Princeton Lightwave Earns DARPA Contract

Researchers at UCLA have developed a focal plane array (FPA) capable of supporting real-time multispectral terahertz (THz) video in 3D. According to the team, led by UCLA professors Mona Jarrahi and...

Leaders from across Europe’s photonics industry will join an Important Project of Common European Interest (IPCEI) focused on the development of microelectronics and communications technologies...

William “Wade” Cook will serve as the executive director of AIM Photonics, the public-private partnership of industry and federal and state governments dedicated to advancing photonic...

The PerkinElmer Life Science & Diagnostics business acquired by New Mountain Capital named Dirk Bontridder CEO. Bontridder has more than 25 years of global management experience, including 11...

Profiling beams under 10 µm in size is one of the more challenging beam profiling applications. There are numerous reasons for this, including the very small size. Focal plane arrays commonly...

Questions, Answers & Comments from the Webinar Current Status of Solar Photovoltaic Technology Platforms, Manufacturing Issues and Research Thursday, Sept. 27, 1 p.m. EDT ...

Narrow linewidth lasers are a key component of numerous biophotonic diagnostic measurements, including Raman spectroscopy, flow cytometry, and blood flow. The miniaturization of these light sources...

A hyperspectral camera captures the light that is reflected by an object or transmitted through a material. And since every material has its own specific spectral fingerprint, it can be identified in...

Optical fibers made of fused silica have many applications, such as communication, sensing, and laser systems. The performance of optical fibers is highly sensitive to the manufacturing processes and...

A single-photon avalanche diode (SPAD) is a specialized type of photodetector designed to detect extremely weak optical signals, down to the level of single photons. SPADs are widely used in...

Free-space optics (FSO), also known as optical wireless communication or optical wireless networking, refers to the transmission of data using modulated beams of light through free space (air or a...

A photovoltaic cell, commonly known as a solar cell, is a semiconductor device that directly converts light energy into electrical energy through the photovoltaic effect. The photovoltaic effect is...

An opaque projector is a device used for enlarging and projecting images from opaque objects such as printed pages, photographs, or three-dimensional objects onto a screen or surface. Unlike a...

In this month's Light Matters Extra, we introduce you to Drake Anthony, aka styropyro. Drake, 25, has been building his own lasers since he was 12 years old. He's got quite the following on his...

In this month's Light Matters Extra, we give you an in-depth look at the recent Luminate Lightning Awards. New York’s Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul was there and tells us why Luminate is important...

Luminate NY, the only optics, photonics and imaging (OPI) accelerator and investment fund in the world, announced the final winners at the Light Tomorrow with Today event in Rochester, NY. For the...

Researchers at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences have developed a single flat lens that can focus the entire visible spectrum of light in the same spot and in...