Hamamatsu Photonics has been recognised by IEEE for the development of the 20-inch photomultiplier tube, which has been used for the observation of phenomena such as supernovas and neutrinos
Limo managing director, Dr Lutz Aschke, has been named on the board of directors of the Laser Institute of America
Wetzlar's new innovation platform establishes itself: The W3+ FAIR trade fair is to launch with an expanded concept in March 2015
Special Optics is excited to have made a small contribution to the research of Eric Betzig and his team at Janelia Research Campus, by collaborating and designing custom precision microscope objective lenses for their novel fluorescence microscopy systems
In November 1994, DILAS was founded in Mainz, Germany by a group of eight people with a vision to generate light for industrial applications, using high efficiency of high-power diode lasers
MAC Thin Films, Inc. announced it has commenced operations. Mark Madigan, former marketing and product management executive at JDS Uniphase Corporation, serves as CEO of the new organization
From 25 to 26 March 2015, the next W3+ FAIR, a network trade fair for the optics, electronics and mechanics sectors, will take place in der Rittal Arena in Wetzlar, Germany
Polatis, the performance leader in all-optical switching, has named Steven Whigham to its executive team as Senior Vice President, Strategic Realization and Quality
The Optical Society (OSA) is pleased to announce that its members have elected Eric Mazur of Harvard University, USA, as its 2015 vice president. Three directors-at-large were also chosen during this year's election
L-3 Corporation's Applied Optics Center (AOC) recently completed the coating of a large optic for the 6.5m MMT
A mockup of Trixel 3 in action (Image: TriLite)
The XR industry might be going through tough times right now, but photonics innovators continue to drive the hardware forward, finds Benjamin Skuse
M Squared has worked with the University of Strathclyde to develop the Maxwell quantum-computing platform, shown here during commissioning works (Courtesy: M Squared)
Photonics is proving key to recent advances being made in quantum technologies, finds Susan Curtis
Electro Optics’ Matthew Dale tries out a pair of smart glasses equipped with Lumus’ reflective waveguide technology at SPIE AR | VR | MR
At SPIE AR | VR | MR in San Francisco, Matthew Dale learnt that reflective waveguides are now poised to enter consumer technologies
Carmen Palacios-Berraquero, Nu Quantum; Scott Faris, Infleqtion; and Denise Ruffner, Women in Quantum shared their thoughts on quantum challenges at Photonics West
Quantum executives cited everything from staff shortages and production scaling to a need for new laser technologies, smaller optics, more industry investment and clearer commercial use cases
Shining a light on the latest laser filters and related products on the market.
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A look at the commercial offerings of the main players in optical prism technology and equipment.
Daniel Bukaty, President of PG&O, on how a more flexible approach to material selection could protect optics manufacturing lead times against material shortages
Daniel Bukaty, President of PG&O, on how a more flexible approach to material selection could protect optics manufacturing lead times against material shortages
