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    Persistent photonics

    Peter Fretty
    Aug. 23, 2023
    The growth rate across the entire photonics community has been nothing short of astonishing.
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    6 benefits to entering the 2023 Laser Focus World Innovators Awards (UPDATED)

    LFW Staff
    May 23, 2023
    Still considering an entry to the 2023 Laser Focus World Innovators Awards program? Here are the six benefits to doing so.
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    Industry or community

    Peter Fretty
    May 15, 2023
    The sense of community is always present at the larger trade shows like SPIE Photonics West each year and then again at the LASER World of PHOTONICS event in Munich every other...
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    Vibration-Immune Metrology Drives Optical Communications

    April 28, 2023
    SWIR interferometers support the current drive toward optical communications in the 1535–1565nm wavelength band.
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    What’s your innovation immunity level—and should you be concerned?

    Peter Fretty
    April 11, 2023
    It is crucial to find ways to make sure people using photonics-based products know about and understand the significance of the continued innovation taking place within the industry...
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    Lingering challenges in the photonics industry

    Peter Fretty
    Nov. 18, 2022
    We are in the middle of very strange economic times: are we in a boom, a recession, or both?
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    Takeaways from the SPIE Photonics Industry Summit

    Peter Fretty
    Sept. 27, 2022
    At its first annual Photonics Industry Summit recently held in Washington DC, SPIE welcomed an impressive lineup of speakers intimately involved in bringing the recently appropriated...
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    PIC-king away at opportunities

    Peter Fretty
    Sept. 7, 2022
    The benefits of embracing photonic integrated circuits (PICs) have understandably piqued the interest of major computer manufacturers.
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    Another exciting change

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    Over the past few months, we have spent a considerable amount of time and energy revisiting our newsletter process with the goal of aligning our newsletter strategy with our evolving...