Laser News

  1. NSF Invests In Photonics Innovation 5/23/2023

    ​The Advancing Photonics Technologies collaboration is one of more than 40 teams across the nation selected to receive one of the first-ever NSF Engines Development Awards, which provide up to two years of funding toward the planning of a multistate initiative to create economic, societal, and technological opportunities for their regions.

  2. Directed Energy's Walk Through The Valley Of Death 5/15/2023

    Directed energy weapons are at a crossroads of sorts. Will the much-desired technology survive the valley of death?

  3. DE, LEO, And 3D: 3 Unique Applications Of Laser Technology 4/21/2023

    Lasers are used in many ways across nearly every industry. Here, we take a look at how they are being used by the military and in LEO, as well as future use in medical electronics.

  4. Defense + Commercial Sensing: Exploring The Latest Innovations In Imaging, Sensing, And Photonic Technologies 4/11/2023

    Over the past 68 years, SPIE has been connecting, engaging, and serving its global constituency of more than 258,000 people from 184 countries. A big part of meeting that mission is accomplished by hosting conferences and exhibitions and, at the end of the month, SPIE will be hosting a big one: The Defense + Commercial Sensing conference and exhibition.

  5. Bright Ideas — 3D-Printed Rocket Launched, NSF Gives Grant To University of Dayton, Nanophotonics And Ultrafast Optics Breakthrough, And More 3/29/2023

    Bright Ideas presents the most captivating news and innovations in optics and photonics. This week, we look at a SPIE Summit, combining MEMS with photonics in a single microchip, a demo of a new laser weapon system, and more.

  6. Bright Ideas — Exceptionally Brief Hard X-Ray Pulses, Silicon Photonics Kicking Down Doors, Gh-Gh-Gh-Ghost (Imaging), Butterfly Wings, And More 3/15/2023

    Bright Ideas presents the most captivating news and innovations in optics and photonics. This week, we look at a couple of pieces of Optica news, a Texas A&M professor wins a major award, a photodetector shows enhanced sensitivity and speed, and more.

  7. Bright Ideas — Quantum Imaging, Single Photons On A Chip, A Lattice With Properties Never Seen Before, And More 2/22/2023

    Bright Ideas presents the most captivating news and innovations in optics and photonics. This week, we look at what’s happening with SPIE and Optica, explore nanophotonics, say hello to Eindhoven, and more.

  8. The Who, What, And Where Behind Photonics' Explosive Growth 2/9/2023

    The photonics market is growing at a tremendous rate from China, Japan, and South Korea to The Netherlands To Orlando. In this two-part look at photonics’ explosive growth, let's figure out why.

  9. The Netherlands And Orlando: Hotbeds Of Photonics Growth 2/9/2023

    The photonics market is predicted to experience explosive growth over the next several years. The Netherlands and Orlando are offered here as examples of a country and a city capitalizing on said growth.

  10. Bright Ideas — Quantum Dots Integrated With Ultra-Low Loss Waveguides, Lasers That Fit On A Fingertip, SPIE Announces 2023 Fellows, And More 1/11/2023

    Bright Ideas presents the most captivating news and innovations in optics and photonics. This week, we learn about the three proteins behind diatoms’ intricate nanoscale-patterned shells; why companies are moving away from setting qubit records in favor of practical hardware and long-term goals; and seven semiconductor trends for 2023.