Using ultrafast bursts of low-intensity pulses, researchers are able to add new functionalities inside semiconductor chips. (Image: Andong Wang)
The method could exploit the sub-wafer surface space of chips to achieve higher integration densities and deliver extra functionality
Photonic crystals are responsible for the iridescent colours of a butterfly's wings.
Researchers have devised a new way of generating thin 3D photonic crystals that show promise for miniaturising photonic integrated circuits
Scientists have developed a laser processing technique capable of reducing defects in optical materials
Imec, Ghent University, and Japanese contact lens manufacturer Seed have built a contact lens with an integrated LED
MagnaChip Semiconductor has announced that it now offers foundry customers a 0.18 micron BCD (bipolar-CMOS-DMOS) 200V high-voltage process
Construction has begun on a new £8 million electronics and photonics research centre in Torbay, in the South West of England
To ensure the compatibility of its x-InGaAs arrays with commonly available electronics on the market, the Laser Components Detector Group (LCDG) has developed the TEESS (TEmpe Electronics & Software Set) electronic drive module
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A unique Crystal Laser Core (CLC) is unlocking multiple applications in the yellow and green wavelength range
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An outline of some of the emerging risks when it comes to lasers, and advice on how users can keep themselves safe.
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A look at the current market for photoluminescence technology and some of the latest products available
A new generation of optical coatings can provide superior reflectivity in the deep UV range and beyond
Anita Chandran on the commercial potential of quantum lighting
Jérémy Picot-Clémente, EPIC, talks with Jürgen Zosel of Orafol Fresnel Optics
For the Day of Photonics, we're asking with those at the start of their photonics careers what’s important to them in their work. Next up: Sakib Adnan, Optical Engineer, Oz Optics
For the Day of Photonics, we're asking with those at the start of their photonics careers what’s important to them in their work. Next up: Kiranti Krishan, Photonics Graduate Engineer, Rockley Photonics
Ahead of the Day of Photonics, we're asking with those at the start of their photonics careers what’s important to them in their work. Next up: Maria Giovanna Pappa, Optical Engineer, NKT Photonics
Hamza Farah is undertaking a one-year photonics internship at the UK’s Compound Semiconductor Applications Catapult
Ahead of the Day of Photonics, we're asking with those at the start of their photonics careers what’s important to them in their work. Next up: Hamza Farah, Photonics Intern
