Featured Editorial

1. Beyond The Surface: How Laser Technology Revolutionized Marine Mapping 10/9/2025

   From George Hickman's 1968 pioneering flight to NASA's space-based systems, bathymetric LiDAR has revolutionized underwater mapping and marine exploration.

2. How Cleanroom Testing Protects Sensitive Optics And Lasers   10/7/2025

   Engineers know that a pristine optical path is critical, but keeping it that way requires rigorous cleanroom testing, precise handling, and an understanding of how contaminants interact with light at both the particulate and molecular levels. 

3. How Machine Vision Transformed Fiber-Optic Reliability 10/6/2025

   Automated machine vision paired with photonics revolutionized fiber-optic connectivity in the 1990s, enabling consistent, high-speed internet by ensuring connectors remained clear of microscopic defects.

4. TWPA And The Future Of Scalable Quantum Computing 9/30/2025

   Qubic's cryogenic traveling-wave parametric amplifier slashes quantum computer heat emissions by 10,000x, enabling scalable, efficient, next-generation quantum systems.

5. Photonics Redefined: Crystalline Coatings And Graphene In Advanced Optics 9/24/2025

   Explore the latest breakthroughs in crystalline optical coatings and graphene-based photonic components, highlighting their mechanisms and transformative applications.

6. Illuminating Skin Diagnostics: The Promise Of Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy 9/23/2025

   Diffuse reflectance spectroscopy is redefining skin diagnostics through non-invasive, quantitative, and portable analysis – advancing cancer detection, skin health monitoring, and future personalized care.

7. The Science Behind Stealth Detection Through Atmospheric Disturbances 9/18/2025

   Electro-Optical MASINT uses atmospheric disturbances and optical sensors to detect stealth aircraft, UAVs, and missiles even after engine cutoff, countering low-observable tech.

8. From Incandescent To LED: The Evolution Of Efficient Artificial Lighting 9/16/2025

   LED lighting offers 80-90% energy efficiency, vastly outperforming incandescent bulbs, saves costs, lasts longer, and reduces environmental impact due to the use of fewer toxic materials.

9. From Laboratory To Li-Fi: The Transformative Journey Of White Lasers 9/11/2025

   White laser technology evolved from a 2015 ASU breakthrough to enable multi-gigabit Li-Fi, enhanced displays, quantum sensing, and next-gen communication systems.

10. Using Fiber Optics For High-Speed Internet, Remote Sensing, And … Detecting Icequakes? 9/4/2025

    Fiber optics have been used in many ways by many industries. Now, the technology is being used to help detect earthquake’s little brother, icequakes.