Laser Technology

The inaugural Global Photonics Economic Forum, organized by Optica, took place at the beginning of the month and drew more than 300 leaders from the global photonics industry, including corporate executives, political figures, and investors, who engaged in meaningful conversations about the future of photonics business. As we discussed its strategic direction, the topic of […]

Any advice for others who’d like to launch a similar project? Dakich: The expansion of technology during the second half of this decade will be much easier than it was the first half. Access to funding for these second and third groups of entrepreneurs will be markedly easier than it was for the first groups.

Personal and professional growth are two essential practices—ones that can be lost when day-to-day business priorities soar. For Arne Leinse, self-improvement and associative learning are central to his career. Leinse embraces the traditional scientific process of growth through observation and interpretation. Salary, he says, should always come secondary to growth. Working with the wheel Launching

The panel was moderated by Michael Lebby, CEO of Lightwave Logic, and featured Matt Crowley, EVP of Jabil, John T.C. Lee, president and CEO of MKS Instruments, Chuck Mattera, former chair and CEO of Coherent, and Thorsten Mayer, CEO of Vanguard Automation (recently acquired by Mycronic). It focused on ways in which the landscape must

November’s photonics-related IP activities include 31 cases concerning various technologies, including imaging systems and image processing; displays; lighting and light sources; sensors; medical and dental applications; optical communications; biological and life sciences applications; virtual reality/augmented reality; solar cells; wearable products; and self-driving cars. Here are the summaries. Cameras, imaging systems, and image processing VDPP, LLC

Although the volume of venture deals appeared to slow in November, the diversity of technologies that were funded highlights the broad applicability of photonics across various industries. Quantum computing is again on the list. In recent months we have seen deals for quantum processor technologies that rely on photonics, such as qubits built from photonic

photonics-Europe’s core pillars are thriving, according to venture capital (VC) firm Atomico’s newly released State of European Tech Report 2024. Talent, capital, and ambition continue to drive this transformation, with $1B+ companies now a feature of almost every European economy. Funding is driving this shift in a positive direction: $426B has been invested since 2015,

A new season in photonics begins As summer holidays in North America and Europe end, we find ourselves entering new territory amidst a tide of change. From the shift in the presidential line-up for the U.S. election to global geopolitics, software patches, and unstable financial markets, external forces continue to exert pressures on today’s photonics

August’s photonics-related IP activities include 34 cases concerning various technologies, including cameras and imaging systems, displays, lighting and light sources, optical communications, medical and dental applications, biological and life sciences, augmented reality/virtual reality, sensors, and solar cells. Here are the summaries. Cameras, imaging systems, and image processing AI-Core Technologies sued Omron Corporation on August 1st

In this interview, Antonio Castelo, EPIC’s technology manager for biomedical and lasers, talks to Jonas Heidrich, product line manager at Menhir Photonics, and Maik Frede, cofounder and CEO of neoLASE, about their collaboration and future plans. Menhir Photonics and neoLASE GmbH recently demonstrated how the MENHIR-1030 laser seeder can be easily amplified using a neoLASE