Protecting light beams from gain and loss
Demonstration of robust light propagation in open systems for the first time.
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Noctiluca diversifies its business portfolio
Torun-based company creates proprietary chemical compounds for OLED displays and lighting with new laboratory and expanded team.
Metasurface can be switched with light
Organic photoswitches for a light-induced spatial tuning of metasurface resonances.
PI with member companies at the Hannover Messe
How do I get data from a system, a machine or a field device safely and reliably to the point where it is processed? 60 member companies of Profibus & Profinet International (PI) will provide answers to this question at this year's Hanover trade fair.
Balluff relies on artificial intelligence in the office
Since this year, an AI-based chatbot and an AI-supported software development assistant have been supporting employees in their daily work.
X-ray light generated by a laser to inspect e-car batteries
Trumpf is leading the XProLas development partnership that includes Amphos, Active Fiber Systems, BASF, Bruker, Cellforce, Excillum, Ushio, Viscom, the University of Hanover and Fraunhofer Institutes in Aachen and Jena.
An advanced thermal push-broom hyperspectral camera
Specim’s latest innovation provides detailed and accurate imaging for the full LWIR range.
2D waveguides based on hexagonal boron nitride
New results provide a way to integrate layered materials into future photonic devices at arbitrary positions.
Laser system for producing high purity crystals
Researchers from Japan and Germany have now developed a method to produce semiconductor crystals for power electronics using a laser-based process.
ATEcare is under new management
The ATEcare company founder Olaf Römer handed over the management of the company to Paulo Soares, who is already familiar with the specific requirements of the electronics industry.
VDMA Conveyor Technology and Intralogistics Association has a new chairman
Jan Drömer, Chief Information Officer (CIO) at ek robotics, will take over as chairman of the conveyor technology and intralogistics specialist association for the next two years
Zeiss launches its own “Quality Innovation Days” trade fair series
Zeiss only wants to take part in Control every two years and is starting its own trade fair
Foba machine integrated in DMG Mori process chain
A marking workstation of the Foba M-Series is part of the DMG Mori academy showroom in Bielefeld.
Mass-producible miniature quantum memory
Rubidium vapor cells as a basis for a mass-production of quantum memories on a wafer.
IDS: Sales will grow above average in 2023
The industrial camera manufacturer IDS Imaging Development Systems was able to successfully end 2023 and exceed industry expectations
Norway is a partner country for HMI 2024
Under the heading “Pioneering the Green Industrial Transition”, Norway will present products and solutions from its leading industries
Coherent CEO Mattera retires
Dr Vincent “Chuck” D Mattera, Jr, CEO of the materials, networking, and lasers provider Coherent, has informed the company’s board of directors of his intent to retire as CEO following the commencement of employment of his successor.
A quantum leap at room temperature
New approach extends the quantum control of solid-state macroscopic oscillators to room temperature.
Ultrafast laser pulses could lessen data storage energy needs
Domain walls in ferromagnetic layers move about 100 times faster than the speed limit previously thought.
Full-sized tandem PV module with 25 percent efficiency
A research team from the Fraunhofer ISE has produced a PV module using perovskite silicon tandem solar cells from Oxford PV.
Evolution of light within photonic chips
New approach is paving the way to new applications in communication, imaging and quantum computing.
Spiral-shaped lens provides clearer vision
New optical device could help those with cataracts or age-related vision problems.
3D printing for space travel
Trumpf and The Exploration Company are cooperating on the construction of core components for spacecraft for missions in the earth’s orbit and to the moon.
Siemens buys Inspekto
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft has acquired Inspekto, an AI-supported image processing software company headquartered in Heilbronn.
Innolume expands quantum dot laser diode production
Company ramps up capacities to meet growing connectivity demands in the optical communication market.
Photonic chip generates and measures customized light fields for the first time
New device opens doors for many new applications in sensor technology, communication and imaging.
“What does the future of Raman look like?”
New Wasatch Photonics X series to accelerate OEM product development.
LCOS technology from JDC purchased by Holoeye
Holoeye Photonics has acquired assets from Jasper Display Corp’s (JDC) technology portfolio.
NRW quantum roadmap established
German state of North Rhine-Westphalia bundles activities for Quantum Technology 2.0, Fraunhofer ILT coordinates.
Environmentally friendly quantum dots for fast photodetectors
A novel method for synthesizing InSb/InP colloidal quantum dots stable under ambient conditions.
Showcasing a robust and expanding industry
The largest annual optics and photonics event of the year, which includes the rapidly growing Quantum West conference and the co-located SPIE AR|VR|MR, encompassed more than 1,500 exhibitors and over 5,000 technical presentations.
New sensor enables energy harvesting and imaging simultaneously
Single-pixel imaging successfully achieved for the first time using an organic-based photoelectric photodetector.
Synopsys to acquire Ansys
Merger joins leaders in semiconductor design technology and simulation and analysis to address customers’ needs for fusion of electronics and physics, augmented with AI.
New general manager for Menlo USA
Jens Schumacher takes over the helm of the frequency-comb specialized company’s American branch.
Tailored solutions for the e-mobility market
The cornerstone of a new collaboration is the integration of Cailabs’ beam shaping modules into Precitec’s laser beam welding heads.
