In this episode of Photonics Hot List:
A new optical sensor, about as small as a grain of rice, is poised to upend traditional electronics with its ability to detect and measure physical motion, potentially advancing robotic and medical devices via light.
A Silicon Valley chip foundry is expanding its presence in photonics with the acquisition of ams Osram’s CMOS image sensor group.
With an intent to expand the potential of lasers, a team of researchers has developed a monolithic modelocked semiconductor laser that offers continuously and widely tunable repetition rates.
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.