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A black and white image of a white man with glasses. A quote reads: “As industrial demand grows, manufacturers face mounting pressure to develop ultrafast lasers capable of higher and higher average powers – Dr Ben Agate, Director of Business Development, Photonic Solutions”
From data centres to deep-UV: the expanding market for ultrafast lasers
Photonic Solutions, Andrew Blain
Photonic Solutions: 25 years of UK photonics & laser technology

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Unlocking the UK's £16bn integrated photonics revolution

As the UK prepares to publish a national roadmap for photonics, outgoing Photonics Leadership Group chief executive John Lincoln reflects on three decades of industry growth, government recognition and investment priorities

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Lewis Hill on leading the next era of UK photonics

New Photonics Leadership Group General Manager Lewis Hill outlines his vision for strengthening UK industry, nurturing future talent and building international influence

A bald man wearing a blue seater and shirt. Next to him is a quote that reads: "“The GVA per capita figure for these tech businesses exceeds £100,000… double the national average – Richard Scutt, director, Electronics and Photonics Innovation Centre (EPIC)”
Torbay's EPIC photonics centre expands facility footprint to bridge South-West skills gap
Callum Littlejohns, Professor at the University of Southampton and Deputy Director of Cornerstone
“The future of semiconductors is silicon photonics”: Cornerstone is powering UK innovation
Richard Scutt, the Director of the EPIC Centre, in Torbay, Devon, UK
Igniting innovation on the English Riviera
Dave MacLellan, executive Director of the Association of Industrial Laser Users (AILU)
UK laser sector to grow by 7-9% despite 'major shocks in geo-politics'

UK Photonics by sector

UK telecommunications
UK telecoms roadmap highlights significant role for photonics
Quantum photonic integration
How to navigate photonic realities in quantum commercialisation
Lasers will play a critical role in Britain's defence strategy
Photonics on the front line: The UK Defence sector teams up with light-based technologies
fluorescence lifetime microscopy
How industrial laser solutions are unlocking medical innovation
Medical imaging and diagnostics
How photonics is revolutionising medical diagnostics and treatment
medtech photonic components
Powering the next generation of medtech innovation

 

From left: George Gordon, Associate Professor and UKRI Future Leaders Fellow, at the Faculty of Engineering, University of Nottingham; Lei Su, Professor of Photonics, School of Engineering and Materials Science, Queen Mary University of London; Pola Goldberg Oppenheimer, Professor in Microengineering and Bionanotechnology, Institute of Healthcare Technologies and School of Chemical Engineering, University of Birmingham
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