Photonics Spectra

Photonics Spectra Feature from contributing editor Michael Eisenstein: 𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐌𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧 𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 The term directed energy encompasses a range of different technologies, but much of the current effort in this space is focused on the development of high-energy laser weapons that deliver dozens or hundreds of kilowatts of focused energy to blind, disable, or destroy hostile targets: Read the full article: https://lnkd.in/eqR_vCDB #Photonics #Lasers #Drones

Aeluma, a semiconductor company specializing in high-performance, scalable technologies for mobile, automotive, AI, defense and aerospace, communication, and quantum computing, has received approval to list its common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market stock exchange under the ticker symbol “ALMU” : #Photonics #PICs #Semiconductors https://lnkd.in/eZdrdKxJ

#Photonics Spectra Week in Brief: 📍Coherent Corp. intends to sell its epitaxial fabrication facility in Champaign, Ill., as part of its ongoing initiatives to optimize its manufacturing footprint. 📍Photonics and wireless technologies company Sivers Semiconductors has entered into a partnership with semiconductor manufacturer WIN Semiconductor. 📍Xanadu, a photonic quantum computing company, and Corning Incorporated have entered into a collaboration to develop customized fiber and fiber-array solutions. 📍 Software developer Ansys has entered into a collaboration with GlobalFoundries. Catch up on more news from the week here: https://lnkd.in/eKTgpZP8 #Lasers #Quantum #Fiber

Using advanced processing techniques on raw thermal images, researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology accurately tracked vital signs in a subject, including the subject’s heart rate, respiration rate, and body temperature. The new technique overcomes the spectral ambiguity inherent in conventional thermal imaging, sharpening the texture and detail that can be extracted from images and removing the effects of heat from the environment surrounding a subject: #Photonics #Thermography #Imaging https://lnkd.in/eDc6ad68

EPIC - EUROPEAN PHOTONICS INDUSTRY CONSORTIUM has appointed Claire Valentin, Chief Strategy Officer at Exosens, and Maria Chiara Carozza, President of the Italian National Research council, Italy, to its board of directors during its 2025 Annual General Meeting this week. The meeting also featured the presentation of its Lifetime Achievement, CEO, and Sustainability Awards: #Photonics #EPIC #Lasers #Opitcs https://lnkd.in/ea5eaxRy

👨🔬 Deep #ultraviolet #lasers lead to a breakthrough in #semiconductor #lithography. Researchers at Columbia Engineering are unveiling a 3D photonic-electronic platform that could help overcome the energy and data transfer bottlenecks plaguing #AI. 💰 ⁨NATO is investing more than $27 million in optical internet technology through its innovation fund. Alphabet Inc.’s X, The Moonshot Factory subsidiary has spun out its Taara project as an independent company. imec and ZEISS Group are expanding their partnership to advance their NanoIC pilot line. And ⁨VTT is investing nearly $4 million to open a pilot line for medical devices. Have a tip for the PSN crew? Post it in the comments, or email us at Video@photonics.com Thank you to our sponsor, LaCroix Precision Optics! #photonics #optics

#Photonics Spectra's People in the News, March 26: 📍  Optical sensing technology company Neonode has appointed Daniel Alexus as president and CEO. 📍The supervisory board of JENOPTIK AG has extended the contracts of Ralf Kuschnereit, responsible for the former Advanced Photonic Solutions division, and CFO Prisca Havranek-Kosicek. 📍NLM Photonics, a developer of hybrid organic electro-optic technology, has appointed Anthony Yu as a strategic advisor. #Optics #Sensing Catch up on more updates here: https://lnkd.in/eEEnygsr

To achieve advanced control of light polarization, researchers at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light developed a hollow-core optical fiber that can selectively guide optical vortices, depending on the helicity of the vortex. The hollow-core fiber could be used to realize new polarizing elements in previously inaccessible spectral regions and for chiral sensing, broadband generation of vortex beams, and optical communication: #Photonics #Optics #Polarization https://lnkd.in/ermcy-UD

Photonics Spectra Feature from SABIC's Gabrie Hoogland, Peter Johnson, and Vamsy Godthi: 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐬 𝐔𝐩 𝐚𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐞 With the combination of artificial intelligence, 5G networking, and high-performance computing necessitating dependable any-time connectivity, manufacturers of printed circuit board are searching for ways to enable higher bandwidth capacity and faster data transfer speeds: Read the full article: https://lnkd.in/eDRfswcj #Photonics #Bandwith #Data

Photonics Spectra Feature from Barry Silverstein at Meta's Reality Labs: 𝐒𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐩𝐬 𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐬 Industrial manufacturing has long favored silicon carbide (SiC) for its utility as a cutting material, exhibiting exceptional hardness that resembles diamond at roughly half the cost. Other desirable qualities, including SiC’s mechanical strength, thermal conductivity, and low density, have steered the material into the field of optics to be used as a thin, lightweight, and stable coated optical mirror substrate for space applications. Read the full article: https://lnkd.in/eJD6YaQV #Photonics #Electronics #Silicon