| | | | | | | | Chips are akin to optical mazes, in which photons can scatter or never reach their destination. But researchers just created a gamechanger “photonic crystal highway” design to reshape the maze landscape on-the-fly and keep light moving forward. |
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| | Sponsored | | The tunable lasers from MOGLabs, now part of the Santec Group, offer exceptional stability and ultra-narrow linewidths, making them ideal for applications in quantum optics. With a broad wavelength range and output power of up to 250 mW, they integrate seamlessly with controllers to enable flexible operation—making them a top choice for precision experiments. |
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| | | | | | In this episode: A new breath sensor easily diagnoses diabetes, this week's business headlines, and a nanophotonic OPO enables broadband coherent light sources. |
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| | | | | | La Pileta Cave is one of Europe’s most revered rock art sites, and researchers created a 3D replica of its morphology via iPhone light detection and ranging (LiDAR) and a terrestrial laser scanner (TLS)—and the method may now help democratize archaeological documentation. |
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| | Sponsored | | Visualizing environmental effects on optical systems is faster and more efficient with Multi-Environment Coupling (MECo). Optical engineers can check system performance throughout the design process to create athermalized lens designs that perform consistently across extensive temperature and pressure ranges. |
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| | | | | | Episode 71 of Following the Photons: A Photonics Podcast features our Light News photonics news roundup for September 30, 2025. |
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| | | | Sponsored | | PhotonicsNXT is a free educational opportunity curated to provide you with insights into the latest scientific advances and application solutions. Crafted and moderated by the Editors of Laser Focus World, this event will contain a slate of educational sessions and Tech Talks on Microscopy, Precision Motion Control, Metasurfaces, Optical Design, and more. |
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