Two laser manufacturing giants are set to merge following Lumentum's announcement that it will acquire Coherent for $5.7 billion
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Researchers print cost-effective MEMS loudspeaker
The process could be used as a faster and more affordable alternative to vacuum- and mask-based piezo-MEMS manufacturing methods
Silicon PIC processor promises faster data speeds
The discovery, made by researchers at the Universities of Oxford, Münster, Exeter, Pittsburgh, EPFL and IBM Research Europe, is the first to apply frequency combs in the field of artificial neural networks
Newly-funded PIC NIR sensors to push towards mass production
Dutch start-up MantiSpectra has received investment from PhotonDelta and Innovation Industries, while Senorics is set to receive more than €2 million from the Development Bank of Saxony
Laser TV at CES 2021 'better than cinema'
The TV, which contains a newly-developed RGB laser light source, offers a colour gamut coverage almost 50 per cent beyond that of high-end cinema
New fluorescence microscopy method opens up study of dynamic processes
The fluorescence microscopy technique uses frequency combs and no mechanical parts to observe dynamic biological phenomena
Luna Innovations boosts fibre optic sensing capabilities with OptaSense purchase
Luna Innovations has acquired OptaSense from parent company, QinetiQ for £29m
Prism Award finalists announced
Judges reviewed 149 applications from 18 countries to select finalists in the fields of quantum, manufacturing, healthcare, smart sensing, and autonomous transportation
Photonics West switches to online format
As a result of the pandemic’s ongoing disruption to international travel, SPIE will be hosting Photonics West as a virtual conference this year in March
EU pilot line launches services for indium phosphide PIC production
The JePPIX pilot line has introduced its design and manufacturing services for indium phosphide (InP) photonic integrated circuit (PIC) production
MicroLED chips on 300mm silicon wafers pave way for mass production
French start-up Aledia has manufactured microLED chips produced on 300mm (12 inch) silicon wafers, opening up the possibility for mass-production of microLED displays with commercially available processes and equipment
Sivers Photonics receives £325k to develop quantum-based lidar
Sivers Photonics has received £324,800 of UK government funding for its part in Spidar, a quantum project to develop range finding and 3D imaging systems for driver assisted and autonomous vehicles