Planar Lightwave Circuits
FiberTech RoMack, a Leoni Fiber Optics business unit, has introduced its Planar Lightwave Circuits (PLC), which include single mode 1 x N and 2 x N broadband splitters with up to 64 channels
FiberTech RoMack, a Leoni Fiber Optics business unit, has introduced its Planar Lightwave Circuits (PLC), which include single mode 1 x N and 2 x N broadband splitters with up to 64 channels
Fiberlogix has introduced a range of passive components designed for high power lasers, including power monitors, polarisers, and isolators. The devices are suitable for wavelengths around 2µm
Laser Components has introduced a range of optical fibre switches designed for various laser measurement and microscopy applications
Laser Components has introduced a range of protective coatings and buffers for optical fibres, which it says extend the lifetimes of the components
JK Lasers (part of the GSI group) has released its new mode converter fibre coupler (MCFC), developed to provide flexibility to users of the company's fibre laser products
NKT Photonics has introduced its DC-200/40-PZ-Yb-03, a single-mode, polarising double-clad ytterbium-doped fibre with a large mode area and the company's Coil Control feature
Laser Components has announced that its fibre optics customers are now able to benefit from anti-reflection coatings on fibres.
Vytran, a supplier of optical fibre processing solutions, has introduced the LFS-4000, a precision optical fibre splicer for standard, large-diameter and specialty fibres
Fiberguide Industries has introduced a new standard line of single fibre assemblies, which allow the use of fibre optics in potentially damaging environments
Mobius Photonics has developed the Meight connector, a detachable optical fibre connector designed for precision power applications, such as pump light delivery and fibre coupling in commercial and industrial lasers
Benjamin Skuse investigates some impressive additive methods for producing polymer and glass optics for imaging
Carlos Lee on the European Photonics Industry Consortium’s latest advocacy efforts
Per Karlsson, CEO of NorthLab Photonics, discusses his career path, the key to effective management, and his advice for future entrepreneurs
Superluminescent LED drivers can help us understand ocean turbulence, here’s how
A look at the market for lidar and some of the systems, products and solutions available
A look at the market for hyperspectral imaging and some of the products and solutions available
How optical designers can realise the benefits of using freeform optical elements from the R&D stage when designing for illumination applications
A look at the current market for Neurophotonics and some of the products and solutions available
How solid-state light engines can meet the exact needs of many biotech and industrial applications
The ongoing commercialisation of the space sector is creating numerous opportunities for photonics technologies, Matthew Dale learns
Susan Curtis explores the new breed of quantum gravimeters finding their way onto the slopes of Mount Etna and into tunnels deep under Birmingham
Multi-junction vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers are likely to displace LEDs and edge-emitting lasers in sensing, finds Andy Extance
At this year’s EPIC AGM Matthew Dale learned that increasing advocacy efforts is a must to ensure an ideal future for European photonics