Laser Technology

In this episode: A new microscope makes brighter and sharper images, the latest photonics business headlines, and an on-chip electronic-photonic-quantum system. Source link

New solutions for process monitoring As the demand for precision and efficiency in laser processing grows, manufacturers struggle to maintain quality assurance with outdated methods. Manual inspections and conventional monitoring systems often lead to high error rates, increased scrap, production downtimes, and inefficient workflows. Common production challenges include unstable processes, high scrap rates, undetected process

Prototype quantum networks, pluggable fiber-optic quantum comms modules ahead Photon pairs produced by the group’s devices are ready to build prototype quantum networks for distributing quantum information. “We use a 1550-nm wavelength compatible with existing long-haul fiber infrastructure, and Professor Kumar’s group at Northwestern recently showed that quantum and classical signals can coexist on the

This episode features Brad Booth, CEO of NLM Photonics. He came to NLM with years of experience working on Meta platforms and Microsoft Azure, and has held roles at Dell, Intel, and Bell-Northern Research. Following the Photons: A Photonics Podcast dives deep into the fascinating world of photonics and optics. Join us as we bring

On one hand, “diamond stands out with the highest thermal conductivity among known crystals, which not only promises a significant power improvement through efficient heat management but also minimizes thermal distortions at high power levels,” says Zhenxu Bai, a professor of optics, vice dean of the School of Electronics and Information Engineering, and deputy director

A quantum “tornado” is a simplified term for an orbital vortex line, and work led by Maximilian Ünzelmann, a Complexity and Topology in Quantum Matter (ct.qmat) postdoctoral researcher at the Universities of Würzburg and Dresden in Germany, experimentally demonstrated electrons form these vortices within the momentum space of quantum semimetal tantalum arsenide (TaAs). Momentum space

Since Robert Hooke and Jan van Leeuwenhoek made their first studies of microorganisms with early microscopes, optical imaging has been at the forefront of advancing knowledge of life and organic materials. A key challenge within the life sciences is imaging photosensitive samples that can easily experience photobleaching, where the strength of the signal dims due

Liquid-crystal displays (LCDs) and organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) served us well for decades, but demand for smaller and more efficient displays for smartphones, wearables, and virtual reality (VR)/augmented reality (AR)/mixed reality (MR) headsets is now driving development of displays based on microLEDs and microOLEDs. While microdisplay technologies provide advantages over LCDs and OLEDs, like lower

March’s photonics-related IP activities include 32 cases concerning various technologies, including lighting and light sources; cameras, imaging systems and image processing; displays; sensors; medical and dental applications; virtual reality/augmented reality; photogrammetry; LiDAR; equipment control; and optical data storage. Lighting and light sources On March 6th, Savant Technologies LLC d/b/a GE Lighting filed petitions for Inter

March 2025 deals were headlined by another large AI compute interconnect deal as Celestial AI (Santa Clara, CA) raised a $250M Series C1 at a $2.5B valuation. Fidelity Management & Research led with BlackRock, Maverick Silicon, Tiger Global Management, and Lip-Bu Tan, as well as several previous investors participating. The company is focused on optical