From The Editor

31. You Say You Want A (Micro-Optics) Revolution 3/21/2025

    Micro-optics is revolutionizing optical systems by enabling miniaturization, enhanced functionality, and improved performance in consumer electronics, automotive, biomedical technologies, and more.

32. SPIE Defense + Commercial Sensing 2025: Advancing National Security And Cross-Sector Innovation 3/17/2025

    Join others who are solving challenges in detector and sensor systems, infrared, laser systems, spectral imaging, radar, LiDAR, autonomous systems, and other advances across the security and defense industry.

33. Photonics' Role In Changing The Way We See Our Universe 3/13/2025

    From high-sensitivity detectors and adaptive optics to integrated spectrographs and space-qualified devices – photonic technologies are transforming our view of the Milky Way and beyond.

34. AFM Or Electron Microscopy: A Battle Of Imaging Titans 3/10/2025

    Atomic Force Microscopy and Electron Microscopy cater to diverse scientific and industrial applications. Understanding their advantages and limitations is essential for selecting the appropriate technique.

35. 10 Reasons You Need To Attend OFC 2025 3/5/2025

    Since 1975 the Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition has showcased the emerging technologies of researchers and industry for the optical networking and communications community.

36. Russia Turns To Fiber Optic Drones, Ukraine Looks For Response 3/3/2025

    Last summer, Russia responded to Ukraine’s advance into the Kursk region by introducing fiber optic-guided, radio-jamming-resistant drones. This marked the first known use of such weapons in combat.

37. Hyperspectral Imaging: A New Tool In Mexico's Search For The Disappeared 2/27/2025

    Geospatial tech, including hyperspectral imaging, aids Mexico’s buscadoras in locating clandestine graves, offering hope to families of the disappeared.

38. McGill Researcher Uses LiDAR To Reveal 600-Year-Old City In Mexican Jungle 2/25/2025

    A groundbreaking LiDAR study has uncovered the full scale of Guiengola, a vast 15th-century Zapotec city in Oaxaca, Mexico, hidden beneath dense vegetation for centuries.

39. Are We There Yet? Getting To Mars In 30 Days 2/19/2025

    The creation of a laboratory prototype of a plasma electric rocket engine based on a magnetic plasma accelerator serves as a monumental step in reducing the time it will take to travel to Mars.

40. AI-Powered Raman Spectroscopy Revolutionizes Drug Detection In Blood 2/14/2025

    Scientists discovered a method for detecting cardiovascular drugs in blood that provides a rapid and precise analysis technique with significant potential for real-time clinical diagnostics.