Credit: NASA
The EU-funded PULSAR project aimed to create a fully autonomous robotic assembly system that could construct the primary mirror of a telescope from separate parts in orbit
Wireless power beaming will provide auxiliary power to small satellites in low Earth orbit. (Image: Space Power)
The technology will provide auxiliary power to small satellites in low orbit during their eclipse period – when they cannot see the sun
Project EPOS (Extremely Powerful Optical Sources) will see two different amplifier systems developed: one for terrestrial use and one for use in space. (Image: G&H)
The firm will develop next-generation optical amplifiers to enable multi-Tbit/s FSOC links between satellites and ground-stations
CO2 retrievals from OCO-2 data via FOCAL v08 (Image: EUMETSAT)
The firm will develop and deliver advanced laser systems spanning the visible to SWIR wavelengths to Thales Alenia Space
At Nasa’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, engineers integrate the gamma ray and neutron spectrometer into the Psyche spacecraft. (Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech)
A gamma ray and neutron spectrometer was recently installed on the ‘Psyche’ spacecraft, which will launch next year to probe a distant asteroid and uncover clues about the origins of our solar system
Artist’s impression of the Solar Orbiter, with the Spice spectrometer (ESA/ATG medialab)
A proposal to use a high-resolution multi-slit spectrometer to obtain high-cadence observations of the Sun’s atmosphere, the corona, has been selected by Nasa
Monitoring greenhouse gases directly from space is essential to improve the accuracy of climate change analysis. This whitepaper details the use of a LIDAR in space using a GHz frequency-comb for in-orbit calibration.
A new EU project aims to increase the technology readiness level of European Alexandrite laser crystals for high-performance applications in space
Multiple Photonics firms made announcements in July revealing their collaboration with three different space missions
X-ray glow from massive cluster of galaxies captured by ESA’s XMM-Newton space observatory. Credit: ESA/XMM-Newton (X-rays); CFHT-LS (optical); XXL Survey
Two research projects based on photonics have begun that could lead to early detection and better treatment of cancer
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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
