Lidar scales up thanks to silicon photonics
Katherine Skipper investigates the chip-scale lidar devices starting to surface, and whether they’ll find their way into vehicles
Katherine Skipper investigates the chip-scale lidar devices starting to surface, and whether they’ll find their way into vehicles
Europe’s volume silicon photonics manufacturing capacity has not been directly addressed in the Commission's plan, which could limit overall digital sovereignty
The PIC supplier has raised €17.5m to date
An Oxford-based silicon photonics startup has raised $11.5 million to develop a high-speed multi-chip processor combining photonics and electronics to accelerate exponential advances in AI
As Ayar Labs secures investment to develop its silicon photonics technology, Robert Roe speaks to Hugo Saleh about the firm's plans
Ligentec France will act as an R&D centre to expand and add functionality to its silicon nitride photonic integrated circuit technology
The $130 million of investment will be used to drive the commercialisation of its optical I/O solution for new computing architectures
This new technology will support future requirements for high-performance computing and artificial intelligence solutions
This new radiation tolerant laser introduces enhancements including an adaptive approach to achieve extended lifetime operation
Luminous will use the funding to double the size of its engineering team, build out its custom chips and software, and gear up for commercial-scale production
Per Karlsson, CEO of NorthLab Photonics, discusses his career path, the key to effective management, and his advice for future entrepreneurs
Superluminescent LED drivers can help us understand ocean turbulence, here’s how
A look at the market for lidar and some of the systems, products and solutions available
A look at the market for hyperspectral imaging and some of the products and solutions available
How optical designers can realise the benefits of using freeform optical elements from the R&D stage when designing for illumination applications
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 ongoing commercialisation of the space sector is creating numerous opportunities for photonics technologies, Matthew Dale learns
Susan Curtis explores the new breed of quantum gravimeters finding their way onto the slopes of Mount Etna and into tunnels deep under Birmingham
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 increasing advocacy efforts is a must to ensure an ideal future for European photonics