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The PIC supplier has raised €17.5m to date
Photonics components are being used in free-space optical communications to enable faster data transfer between satellites and ground stations. (Image: ESA)
Matthew Dale speaks with ESA to learn about the opportunities arising for photonics in the space sector
Antonio Raspa, innovation manager at EPIC, is responsible for the Photonic Index Universe management
EPIC’s Antonio Raspa speaks with Electro Optics on the intentions and impact of the new photonics index
The index will provide investors a way to invest in a diversified portfolio of photonics companies. (Image: Shutterstock/wanpatsorn)
The index will provide investors a way to invest in a diversified portfolio of photonics companies
Pieter Klinkert, fund manager at PhotonDelta (left), Simone Cardarelli, CEO of MicroAlign (centre) and Pleuni Hooijman of Innovation Industries (right). (Image: Photon Delta)
TU Eindhoven spinoff MicroAlign is developing a new alignment solution for connecting multiple optical fibres and photonic chips
The programme aims to inspire more than 3,500 local students aged 13-18 with first-hand experiences of engineering. (Image: Shutterstock/Gorodenkoff)
The programme aims to inspire more than 3,500 local students, providing first-hand experiences of engineering, and awarding financial support to pursue further education
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The company will use the funding to expand the company’s workforce, particularly within its manufacturing and R&D divisions
Carlos Lee discusses the launch of the first photonics core index
Per Karlsson, CEO of NorthLab Photonics, discusses his career path, the key to effective management, and his advice for future entrepreneurs
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Superluminescent LED drivers can help us understand ocean turbulence, here’s how
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A look at the market for lidar and some of the systems, products and solutions available
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A look at the market for hyperspectral imaging and some of the products and solutions available
Freeform optics come into their own in applications such as illumination – for example, modern LED headlight designs (credit: i viewfinder/Shutterstock.com)
How optical designers can realise the benefits of using freeform optical elements from the R&D stage when designing for illumination applications
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A look at the current market for Neurophotonics and some of the products and solutions available
How solid-state light engines can meet the exact needs of many biotech and industrial applications
The space sector offers numerous oppurtunities for photonics technologies in the development and offering of satellite-based services. (Image: Shutterstock/Dima Zel)
The ongoing commercialisation of the space sector is creating numerous opportunities for photonics technologies, Matthew Dale learns
Preliminary testing of the quantum gravity gradiometer designed by Michael Holynski and colleagues at the University of Birmingham, which has now been shown to locate an underground tunnel with a positional accuracy of 20cm. Credit: Crown Copyright
Susan Curtis explores the new breed of quantum gravimeters finding their way onto the slopes of Mount Etna and into tunnels deep under Birmingham
Ams Osram’s multi-junction VCSELs are helping to improve automotive lidar. Credit: Ams Osram
Multi-junction vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers are likely to displace LEDs and edge-emitting lasers in sensing, finds Andy Extance
At this year’s EPIC AGM Matthew Dale learned that advocacy efforts need to be targeted to ensure an ideal future for the European photonics industry
At this year’s EPIC AGM Matthew Dale learned that increasing advocacy efforts is a must to ensure an ideal future for European photonics
