Switching from diode pumping at 793 nm to laser pumping at 1.9 µm boosts efficiency.
UK-headquartered optics firm posts increases in both sales and profits, despite wider macroeconomic challenges.
…and substances will be identified by mini devices based on metalenses, says VTT Research.
Tongji University platform balances trade-off between aperture, bandwidth, image quality.
Tel Aviv firm to supply its 'InnovizTwo' sensors for series production of ‘Level 4’ autonomous Class 8 vehicles.
Research builds on UW–Madison’s membership in AIM Photonics to advance system design.
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| Medical University of Vienna detects microplastics in the body's tissues Optical photothermal infrared spectroscopy exploits thermal response of contaminants to illumination. |
| Researchers generate and detect ultrashort UV-C laser pulses at fs timescales Nottingham and Imperial team say approach has applications in optical wireless, materials processing, and imaging. |
| Johns Hopkins University reveals details of brain's astrocyte cells Low-coherence holotomography and nanowire substrate allow study of cells in their natural state. |
| Dr. Stefan Traeger to leave Jenoptik in February, 2026 Supervisory Board thanks him for past 9 years’ leadership; will now search for his successor. |
| Global Foundries buys Advanced Micro Foundry to strengthen its SiPh position Company says it is now world’s largest pure-play silicon photonics foundry. |
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