Tech focus: photonic integrated circuits
A look at the market for photonic integrated circuits and some of the products and solutions available
A look at the market for photonic integrated circuits and some of the products and solutions available
Optoscribe has released the OptoCplrLT, a monolithic glass chip for low-loss coupling to silicon photonics (SiPh) grating couplers
Researchers in the Netherlands have developed a new type of photonic integrated circuit that can be programmed using a combination of light and heat
Advanced Micro Foundry has announced a new multi-layer Silicon nitride-on-silicon (SiNon-Si) integration platform for photonic integrated circuits
Proposed multi-billion dollar and euro packages look set to increase uptake of leading-edge lithography, including for photonic technologies, finds Andy Extance
Benjamin Skuse asks why, after 400 years of polishing optics, the process hasn’t been automated
Mathias Bochow, GFZ Helmholtz Centre, Potsdam, is working on the Trace project to track marine plastic. Credit: Frank Schweikert, Aldebaran Marine Research & Broadcast (www.aldebaran.org/en/)
Abigail Williams speaks to scientists tracking marine plastic using satellite spectral imagery
How the Shack-Hartmann wavefront sensing technique can be used to simply and quickly assess the quality of optical systems
A look at the market for spectroelectrochemistry and some of the products and solutions available
A look at the current market for Raman spectroscopy and some of the products and solutions available
Laser firms could really benefit from quantum computing, which should not just be reserved for the world's big challenges, finds Jessica Rowbury
As Ayar Labs secures investment to develop its silicon photonics technology, Robert Roe speaks to Hugo Saleh about the firm's plans
Matthew Dale asks whether quantum technologies are ready to be seen on the global stage at one of the world’s largest photonics exhibitions