Photonics Hot List: October 4, 2024

In this episode: SLAC designs high-energy laser upgrades, optical fiber boosts quantum computing, and LightPath is set to advance military aircraft.

Justine Murphy

Oct. 4, 2024

In this episode of Photonics Hot List:

A team from SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory is now on track to explore atomic-scale ultrafast phenomena with unprecedented precision, thanks to some high-energy upgrades to the Linac Coherent Light Source.

Microstructured hollow-core optical fibers created by researchers at the University of Bath’s Centre for Photonics and Photonic Materials are poised to better handle the advanced data transfer requirements of quantum computing.

With a $3.5 million follow-on order in hand, LightPath Technologies is now working on advancements—specifically, germanium-free infrared optics—for the military’s F-35 combat aircraft program.

About the Author

Justine Murphy

Multimedia Director, Digital Infrastructure

Justine Murphy is the multimedia director for Endeavor Business Media's Digital Infrastructure Group. 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.