In this episode: Researchers develop a high-power laser smaller than a penny, the latest business news roundup, and scientists witness a long-theorized quantum phenomenon.
With enough strength to power everything from LiDAR systems and optical atomic clocks to ultrahigh-speed communications systems, a new laser is poised to revolutionize photonics and optics applications. And the technology is no bigger than a U.S. penny.
Coherent’s aerospace and defense division has been awarded funds to develop high-power lasers for the U.S. Navy. Meanwhile, LaCroix Precision Optics is expanding its manufacturing operations, and Precision Optics Corp. is laying the groundwork for further growth.
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.
