Initial results of a survey conducted by the Photonics Leadership Group (PLG) show that 85 per cent of UK manufacturing organisations have been able to continue production during the coronavirus pandemic
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Single photon counting camera could advance AR and lidar
12 May 2020
Researchers have developed a megapixel photon-counting camera based on image sensor technology that uses single-photon avalanche diodes (SPADs)
New phase noise filter could enable cheaper compact lasers
12 May 2020
New filter chips developed at the University of Pennsylvania could enable high-quality lasers at a fraction of their current size and cost
Silicon nitride photonic chips used for frequency comb and photonic microwave generation. Credit: Junqiu Liu, Jijun He (EPFL).
Team demonstrates photonic microwave generation using on-chip optical frequency combs
22 April 2020
These microwave signals, as well as their optical carriers, could be used in radars, satellite communications and future 5G wireless networks
Benno Oderkerk, president of EPIC (right) welcomes Basil Garabet to the EPIC board of directors
Basil Garabet of NKT Photonics joins EPIC board of directors
22 April 2020
Basil holds an MSc in Lasers and Their Applications and has extensive 37 year international management experience from leading positions in the photonics industry
‘You can never predict success or failure, but if you don’t grab opportunities, you may have regrets’
14 April 2020
EPIC director general Carlos Lee talks with Dominique Bérard, executive VP of Laser Systems and Solutions of Europe (Lasse)
EU-funded nanophotonic ‘saliva test’ to detect coronavirus within minutes
07 April 2020
European scientists are developing a laser sensor that detects coronavirus at the earliest point of infection from a saliva or nasal swab within minutes
Laser/imaging tech shows how Covid-19 is spread by talking
06 April 2020
Microdoplets released in conversation can drift through the air and contribute to spreading coronavirus, according to researchers from Toho University in Japan
H2020 project to develop supply chain for Alexandrite laser crystals
03 April 2020
A new EU project aims to increase the technology readiness level of European Alexandrite laser crystals for high-performance applications in space
Ansys buys photonics simulation firm Lumerical
02 April 2020
Lumerical, a photonics simulation company, has been acquired by global software giant Ansys
HP and partners mobilise 3D printing against Covid-19
26 March 2020
HP and its partners are using their 3D printing teams, technology and experience to help deliver critical medical parts in the ongoing effort against Covid-19.
II-VI increases capacity to meet molecular diagnostic testing requirements
24 March 2020
Specifically, the firm is doing so for those that underpin the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing platforms of its customers
