Zygo a developer of precision metrology instruments and optics, has announced the release of version 9.0 of its Mx software platform for complete instrument control and data analysis
VPIphotonics Design Suite Version 11.3 provides access to professional application-specific simulation tools and pluggable toolkits. They offer flexible usability, design process, and data analysis capabilities.
Version 11.3 advances the simulation and design flow for many applications: data-aided DSP, FEC, FSO communications, Raman pump optimization, grating couplers, SOAs, multimode coupling, and more.
Software specialist CoreTechnologie has launched a new version of the conversion software 3D_Evolution which now supports the latest JT format 10.5
CoreTechnologie has developed a tailored version of its 3D printing software specifically for the requirements of Photocentric 3D printing machines and processes
The portal provides search engine capabilities, including a correlation-based ‘search filters’ engine, saving valuable time to the optics community
The main improvement in TracePro 21.2 is a new feature: Image Source
Figure 1. Rays emitted by Image Source in TracePro.
Lambda Research Corporation, a leading designer and publisher of illumination and optical design software, announces the release of TracePro 2021 version 21.2 of its flagship TracePro software.
Synopsys has released version 9.1 of its LightTools illumination design software
Synopsys has released version 2018.12 of its RSoft Photonic Component Design Suite, which introduces new features to advance the design of optics used in augmented reality and virtual reality (AR/VR) systems
VPIphotonics has released an updated VPItoolkit supporting the Snart Photonics Process Design Kit (PDK), which seamlessly integrates Photonic Integrated Circuit simulation and automated mask layout extraction
Carlos Lee speaks to Mike Powell, managing partner of Renevo Capital Limited, an investment bank specialising in photonics and semiconductors
Optical benches at Politecnico di Milano, the general coordinator of the Crimson project. Credit: Politecnico di Milano
It can take a village to bring a medical photonics device to market, Benjamin Skuse discovers
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We round-up the latest products and solutions in the single photon counting space.
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A look at the commercial offerings of the main players in freeform optics.
How automotive companies can choose the right lidar technology for their applications, by Gemma Church
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Here we highlight some of the initiatives working to engage and train young people in optics and photonics
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Raman spectroscopy has huge potential for use in medicine, as David Stuart finds out
Fabless start-up Scintil Photonics has raised €13.5m for its laser-integrated silicon chips. We speak to co-founder Sylvie Menezo
