

SPIE Photonics West brings the global optics and photonics community together in San Francisco to share the latest research and technology breakthroughs
Expensive and sometimes toxic elements can be reused in new devices
Calculations suggest sub-femtosecond resolution is possible
A metasurface-based folded lens system shows promise for creating a new generation of slimline cameras
Nonlinear effect amplifies weak signals
Siloton’s handheld OCT system could soon be used for home-based monitoring of retinal disease, and may one day find its way onto future space missions
Integrated optical phased array uses a tightly focused beam of light to trap and manipulate biological particles
Applied voltage adjusts intensity at twin focal points
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The Pacto has been tailored for the life sciences and biomedical industries
Tibidabo group companies outline their range of products designed for photon detection
Staff from Element Six outline the many thermal, optical and quantum applications of diamond
Hübner Photonics introduces the company's C-WAVE product family of tunable and laser light sources
MKS-Newport introduces the ODiate high-performance optical filter line at Photonics West 2023
NKT Photonics presents new fibre lasers for the quantum computing community
Minus-K Technology showcases the company's range of passive vibration isolators
Roadmap authors look to the future of photovoltaic technologies in this podcast
Device might be employed in applications such as autonomous vehicles, drones and surveillance systems
Inexpensive metasurface could revolutionize the capabilities of conventional imaging systems
Physicist Fatima Gunning explains how mentorship has helped her grow as a researcher and teacher
Devices will be important for applications in quantum sensing and computing, biology, underwater communications and display technologies
Pillar-studded surface just hundreds of nanometres thick allows researchers to control direction, polarization and phase of thermal radiation
Available to watch now. Liquid Instruments explores how to implement optical modulation and detection techniques with a reconfigurable, FPGA-based device
New technique could reduce risks of unwanted surveillance, chip failure and theft, say researchers
The behaviour of photons confined inside three-dimensional cavity superlattices is much more complex than that of electrons in conventional solid-state materials
Hannah Stern explains why the quantum revolution needs a new toolkit of materials
Andrew Weld is the head of research and development at QLM technologies
Gearing up in the search for ultrahigh-energy cosmic rays
Discovery has puzzled some physicists
Technology based on diffractive optical process offers alternative to traditional encryption
Energy efficient and integrated device is pumped by an LED
Jolyon De Freitas says that the ubiquity of optics and photonics in the coming decades will provide many challenges but ample opportunities too
Technique gives greater control and flexibility over entanglement
New technique can stably trap irregularly shaped particles bigger than 0.1 mm – something that has been challenging to do so far