From The Editor

  1. Quantum Engineering At The Nanoscale: The Power Of Superlattice Design 12/10/2025

    Superlattice engineering enables atomic-precision control of semiconductor electronic and optical properties through nanoscale layering, creating devices impossible with bulk materials.

  2. Thermal Management In Dense Photonic Integration 12/8/2025

    As photonic integrated circuits pack more components into smaller chips, power density and thermal effects create fundamental performance limits through thermo-optic resonance shifts, crosstalk, and stability challenges that scale nonlinearly with integration density.

  3. Biophotonics Offers New Hope For Cardiovascular Disease Patients 12/3/2025

    Biophotonics merges light technology with biology to transform cardiovascular care through advanced imaging, photobiomodulation therapy, and precise interventions.

  4. Silicon Photonics Tackles AI's Data Bottleneck 12/2/2025

    Silicon photonics transceivers now exceed 1.6 Tbps using wavelength multiplexing, while co-packaged optics promise 70% power savings for AI workloads.

  5. Holoporting To And From Space: The Future Of Cosmic Communication 12/1/2025

    Holoportation technology enables real-time 3D communication between Earth and space, allowing medical professionals and others to virtually visit astronauts aboard the International Space Station while promising revolutionary applications for future Mars missions.

  6. Quantum Teleportation Between Quantum Dots: Paving The Way For The Quantum Internet 11/20/2025

    Researchers have achieved quantum teleportation between photons from different quantum dots, marking a key milestone for a solid-state quantum internet and long-distance photonic networks.

  7. AI, Quantum, And Materials Innovation: How 2025 Set The Stage For Photonics In 2026 11/19/2025

    Photonics surged in 2025 through telecom, AI, and health advances. In 2026, AI-driven design, quantum sources, thin films, and sustainability lead the next innovation wave.

  8. Your Guide To Photonics West 2026: Conferences, Exhibits & Networking In San Francisco 11/11/2025

    Photonics West 2026 in San Francisco offers technical conferences, courses, and a major photonics exhibition, plus networking and career events for optics professionals.

  9. Why Gravitational Wave Science Is The Future Of Astronomy 11/11/2025

    ​LIGO’s 2025 detection confirmed Hawking’s black hole area theorem, proving black holes only grow post-merger and highlighting gravitational wave astronomy’s future.

  10. Metrology's Role In High-Fidelity Aerospace Manufacture 11/6/2025

    Metrology is fundamental to aerospace, utilizing CMMs, laser scanners, vision-based systems, and portable solutions to guarantee precision, safety, and reliability in every mission-critical component from design through assembly.