A line of green laser pulses captured by an observatory camera over Mauna Kea, Hawaii, have been met with alarm in some circles online
A wall of ‘mystery’ green laser pulses captured by a camera at the Mauna Kea Observatories in Hawaii has been making headlines worldwide
Shining a light on the latest optical sensors, detectors and related photonics products on the market
An example of an atomic-photonic integrated chip for cold atoms (Image: Andrei Isichenko)
The technology could be deployed on the ISS, geostationary satellites or even sent to other planets to map their gravity
Electro Optics examines some of the latest photonics technologies to hit the market this month
The technology shows promise for use in flexible devices across applications in medicine, optical communications, machine vision, and surveillance (Image: TU/e | Bart van Overbeeke)
The technology shows promise for use in flexible devices across applications in medicine, optical communications, machine vision, and surveillance
The sensors can withstand increased ambient temperatures up to 75ºC. Also they provide exceptionally low temperature drift of just 2% across the entire sensing range
OroraTech’s Forest-1 nanosatellite carries a thermal infrared detector to detect wildfires in low Earth orbit. Image: OroraTech
In orbit, in the air or even on the ground, photonics technologies give us a precise big picture on climate change, discovers Ben Skuse
More than 1,200 exhibitors will be on the show floor this year, with more than 4,500 technical presentation taking place in tandem. (Image: SPIE)
Electro Optics shares the main events and themes on its radar at this year's show in San Francisco
With numerical apertures of 0.10 to 0.30 and core diameters available from 50 to 2,000µm, the new fibres are ideal for applications ranging from spectroscopy to sensing
The Innoviz360 is designed for OEMs looking to achieve level 4-5 automation in applications such as robotaxis, shuttles, trucks, and delivery vehicles. (Image: Innoviz)
Solutions for autonomous driving and other sensing applications were presented at the Consumer Electronics Show 2023
A mockup of Trixel 3 in action (Image: TriLite)
The XR industry might be going through tough times right now, but photonics innovators continue to drive the hardware forward, finds Benjamin Skuse
M Squared has worked with the University of Strathclyde to develop the Maxwell quantum-computing platform, shown here during commissioning works (Courtesy: M Squared)
Photonics is proving key to recent advances being made in quantum technologies, finds Susan Curtis
Electro Optics’ Matthew Dale tries out a pair of smart glasses equipped with Lumus’ reflective waveguide technology at SPIE AR | VR | MR
At SPIE AR | VR | MR in San Francisco, Matthew Dale learnt that reflective waveguides are now poised to enter consumer technologies
Carmen Palacios-Berraquero, Nu Quantum; Scott Faris, Infleqtion; and Denise Ruffner, Women in Quantum shared their thoughts on quantum challenges at Photonics West
Quantum executives cited everything from staff shortages and production scaling to a need for new laser technologies, smaller optics, more industry investment and clearer commercial use cases
Shining a light on the latest laser filters and related products on the market.
Image credit: Magic cinema/Shutterstock.com
A look at the commercial offerings of the main players in optical prism technology and equipment.
Daniel Bukaty, President of PG&O, on how a more flexible approach to material selection could protect optics manufacturing lead times against material shortages
Daniel Bukaty, President of PG&O, on how a more flexible approach to material selection could protect optics manufacturing lead times against material shortages
