We shine a light on the latest lenses, mirrors and other optical products for solar in 2023
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We round up the latest single photon counting detectors, modules and other products for single photon counting in 2023.
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We shine a light on the latest lenses, mirrors and other optical products for solar in 2023
We round up the latest single photon counting detectors, modules and other products for single photon counting in 2023.
Shining a light on the latest photonics products and solutions in the sensors and detectors market
A look at the commercial offerings of the main players in optical filters and equipment
A look at the current market for photoluminescence technology and some of the latest products available
A look at the current market for lens technology and some of the latest products available
Shining a light on the latest photonics products and solutions in the spectroscopy space.
A look at the commercial offerings of the main players in safety equipment and services
Shining a light on the latest photonics products and solutions in the life science space
We roundup the latest products and solutions in the optical design software space
We detail the commercial offerings from some of the main players in optical mirrors
Shining a light on the latest products and solutions in the diode laser space
A look at the commercial offerings of the main players in freeform optics.
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
A look at the current market for Neurophotonics and some of the products and solutions available
A look at the market for spectroelectrochemistry and some of the products and solutions available
A look at the current market for Raman spectroscopy and some of the products and solutions available
A look at the market for photonic integrated circuits and some of the products and solutions available
A look at the issues surrounding optics damage and some of the products and solutions available to help prevent this
A look at the current market for positioning equipment and some of the products and solutions available
A look at the current market for fibre optic sensing and some of the products and solutions available
A look at the current market for optical coatings and some of the products and solutions available
Advances in research have made strides in the improvement of wearable and AR/VR displays
A telescope, described as one of the world’s newest, has been completed following a project undertaken by researchers to develop some very specialist optical filters
Advances in optical prisms are being used to help researchers gain a greater understanding of space and astronomy
Researchers have developed a wavefront sensor using a ‘photonic lantern’ that could optimise humanity’s viewing of the cosmos
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
A team of researchers has achieved a new level of control over light entering photonic crystals
Scientists have developed a lensless, infrared spectral-imaging system for medical diagnostics
Researchers have devised a new way of generating thin 3D photonic crystals that show promise for miniaturising photonic integrated circuits
Matthew Dale learns how the safety knowledge of the laser community is not yet fully up to scratch
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As microscopes become ever more powerful, a growing band of businesses are racing to make the latest technologies more accessible and more affordable, reports Rebecca Pool

Illustration of a three-dimensional crystal with various types of confining centres. (a) Crystal with four confining centres, each trapping waves (yellow) in all three dimensions simultaneously. (b) Crystal with a linear confining centre where waves can propagate in one dimension, analogous to an optical fibre. (c) Crystal with a planar confining centre where waves can propagate in two dimensions, analogous to a 2D electron gas. (Image: Vos et al.)
Newly discovered fundamental rules have been embedded into software to dramatically optimise the design of photonic integrated circuits