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Aug/Sep 19

Analysis and opinion

Optics and art

27 August 2019

Paul Urbach, Professor at Delft University of Technology and past-president of the EOS, details the important role light plays in the preservation and creation of art

Analysis and opinion

Seizing every opportunity

27 August 2019

EPIC’s Carlos Lee speaks with Markus Nicht, CEO of InnoLas Solutions, about his young start as CEO and growing a team of eight employees to 130

Oz Optics served traditional Turkish ice cream at its booth at Laser Munich

Analysis and opinion

Putting on a show

27 August 2019

Jessica Rowbury reviews how exhibitors made an impact at Laser World of Photonics in a bid to stand out from competition

Lidar set to power cars’ journey of transformation

27 August 2019

Andy Extance asks: which laser wavelengths, detector architectures and ranging techniques are required to deliver competitive and cost-effective automotive lidar performance?

Optics on the micro scale

27 August 2019

Keely Portway investigates the latest innovations in micro-optics, from 3D printing to how it can improve the optical designs of photonics equipment

July 2019

How best to power up solar: ease, efficiency or cost?

12 August 2019

Incumbent silicon photovoltaic players have powerful technologies with which to deliver clean energy – but perovskite solar start-ups think they can do better, finds Andy Extance

Optics in the fast lane

12 August 2019

Keely Portway discovers how optics are expanding the horizons for ultrafast lasers

Analysis and opinion

A career in connectivity

25 July 2019

EPIC’s Carlos Lee speaks with Jean François Vinchant, CEO of SEDI-ATI Fibres Optiques, about his career progression and business strategies

Analysis and opinion

Best practice: ideas and strategies SMEs should adopt to build business

25 July 2019

Dominique Bonnisseau and Corinne Tsamba, from Tematys, detail how technology companies should address challenges that could impact growth

Analysis and opinion

Photonics vital for hitting climate targets, research suggests

11 July 2019

Jessica Rowbury reports on the importance of technical light applications in meeting the targets of the Paris Agreement

June 2019

Quest for quality

19 June 2019

Greg Blackman looks at systems presented at the recent Control trade fair for quality inspection

Fibre lasers make waves in healthcare

19 June 2019

Keely Portway looks at how fibre lasers are advancing bio imaging and disease diagnosis and treatment

Analysis and opinion

Model evolution

19 June 2019

André Richter, CEO of VPIphotonics, talks through his 20-plus years at the company with EPIC’s Carlos Lee

Analysis and opinion

Fuelling innovation

4 June 2019

Ahead of the Innovation award that will be presented at Laser World of Photonics, Jessica Rowbury talks technology development with Dr Jonathan Blackburn of welding research and technology specialist, TWI

May 2019

On reflection

14 May 2019

Keely Portway looks at some of the latest developments in optical mirrors – including a trend for larger sizes – and how the technology may develop further

Resolution evolution

14 May 2019

3D technology is just one of the innovations emerging in the large display market, as Andy Extance assesses the prospects for LCD, OLED and microLEDs in the fight for a share of this competitive space

Analysis and opinion

Additive manufacturing in the optics industry

2 May 2019

Dan Adams, product marketing manager at Edmund Optics, discusses how additive manufacturing is impacting the optics industry

Analysis and opinion

A measure of success

2 May 2019

Carlos Lee speaks with Thomas Zettler, co-founder of LayTec, on how the firm’s growth relies on keeping a good balance between industry and academia

April 2019

Searching in the dark

10 April 2019

Jessica Rowbury looks at the latest research in the hunt for dark matter, one of the biggest mysteries in physics

Optical sensor drones fly into danger

10 April 2019

Powered predominantly by lidar, plus spectroscopy and visual-wavelength imaging, Andy Extance discovers unmanned aerial vehicles can safely survey hazardous environments

Terahertz laser pulses amplify optical phonons in solids

9 April 2019

The amplification of phonons in solids represents a further step towards new phononic devices for the next generation of sensors, mobile phones and computing

Analysis and opinion

Communicating at light speed

2 April 2019

As part of new series of articles on entrepreneurship, Carlos Lee, director general of the European Photonics Industry Consortium, speaks to pureLiFi founder Professor Harald Haas

Analysis and opinion

New approaches to components improve augmented reality

26 March 2019

Stéphanie Le Calvez at CEA-Leti discusses her group’s work in ensuring the AR experience lives up to its promise

Analysis and opinion

Planting the interest in STEM subjects

21 March 2019

A good mentor is key to increasing appreciation for photonics among school pupils, says Daniela Marin, an engineering student who recently held a workshop for young pupils

