Billion-euro technology group, Schunk, is acquiring a majority stake in Pulsar Photonics in a bid to enter the laser technology field
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Modular machine for laser micromachining with ultrashort laser pulses. Image: Pulsar Photonics
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Vector Photonics’ PCSEL technology. Credit Vector Photonics
09 September 2021
The 1,310nm PCSEL will deliver the equivalent system optical performance as the lasers currently used, whilst consuming only half the electrical power
08 September 2021
Lincoln is chief executive of the UK’s Photonics Leadership Group
Zemax OpticStudio model of a wide-angle field-of-view camera used in applications such as autonomous vehicle sensors and aerial drones. Credit: Zemax
07 September 2021
Zemax employs over 100 people around the world and is based in Washington, USA
07 September 2021
Teraxion was an optical sensing reference design partner of Indie, supporting frequency modulated continuous wave (FMCW) systems for lidar
The dual-sided solar cells achieve a front conversion efficiency of 24.3 per cent and a rear conversion efficiency of 23.4 per cent. (Image: Eric Byler/The Australian National University)
07 September 2021
‘This is a world record for selectively laser-doped solar cells and among the highest efficiency bifacial solar cells’
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06 September 2021
The European Photonics Academy will offer training courses beyond the lecture room with a strong focus on hands-on training
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New materials explored for LED-based optical communications
06 September 2021
Researchers detail how two relatively unexplored semiconducting materials can satisfy the demand for more data at greater speeds
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Luminar buys InGaAs chip supplier for lidar sensor scale-up
06 September 2021
Luminar Technologies is acquiring its InGaAs chip design partner and manufacturer, OptoGration, for its core IP and supply chain capacity
Fraunhofer is involved in li-fi development; its Gigadock and Hotspot systems use direct line of sight to deliver fast data rates. Image: Fraunhofer
North American Li-Fi market set to reach $2.5 billion by 2030
13 August 2021
Growing at a 55 per cent CAGR through the forecast period, the industry is certain to gain a substantial revenue share in the forthcoming years
Light focussed by nano-antennas on a gold surface leaks out by generating propagating plasmons. Image credit: Urban Senica, ETH Zurich
Southampton/ETH Zürich team sets new threshold of trapping light at the nanoscale
12 August 2021
The fabrication of photonic resonators able to focus light in extremely small volumes is proving a key technology which is presently enabling advances in fields as different as material science, optoelectronics, chemistry, quantum technologies, and many others
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Chromacity raises £1.2 million to boost workforce
12 August 2021
The company will use the funding to expand the company’s workforce, particularly within its manufacturing and R&D divisions
$665 million quantum computer 'needs photonics'
28 July 2021
PsiQuantum has developed technology in which single photons are manipulated using photonic circuits which are patterned onto a silicon chip using standard semiconductor manufacturing processes
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Silina curves 275 CMOS sensors in world-first demo
28 July 2021
French start-up Silina has developed a technology that can curve hundreds of image sensors at the same time
The Rt Hon Kwasi Kwarteng MP, Secretary of State at the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. Image: UK Innovation Strategy
Photonics recognised in UK Innovation Strategy
28 July 2021
The strategy sets the government's ambitions for an innovation-led economy
The first photonics core index: supporting a photonics capital market
28 July 2021
Carlos Lee discusses the launch of the first photonics core index
PCO pixelfly cameras are used for automatic bottle inspection. Credit: PCO
Excelitas Technologies acquires CMOS camera developer PCO
29 June 2021
Excelitas will acquire 100 percent of PCO AG shares from founder Dr Emil Ott
An ultrathin Ag film based OLED inside Professor Jay Guo’s lab. Credit: Robert Coelius/University of Michigan engineering, communications and marketing
New electrode could make OLEDs 20% brighter
29 June 2021
The approach prevents light from being trapped in the light-emitting part of an OLED, enabling OLEDs to maintain brightness while using less power
Modular machine for laser micromachining with ultrashort laser pulses. Image: Pulsar Photonics
Tech giant acquires majority stake in Fraunhofer spin-off
29 June 2021
Billion-euro technology group, Schunk, is acquiring a majority stake in Pulsar Photonics in a bid to enter the laser technology field
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FormFactor's fast photonic wafer probers enable rapid tests through faster photonic alignment than previously possible. (Credit: FormFactor Inc)
Integration, automation, collaboration, customisation and designing for testing and manufacturability will help component and system makers lower costs and increase production, finds Andy Extance
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Several different light-based treatments that have relied on lasers are now finding uses for LEDs, finds Andy Extance
In Electro Optics’ most recent webinar, career flexibility and interdisciplinary skills were highlighted as important traits in the future workforce
Carlos Lee talks to Maik Müller, chief executive officer at Nynomic, a holding company of nine photonics enterprises operating in the life science, clean tech and green tech sectors
