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Video: November 3, 2023 Photonics Hot List

Nov. 3, 2023

In this episode, we cover how spectroscopy can authenticate sugar cane, a surprising discovery in optoacoustics and fiber optics, and pseudogravity in photonic crystal lattice distortion.

Justine Murphy

In this episode of Photonics Hot List...

Sugar production is among the largest industries worldwide. So it’s crucial to ensure its authenticity. With that in mind, researchers in Turkey are using spectroscopy to analyze and validate different types of sugar and their sucrose levels.

While exploring how light and sound waves monitor the thermodynamic behavior of completely sealed liquid-core optical fibers, a team of researchers in Germany have made some surprising discoveries in the realms of optoacoustics and fiber optics.

Citing significant implications for advances in areas like 6G communications, a team in Japan has figured out how to control the light behavior of photonic crystals, essentially producing pseudogravity effects in photonic crystal lattice distortion.

About the Author

Justine Murphy | Multimedia Director, Laser & Military

Justine Murphy is the multimedia director for the Laser & Military Group at Endeavor Business Media. In addition to Laser Focus World, the group includes Military & Aerospace Electronics and Vision Systems Design. She is a multiple award-winning writer and editor with more 20 years of experience in newspaper publishing as well as public relations, marketing, and communications. For nearly 10 years, she has covered all facets of the optics and photonics industry as an editor, writer, web news anchor, and podcast host for an internationally reaching magazine publishing company. Her work has earned accolades from the New England Press Association as well as the SIIA/Jesse H. Neal Awards. She received a B.A. from the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts.