2019

Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is becoming faster and more effective, allowing the imaging of functional processes in tissue, finds Barbara Stumpp

December 2018 / January 2019

Feature

Printing living tissue

10 December 2018

Only two companies supply commercial 3D printing systems based on two-photon polymerisation, which can create structures smaller than living cells. Greg Blackman speaks to Denis Barbier from Microlight3D

Feature

Measure for measure

10 December 2018

Keely Portway looks at some of the latest advances in light-based test and measurement techniques

Feature

Biological imaging reaches new depths

10 December 2018

Shaping light wavefronts is improving many areas of microscopy – and is enabling Nobel Prize winner Eric Betzig’s most important work yet, finds Andy Extance

Analysis and opinion

Swiss photonics is pushing innovation

10 December 2018

Andreas Ettemeyer, NTB Interstate University of Applied Sciences, Buchs, and member of the EOS board, expresses concerns about discussions to merge photonics with microelectronics within European Union funding

November 2018

Product focus

Optics for 5G

1 November 2018

Prism technology that’s now a major part of optical communications is finding its way into next-generation lidar systems

Feature

Chilling out

1 November 2018

Barbara Stumpp rounds up the latest methods of cooling laser diodes efficiently

Feature

The dividend of the spectrum

1 November 2018

Imaging spectroscopy offers a powerful way to understand this world and others, and optical innovations are enhancing its capabilities, finds Andy Extance

October 2018

Analysis and opinion

Breaking into aviation

22 August 2018

A project called Saphyr developing photonic technologies for aeronautics is underway, with the aim of having demonstrators at the Le Bourget Air Show in Paris in June 2019. Alain Fontaine, president of French consulting company Pegase and Saphyr coordinator, argues that photonics should play a much greater role in aviation

Feature

Healing properties of light

28 September 2018

Light therapies are coming to the fore to treat a huge range of medical conditions, from neonatal jaundice to dementia, as Keely Portway finds out

Feature

Small is beautiful

1 October 2018

As optics get smaller, simulation software is having to turn to new techniques to model optical systems, as Barbara Stumpp finds out

Aug/Sep 18

Feature

The rise and rise of VCSELs

3 September 2018

VCSELs are known for their size, reliability, volume scalability and cost effectiveness. With more industries catching on to their potential, it’s no wonder the VCSEL market is forecast to be $3.1bn in four years, says Keely Portway

July 2018

Analysis and opinion

Astronomy on a chip

29 June 2018

Professor Dr Martin Roth, at research centre Innofspec Potsdam, discusses the role that fibre Bragg gratings and other photonics components could play in transforming astronomy

Analysis and opinion

Lighting up the road

11 July 2018

Various lidar companies are finding ways to meet the huge challenges automotive applications present. Jessica Rowbury discovers Luminar’s approach, and decisions made in designing their system

Analysis and opinion

Four reasons teams fail to innovate

30 July 2018

In a follow-up to her piece in our last issue, Liz Gerrish, technical programme manager and senior optical engineer at Wilcox Industries, provides further leadership perspective from being a woman in STEM

June 2018

Feature

Adding up in Aachen

1 June 2018

Matthew Dale reports from the AKL International Laser Technology Congress, in Aachen, Germany, in May, where the potential for additive manufacturing in series production was high on the agenda

Product focus

Virtual design

26 June 2018

A look at the latest optical modelling programs and their application in the development of self-driving cars

May 2018

Product focus

Reflecting on mirrors

30 May 2018

A look at the use of optical mirrors in space telescopes, and a round-up of the commercial offerings available for every application

Analysis and opinion

A shining celebration

31 May 2018

On 16 May, the first International Day of Light celebrated the role of light and related technologies in science, art, education and sustainable development. Here we round up some of what occurred the day

April 2018

Product focus

Fine tuning

19 April 2018

A laser-based gas analyser that employs novel optical parametric oscillator (OPO) technology was a finalist in this year’s SPIE Prism Awards

Feature

Making flying safer

30 April 2018

Optical explosive detection is set to help remove restrictions on the liquids airline passengers can carry on, finds Andy Extance

Interview

Unveiling the Cosmos

30 April 2018

Dr Aris Kouris, executive director of sales at Optical Surfaces, was asked about the latest challenges and trends in modern astronomy

Feature

Spectral signature

30 April 2018

A new business unit will allow TruTag Technologies to better serve additional markets that have emerged from its hyperspectral imaging technology, Jessica Rowbury finds

March 2018

Feature

Scaling spectroscopy

27 March 2018

Matthew Dale discovers how scaling spectrometers down to the chip level enables them to be mass-produced in standard MEMS foundries, making spectroscopy more affordable for various new applications

Feature

Taking the heat off PICs

28 March 2018

Shrinking optoelectronic components and combining them with silicon devices requires careful consideration of thermal management, finds Andy Extance

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