IPG Photonics has said it doesn’t expect to reach the 2018 third quarter revenue guidance range it set itself at the end of July 2018
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Novanta purchases remaining Laser Quantum shares for $45.7m
08 October 2018
Novanta has acquired the remaining shares of Laser Quantum for $45.7 million in cash and restricted stock
High-power lunar locating laser to improve satellite navigation
08 October 2018
Described in Optics Letters, the new laser will make it possible to correct calculations of celestial coordinates of the Moon in order to improve the accuracy of satellite navigation
New ultrafast lasers needed for alternative Microsoft cloud storage
08 October 2018
Opportunities could soon be on the horizon for laser manufacturers thanks to a new type of cold storage technology under development by Microsoft Research and the University of Southampton
Nobel Prize in Physics awarded for laser research
03 October 2018
The 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to three scientists for two groundbreaking discoveries in the field of laser physics: The development of optical tweezers and the invention of chirped pulse amplification
Two new photonics clusters of excellence established in Hanover
01 October 2018
Two new photonics clusters of excellence have been established in Hanover, Germany, following their selection for funding by the German Research Foundation (DFG)
Hollow-core fibre breakthrough could herald 5G networks
28 September 2018
Researchers at the University of Southampton’s Optoelectronic Research Centre (ORC) have developed a new type of hollow-core optical fibre (HCF) that exhibits the world’s lowest optical signal attenuation
MoU signed between photonics consortiums
25 September 2018
EPIC and COBO have signed a memorandum of understanding to encourage direct contact and cooperation between the two consortiums and their respective members
Ghent University and Imec spin out silicon photonics firm
10 September 2018
Ghent University and Imec have spun out a silicon photonics-based fibre optic sensing company, called Sentea
Gooch & Housego targets US defence market with Gould Fiber Optics acquisition
10 September 2018
Gooch & Housego has acquired US fibre optic components and sub systems specialist Gould Fiber Optics
MIT, Harvard University: Fish-eye lens ‘a promising vehicle’ for entangling atoms
10 September 2018
Scientists at MIT and Harvard University have studied the theoretical Maxwell’s fish-eye lens from quantum mechanical perspective, to see how individual atoms and photons may behave within the lens.
MicroLED advancements will enable cost reduction, says Yole
07 September 2018
With MicroLED technologies seeing rapid improvement, technology solutions should start converging by the end of 2019. This is according to the latest report from Yole Développement, which also highlights the next challenge of cost reduction.