Coherent has introduced a new mobile app that enables operation of the company's laser power and energy sensors using a tablet computer, thus delivering an improved user interface and enhanced ease-of-use
Spectrum has made a number of academic tools available that can be used to learn the basics of waveform generation, acquisition and analysis
VPIphotonics released the VPIphotonics Design Suite Version 9.7, which includes the following simulation and analysis tools: VPItransmissionMaker Optical Systems, VPIlabExpert, VPIcomponentMaker Fibre Optics, VPIcomponentMaker Photonic Circuits and VPIpla
Lambda Research has launched the new Solidworks add-in, RayViz. This tool enables design engineers working within a CAD environment to apply and save optical properties, and trace rays directly
Lambda Research has released the latest version of its TracePro software. The latest release, TracePro v7.7.2, is now available to the general public
Lambda Research Corporation, a leading designer and publisher of illumination and optical design software, announces the latest version of its flagship TracePro software. TracePro v7.8 is now available for early access to current users
Ophir Photonics has released StarViewer, an Android app that brings laser power/energy measurements to Android smartphones and tablets
PicoQuant has released a new version of the system software EasyTau for the FluoTime 300
Optiwave Systems has announced the immediate availability of its 'Free for Academics' programme to all universities in the United States and Canada
Lambda Research Corporation, a designer and publisher of illumination and optical design software, has announced early access to the latest version of its flagship TracePro software
Advances in optical metrology equipment are helping the semiconductor industry increase productivity and reduce downtime, finds Keely Portway
Andy Extance finds the pains and gains of laser light’s different behaviour in water for oceanographers using lidar
Carlos Lee, Epic’s director general, talks to Martina Mueller, CEO of 3D AG, a Swiss company specialising in micro and nanotechnology and holographic structures
David Giltner, founder of TurningScience, discusses whether these two seemingly different career paths can successfully overlap
Matthew Dale reports on the association’s yearly event, where the importance of diversity, photonics funding and investment were to the fore
Géraldine Andrieux, at Blumorpho, shares her top tips on getting investors’ attention as a startup
Scientists have developed a lensless, infrared spectral-imaging system for medical diagnostics
A metaform is a new optical component that can combine with freeform optics to enable compact AR/VR headsets and eyewear. (Image: University of Rochester illustration/Michael Osadciw)
Researchers have combined freeform optics and a metasurface to deliver high-quality AR/VR glasses that are compact and easy to wear