March 2019

One small step

22 March 2019

Keely Portway looks at how researchers and commercial entities are developing Raman technology to benefit medical applications

Ultrafast lasers sharpen computing's cutting edge

22 March 2019

Controlling electrons and atoms, and forming nanogratings using femtosecond-duration pulses offer new possibilities for memory and processing, finds Andy Extance

Analysis and opinion

‘Keep photonics in the spotlight’

5 March 2019

Photonics must appear in the EU's Horizon Europe framework or risk losing its significance in economic policy, says Spectaris' Dr Wenko Süptitz

Analysis and opinion

Mimicking dark matter with non-linear optics

4 March 2019

Humberto Michinel and Ángel Paredes at the Optics Laboratory of the University of Vigo in Ourense, Spain, discuss optical approaches to studying ‘hidden’ energy

Analysis and opinion

Open goal: innovation for photonic integrated circuits

27 February 2019

PIC innovation relies on having a supply chain that’s accessible – says Victor Dolores Calzadilla, coordinator of the EU's OIP4NWE project

Analysis and opinion

Trading amid US-China tensions

26 February 2019

Jessica Rowbury hears from executives at Photonics West discussing how their businesses could be affected by the relationship between the US and China

February 19

Analysis and opinion

What's needed to industrialise additive manufacturing?

15 March 2019

Matthew Dale reports from a panel at Photonics West, where experts discussed 3D printing’s potential for industrial production

Self-organised materials offer route to scalable optical filters

27 February 2019

Optomel founder Damien Gardiner, a semi-finalist for SPIE's Startup Challenge at Photonics West, explains how the firm is making optical filters based on self-organised materials

LEDs drive change in automotive lighting

21 February 2019

Andy Extance explores optical design for vehicles, including the headlamps that you’ve been seeing in your rear view mirror

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

Analysis and opinion

Bright future for fibre lasers?

31 January 2019

Professor Michalis Zervas, from the Optoelectronics Research Centre, charts the rise of high-power fibre lasers and asks what's next for the technology

Analysis and opinion

Collaborating to advance biophotonics

31 January 2019

Professor Anita Mahadevan-Jansen, chair of the recent Bios Clinical Technologies and Systems track at Photonics West, discusses her work translating medical technology and encouraging inclusion in photonics

Analysis and opinion

Meeting the optical design challenges of mixed reality

31 January 2019

Microsoft’s Bernard Kress, who chaired the AR/VR/MR industry days at Photonics West, considers the optimal design for augmented and mixed reality headsets

Analysis and opinion

Optoelectronics for quantum technology

31 January 2019

Professor David Andrews, incoming 2019 vice-president of SPIE, describes the support, growth and promise of some rapidly emerging quantum applications

December 2018 / January 2019

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

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

Measure for measure

10 December 2018

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

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

US patent granted for hybrid hexapod technology

10 December 2018

New nanometre-accurate hexapod opens up applications in laser processing and metrology

Analysis and opinion

Reasons young women need your mentorship

27 November 2018

Liz Gerrish gives her perspective on why having a mentor is crucial for women beginning careers in photonics

Analysis and opinion

Blossoming photonic foundries

27 November 2018

After releasing a report on silicon photonics foundries, Iñigo Artundo, CEO of VLC Photonics, charts the evolution of the photonic foundry ecosystem

November 2018

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

Chilling out

1 November 2018

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

Live multivendor interoperability demonstration a success

1 November 2018

The latest 400GbE demonstrations at ECOC 2018 showed potential for future use of high-speed optical transceivers. Keely Portway reports from the show

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

Raman devices show promise for blood glucose testing

1 November 2018

Advances in Raman spectroscopy could one day make invasive blood glucose tests a thing of the past

Analysis and opinion

Scotland’s photonics sector: Addressing the skills shortage

17 October 2018

Stephen Taylor, CEO of Technology Scotland, describes how the association’s activities are addressing the demand for skilled personnel in the Scottish photonics sector

Analysis and opinion

Turning photonics tech into an investment magnet

25 September 2018

Ahead of the Inpho Venture Summit in Bordeaux in October, Géraldine Andrieux, CEO of Blumorpho, gives her four tips to attract investment

October 2018

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

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

Daimler specify beam inspection for production

21 September 2018

Matthew Dale on Daimler’s new beam analysis equipment for laser welding differential gears

Optical coating market to reach $11.8bn by 2023

21 September 2018

Consumer electronics, telecommunications, and solar energy are all driving developments in optical coatings, according to a new market report

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

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