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The real question is: Which combination provides balanced near-term capability, risk mitigation, and long-term strategic positioning for defense in depth? And for the photonics...
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FIGURE 1. The crystal structure of CrSBr1; arrows depict the spin orientation of the layer in the ground state.2 Credit: A. K. Demir et al., Nat. Photon., 19, 1006–1012 (2025); https://doi.org/10.1038/s41566-025-01712-2
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The University of Sydney team from left to right: Dr. Jueming Bing, Tik Lun (Peter) Leung, Dr. Guoliang Wang, Professor Anita Ho-Baillie, Runmin Tao, and Dr. Chris Bailey. Credit: Andrew Choi
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Ultrafast lasers enable rapid cancer diagnosis with simultaneous two- and three-photon imaging.
Oct. 15, 2025
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This paper reviews advances in precision motion control for photonics alignment and laser material processing, highlighting micro-hole drilling, new control algorithms, and hybrid...
Oct. 15, 2025
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Unlock the science behind the world's fastest data. From the photophone's dawn to modern WDM systems, master the core principles of fiber optics and future-proof your communication...
Oct. 10, 2025
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Lasers/Sources

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Side view of the group’s experimental setup to operate programmable nonlinear photonic waveguides. Credit: NTT Research
In our Q&A with Ryotatsu Yanagimoto, a research scientist for NTT Research Inc.’s Physics & Informatics (PHI) Lab, he shares details about a new programmable nonlinear waveguide...
Oct. 21, 2025
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(L-R) Hediyeh M. Dinani, Dr. Georgios Pyrialakos, and Abraham M. Berman Bradley in the lab with their setup. Credit: Khajavikhan’s Group
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Researchers tap optical thermodynamics as a framework to understand and harness the self-organizing behavior of light within complex, highly multimode environments—and discovered...
Oct. 20, 2025
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The Linear UV laser system has a 1- to 55-W power range.
Oct. 14, 2025
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FIGURE 1. The British Army's Challenger 3 main battle tank is at the heart of high-intensity warfighting and, therefore, a vital part of an integrated defense system.
Today’s optics and laser technologies for the battlefield can see further to detect threats earlier—and respond to them faster to protect soldiers and vehicles, and ensure mission...
Oct. 10, 2025

Optics

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FIGURE 1. Measurement setup at Professor Lobino’s quantum lab at the University of Trento; the chip is inside an oven to control its temperature, while electric signals reach the device through the black SMA cable. Credit: University of Trento
Case study: An Italian National Institute of Nuclear Physics project team relies on laser measurement technology to analyze the output mode of an integrated quantum device.
Oct. 22, 2025
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Off-the-shelf Holo/Or diffractive diffusers precisely convert collimated beams into square or circular profiles.
Oct. 22, 2025
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Episode 74 of Following the Photons: A Photonics Podcast features Part Two of our interview with Rob Devlin, cofounder and CEO of Metalenz.
Oct. 22, 2025
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The 0.5X ZWF widefield objective is designed for use with the company's noncontact optical profiler product line.
Oct. 16, 2025

Quantum

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The team’s setup for time-resolved photoluminescence measurements. Credit: École Polytechnique/Jérémy Barande
Quantum phenomenon superfluorescence, a.k.a. an “optical bomb,” in perovskites opens the door to practical quantum technologies, such as sources of coherent quantum light operating...
Oct. 14, 2025
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Helmholtz International Beamline for Extreme Fields’ (HIBEF) target chamber. Credit: Helmholtz Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf/Science Communication Lab
A new twist on a computational approach helps simulate warm dense matter—an exotic state that combines solid, liquid, and gaseous phases—and may advance laser-driven inertial ...
Oct. 9, 2025
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A quantum dot (QD) module for the HAROLD laser simulation tool enables engineers to model a QD laser’s epitaxy structure.
Oct. 8, 2025
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(L-R) John Clarke, Michael H. Devoret, and John M. Martinis. Credit: Niklas Elmehed/Nobel Prize Outreach
Congratulations to John Clarke, Michael H. Devoret, and John M. Martinis for their “discovery of macroscopic quantum mechanical tunneling and energy quantization in an electrical...
Oct. 7, 2025

Test/Measurement

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The QOOLSENSE compact thermal test chamber has use in photonic component and optical sensor development.
Oct. 20, 2025
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The Z-Trak Express 1K5 3D laser profiler series delivers high-speed 3D inspection with real-time processing.
Oct. 12, 2025
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FIGURE 1. Li He (left) and Bo Zhen (right) in the lab with their photonic crystal platform that enables guiding light in a forward-only direction around a chip’s defects and bends. Credit: Eric Sucar/University of Pennsylvania
Chips are akin to optical mazes, in which photons can scatter or never reach their destination. But researchers just created a gamechanger “photonic crystal highway” design to...
Oct. 2, 2025
Credit: D. Antón, J. Mayoral-Valsera, M. D. Simón-Vallejo, R. Parrilla-Giráldez, and M. Cortés-Sánchez, J. Archaeol. Sci., 181, 106330 (Sep. 2025); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2025.106330; Licensed under CC BY 4.0
Smartphone LiDAR 3D textured mesh: Gran Pez panel. Credit: D. Antón, J. Mayoral-Valsera, M. D. Simón-Vallejo, R. Parrilla-Giráldez, and M. Cortés-Sánchez, J. Archaeol. Sci., 181, 106330 (Sep. 2025); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2025.106330; Licensed under CC BY 4.0
La Pileta Cave is one of Europe’s most revered rock art sites, and researchers created a 3D replica of its morphology via iPhone light detection and ranging (LiDAR) and a terrestrial...
Oct. 1, 2025

Detectors/Imaging

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The RouteCAM_CU86 4K HDR GigE camera has uses in smart surveillance, intersection monitoring, gaming analytics, and dental lighting systems.
Oct. 18, 2025
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FIGURE 1. Three types of dimming: Global, pixelated, and segmented.
Key dimmer parameters such as transmission range, dimmer color, uniformity, and reliability must be considered to ensure augmented reality (AR) glasses provide the expected quality...
Oct. 8, 2025
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The NED E-Series GazeCam imaging camera is available as a standalone camera head.
Oct. 2, 2025
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The ARveo 8x hybrid surgical microscope is designed for neurosurgery, spine, and plastic reconstructive procedures.
Sept. 26, 2025

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From warehouse floors to the cloud, Lumotive’s LCM technology bridges the physical and digital worlds through software-defined light.
Sept. 26, 2025
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Singular Photonics’ Andarta sensor.
Sept. 10, 2025
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