Laser Focus World magazine
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Global coverage of optics, photonics, and quantum advances, technologies, innovations, and applications Skeets brought to you by SC Johnson (no, not that one) and Justine Murphy www.laserfocusworld.com #optics #photonics #quantum #lasers #sensors #scisky
Extremely cool work by @rpnaidu.bsky.social—thanks for sharing it w LFW!—SCJ www.laserfocusworld.com/detectors-im.... #astronomy
Behold: A ‘black hole star’
Astronomers discover an extremely bright ‘Little Red Dot’ within the earliest galaxies of the Universe—dating back a few hundred million years after the Big Bang—and it appears...
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Can an all-optical photonic time crystal advance unlock the terahertz frequency range?
In a breakthrough, researchers in France and Germany demonstrate a photonic time crystal—with optical properties that change over time—and it has the potential to dramatically...
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Interested in simplifying quantum photonics via visible DFB lasers? Check out this recent article from a team at indie.inc's photonics division to learn all about it! --> bit.ly/4gr5fWS
@uniofsurrey.bsky.social & Surrey NanoSystems have made an ultrablack coating material for satellites that could significantly reduce light pollution within low Earth orbit 🛰️ 🌎 Watch the latest Photonics Hot List to learn all about it--> bit.ly/4zfDZBZ *And stay tuned for a new Hot List tomorrow...
It's time to enter LFW's annual Innovators Awards! www.laserfocusworld.com/executive-fo... #optics #photonics #quantum #sensors
Don’t miss your shot to enter LFW’s annual Innovators Awards
Celebrate innovation in optics, photonics, and quantum by entering the Laser Focus World Innovators Awards.
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A great read from the folks at indie! tinyurl.com/bddwmxep #lasers #quantum
Simplify quantum photonics: Visible DFB lasers enable scalable architectures
Laser subsystems are a constraint in scaling quantum technologies, but advances in visible distributed feedback (DFB) lasers provide an alternative that offers intrinsic single...
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What's Nvidia's strategy got to do w it? Quantum computing, that is.;) (And yes, Tina Turner fans) www.laserfocusworld.com/quantum/arti... #quantum #nvidia #photonics
What’s Nvidia’s quantum strategy?
Nvidia works with companies building quantum computers, including ones with photonics-based quantum processing unit (QPU) approaches, and provides a quantum platform they can ...
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It's no secret that the need to boost the photonics and optics workforce remains critical. This week's #FollowingthePhotons podcast delves into this issue. Click the link to listen now! --> bit.ly/4bJ6aPO #MonroeCommunityCollege #PasadenaCityCollege #AmeriCOM
Shoutout to Simon Jumel at Exail.:) www.laserfocusworld.com/optics/artic... #lasers #metrology #space #LISA #modulators
High-performance electro-optic modulators enable laser metrology onboard LISA space mission
NASA selected Exail’s flight-proven lithium-niobate phase modulators for its Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) space mission, which highlights how industrialized electro...
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A new Photonics Hot List drops tomorrow! Ohhh the anticipation...
It's time to enter LFW's annual Innovators Awards! www.laserfocusworld.com/executive-fo... #optics #photonics #quantum #sensors
Don’t miss your shot to enter LFW’s annual Innovators Awards
Celebrate innovation in optics, photonics, and quantum by entering the Laser Focus World Innovators Awards.
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One of my favorite quantum articles this year by Marcus Albrechtsen, Severin Krüger, Arne Ludwig, and Leonardo Midolo. Thanks for sharing your awesome work, guys!—SCJ www.laserfocusworld.com/quantum/arti... #quantum #photonics
Quantum dots learn to speak telecom: 40 million single photons per second at 1300 nm
By silencing noise at its source, waveguide-integrated quantum dots now deliver transform-limited single photons directly within the original telecom band—making the premier quantum...
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Army expected to add counter-drone laser weapons to base defenses trib.al/BX4kr2L
Army expected to add counter-drone laser weapons to base defenses
The Army had previously asked the defense industry to look into the feasibility of producing and fielding 24 of the laser weapons.
