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Episode 19 of Following the Photons: A Photonics Podcast features our Light News photonics news roundup for October 1, 2024.

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Photonics Hot List: October 4, 2024

Oct. 4, 2024
In this episode: SLAC designs high-energy laser upgrades, optical fiber boosts quantum computing, and LightPath is set to advance military aircraft.
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Photonics Hot List: September 27, 2024

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In this episode: secure comms could be viable with super photons, some recent photonics business news, and a quantum effect sheds light on the brain.
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Photonics Hot List: September 20, 2024

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In this episode: a microscope setup boosts brain imaging, a novel simulator covers the imaging pipeline, and topology emerges as quantum powerhouse.

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