| | | | | | | | Artificial intelligence (AI) doesn’t replace the traditional metrics of augmented-reality (AR) optical performance, but it does change how optical engineers prioritize and balance them as the role of an AR optical system for smart glasses shifts from occasional display to a persistent communication interface between users and AI assistants. |
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| | Sponsored | | How do you evaluate image quality, sensor performance, lighting effectiveness, and driver visibility before hardware exists? Join this webinar to see how optical simulation helps engineering teams design, optimize, and validate headlamps, HUDs, cameras, and LiDAR systems earlier in development, reducing prototype iterations and accelerating decision-making. |
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| | | | | | In this episode: A color-changing material thwarts anticounterfeiting, several optics and photonics companies make leadership changes, and a diamond quantum emitter decoupled from vibrations may be a gamechanger. |
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| | Sponsored | | Made in the USA, the V-783 open-aperture XY stage combines long travel, direct-drive linear motors, and 1 nm encoder resolution in a compact monolithic design. With speeds to 1 m/s, acceleration to 10 m/s², and ±0.07 µm repeatability, it delivers precise, stable motion for semiconductor, photonics, metrology, microscopy, and automation applications. |
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| | | | | | The World Quantum Cannes Festival provides a unique arena for sharing experiences, advancing concrete applications, and addressing civilization-scale challenges. Here, the quantum community works together to turn breakthrough science into real-world impact. |
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| | | | | | This episode of Following the Photons: A Photonics Podcast features Part Two of our interview with Garrett Cole, an associate professor at the University of Arizona's Wyant College of Optical Sciences. |
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| | | | Sponsored | | PhotonicsNXT brings the optics and photonics community together for a 2-day series of educational presentations covering a range of advances, innovations, and applications within the field. Crafted and moderated by the Editors of Laser Focus World, this event includes keynotes and techtalks on metasurfaces, high-energy laser optics, and more. |
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