Newsletter | December 6, 2025

12.06.25 -- November's Best: The Accidental Birth Of Holography, 3 Optical Filter Mistakes To Avoid & More

FROM THE EDITOR

When A "Bad Picture" Changed Everything: The Accidental Birth Of Holography

Dennis Gabor accidentally invented holography in 1947 while trying to fix electron microscopes, creating a technology that now shapes medicine, data storage, and AR.

TOP INDUSTRY INSIGHTS

Are You Making These 3 Optical Filter Mistakes?

Proper optical filter selection is essential for precision imaging. Avoid common mistakes with AOI, transition width, wavefront error, and surface defects to ensure optimal performance.

Learn The Truth Behind "Megapixel Lenses"

In response to the popularity of megapixel cameras and sensors, many lens manufacturers are marketing "megapixel lenses." The problem? There's no such thing.

Zoom System For Coherent Imaging With No Moving Lens Groups

Explore a novel zoom system for interferometry, eliminating image drift and focus shifts while maintaining diffraction-limited resolution without moving optical elements.

TOP INDUSTRY NEWS

MirĀ­rorĀ­less Laser: A New Light Source

Rydberg Technologies Announces Launch Of Rydberg Photonics In Berlin

Krell Technologies Named Innovator Of The Year At New Jersey Manufacturing Awards

Montana State Awarded Grant To Expand Facility For Photonics Research, Development

Photonics Start-Ups Powering Europe's Innovation

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