Photonics Hot List: June 19, 2026

In this episode: UV spectral-based tech goes mobile for real-time gas detection, this week's business moves, and a tech pairing could expand the potential of semiconductor lasers.

In this episode of Photonics Hot List:

Researchers in Austria have made a notable advance with its groundbreaking broadband UV dual-comb spectrometer, in the form of a compact device.

Business news roundup: Keysight Technologies has acquired VPIphotonics, in a move meant to strengthen their capabilities. And integrated photonics developer Jenoptik Optical Systems has named its new president.

The potential for semiconductor lasers is growing thanks to technology developers in Japan, who have created a mid-infrared laser based on a 2D photonic crystal structure.

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.

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