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A new #FollowingthePhotons podcast! TAU Systems CEO Jerome Paye talked recently with Host @jmurphoton.bsky.social about what's happening with laser-powered particle accelerators, lessons he's learned during his 20+ yr career & more! Follow the photons and this link to listen --> bit.ly/3S8YAHD
Time for a new #PhotonicsHotList! This week: Detecting counterfeit alcohol @uniofstandrews.bsky.social #AdelaideUniversity 2027 Innovators Award noms now being accepted! Follow this link to show off your innovations: bit.ly/45wreFB Quantum interference control @umich.edu Watch now-> bit.ly/4pN76Zc
www.laserfocusworld.com/quantum/arti... by @sallycjohnson.bsky.social #quantum #optics
Multimode squeezed light a key to scalable quantum technologies?
By first amplifying squeezed light with a multimode optical parametric amplifier, researchers increase its signal without adding noise—and enable simultaneous measurement of many...
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Thanks for the great article, Klaus! www.laserfocusworld.com/lasers-sourc... #lasers
Break the peak-power wall: Long-lifetime gain media redefine efficient high-energy lasers
Long upper-state lifetimes of thulium-hosted crystals offer bypass of prohibitive diode infrastructure costs that bottleneck low-repetition-rate, multi-joule laser architectures...
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The quantum sector is booming! Check out the latest Following the Photons podcast to learn about some of the coolest things happening--> bit.ly/4yM97ZM @jmurphoton.bsky.social
#PhotonicsHotList Friday! This week: an ultrasensitive chip-based metasurface biosensor, business news happenings, and a milestone in the quantum sensing realm. Click the link to watch now--> bit.ly/4fv7NSb
"HyperLight, the Cambridge, Massachusetts, startup specializing in thin-film lithium niobate photonic integrated circuits, says it has closed a Series C round of equity finance worth $80 million." 💡💰 Read further in #OpticsOrg: https://bit.ly/4wtfijh
HyperLight to ramp thin-film lithium niobate output with $80M funding round | optics.org
Harvard spin-out says it has broad ecosystem support for scaling TFLN photonics.
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Don't miss the AI Infra Summit, Sept. 15-17 at Santa Clara Convention Center! Get your tickets NOW (at the link below) to take advantage of 15% off early bird pricing. Just use code ENDEAVORB2B15. Don't wait...ticket prices increase Friday July 24! --> www.ai-infra-summit.com/2026-registr...
As Laser Focus World kicks off its annual Innovators Awards, we’d like to invite you to enter your innovative optics, photonics, or quantum products launched within the past year. Go ahead and wow us! digitalinfrastructure.endeavorb2b.com/laser-focus-...
Laser Focus World Innovators Awards - Customer Marketing: Digital Infrastructure
Recognizing and rewarding the most innovative products,services, and companies in the optics and photonics industry
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LiDAR is bringing spatial intelligence to edge AI! Learn all about it from Laurent Plaza, STMicroelectronics' Time-of-Flight & Ambient Light Sensing product line manager... bit.ly/4yBhIhT
High-resolution direct time-of-flight LiDAR brings spatial intelligence to edge AI
Advanced LiDAR modules can simultaneously deliver multiple data streams, including depth maps, infrared imagery, reflectance information, ambient light measurements, and confidence...
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Here's the latest Following the Photons podcast! --> bit.ly/4ywfoZz <-- We've launched a monthly series that will examine specific topics via the perspectives of industry experts. First up: the emerging relationship between photonics and AI...
Join us on 28 July for the latest edition of the #SPIE Henry Poincaré Webinar Series with Peter Kraus (ARCNL). He will present a new approach to ultrafast nanoscopy using deactivated high-harmonic generation called HADES. Register for the webinar here: https://bit.ly/45k6zEw ⚛️💡
The aurora borealis could light up skies in northern states Tuesday night. Here's why.
Strong Northern Lights Forecast: These 12 States Could See Aurora Borealis Tonight
A minor geomagnetic storm is upping the visibility of the aurora borealis.
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@umich.edu's Yiming Gong is doing some amazing quantum work—moving quantum interference control from simply breaking momentum symmetry to deliberately shaping the momentum distribution of carriers inside a solid. www.laserfocusworld.com/quantum/arti... #quantum #lasers #optics #sensing #nonlinear
Quantum interference control via directional photocurrent?
University of Michigan researchers use phase- and polarization-controlled two-color laser fields to generate a photocurrent within a semiconductor and control the direction in...
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About that satellite brightness problem...researchers have a solution that can help satellite owners cut down on it. www.laserfocusworld.com/optics/artic... #satellites #coatings #astronomy
Can an ultrablack coating help reduce satellite brightness?
Yes—a study by University of Surrey researchers shows Vantablack 310 and other simple material choices can make a real difference in dialing down satellite brightness to reduce...
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