In this episode of Photonics Hot List:
A new optical sensor, about as small as a grain of rice, is poised to upend traditional electronics with its ability to detect and measure physical motion, potentially advancing robotic and medical devices via light.
A Silicon Valley chip foundry is expanding its presence in photonics with the acquisition of ams Osram’s CMOS image sensor group.
With an intent to expand the potential of lasers, a team of researchers has developed a monolithic modelocked semiconductor laser that offers continuously and widely tunable repetition rates.