In this episode of Photonics Hot List:
Distant exoplanets are overshadowed by the so-called parent star they orbit, making it nearly impossible for scientists here to study them. But a twist on an existing coronagraph device, developed by a team at the University of Arizona, could change that. The research was also detailed in the journal Optica.
In the business sector, eyeo, a Netherlands-based spinoff of imec, has received seed funding to advance their novel color-splitting technology. And Texas-based compact laser-plasma accelerator developer Tau Systems is slated to receive funding that will aid their ongoing work.
Germany’s new Scalable High-power Reflectors for Petawatts consortium, with sights set on the future and a primary focus on thermal stabilization and active conditioning, is now working on a new generation of high-precision optics.
