Laser Technology

Photonic time crystals A breakthrough in photonic time crystals may end up reshaping the way light is used and controlled—good news for future lasers, nanosensors, and optical computing. And it’s a fitting way for the photonics world to wave goodbye to 2024, kick off the holiday season, and roll into 2025. An international team of […]

Venture activity bounces It turns out that venture investors may actually work in summer, as there was a flurry of photonics funding announcements in September. To begin, there was another large fusion deal (see the March Photonics VC Update and June Photonics VC Update for prior deals). Marvel Fusion announced a €62.8M Series B led

Quantum advances and funding are flying Plenty of mindbendy quantum advances are flying right now, and one of the coolest recent ones comes from Large Hadron Collider (LHC) experiments at CERN by the ATLAS and CMS (both detectors) teams, which observed quantum entanglement between fundamental particles known as “top quarks” and at the highest energies

SPIE (Bellingham, WA) has opened registration for Photonics West 2025, which will take place January 25-30th at San Francisco’s Moscone Center. The largest annual conference and exhibition in optics and photonics, Photonics West brings together researchers, innovators, engineers, and business leaders from across the globe for an exciting week of research-sharing, collaboration opportunities, and innovation-inspiring

Laser technology has revolutionized various industries, providing innovative solutions for cutting, engraving, and marking across a wide range of materials. From hobbyists to large-scale manufacturers, laser products are essential tools that enhance creativity and efficiency. At Mart Laser, we offer an extensive selection of high-quality laser products designed to meet the diverse needs of our

  October’s photonics-related IP activities include 34 cases concerning various technologies, including lighting and light sources; cameras, imaging systems, and image processing; displays; sensors; medical and dental applications; lenses; optical communications; biological and life sciences applications; manufacturing; virtual reality/augmented reality; and solar cells. Here are the summaries. Lighting and light sources On October 1st, AMP

With three big and prominent fundings, optical networks for artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure dominated photonics venture funding in October. Regular readers will note that this area has been hot all year (see the September Photonics VC Update and March Photonics VC Update) and likely will continue to attract significant investment, as there are others known to

The best new photonics products have been named finalists for the 2025 SPIE Prism Awards. The 24 products selected in eight categories will be honored during a January 29th gala evening at SPIE Photonics West. The annual event, which will be celebrating its 17th year, recognizes commercialized innovation in photonics, honoring companies that are bringing

For Barry Zhang, founder and CEO of Princetel, trusting his gut and leading with confidence has served him well through tumultuous times in his career. Princetel, established in 2000, originally focused on telecom fiber optics, but was impacted by the telecom sector bubble burst and collapse. Despite market dynamics, Zhang was determined not to give

A $20M award from the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) will help create a nanoscale fabrication facility at the University of Colorado Boulder to enable quantum device fabrication, characterization, and packaging essential to advancing quantum applications—ranging from quantum computers and networks to atomic clocks and advanced quantum sensors. Laser Focus World: How do you start