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
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
