Newsletter | October 3, 2026

10.03.26 -- Photonics Online Best Of September

FEATURED EDITORIAL

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

 

InGaAs-Based Devices For Laser Spot Tracking And Long-Range Remote Sensing

SUI advances SWIR/eSWIR multi-mode tracking with new APD-based sensors, enabling long-range, high-resolution laser spot tracking, and covert pulse detection for defense and remote sensing applications.

 

Thin Film Glossary

This article defines a number of glossary terms related to thin film optical filters and their use.

 

UV Raman Spectroscopy

The use of UV lasers in Raman Spectroscopy overcome traditional limitations and allow high signal-to-noise measurements. Advances in UV lasers and filters make this technique increasingly accessible.

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Princeton Engineers Create An Erasable Semiconductor Programmed With Light

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Lightmatter Joins Open CPX MSA, Introduces First Bidirectional CPX Optical Engine

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'Photonics Is Getting Closer And Closer To Being Applied In Processors'

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CCNY Physicists Convert Microwaves To Light Using 2D Magnets

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A New Way To Control Infrared Light In Real Time

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