It’s almost show time with both Automate 2025 and the CLEO Conference just around the corner. Let’s take a look at two of the photonics industry’s most-anticipated shows.

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.

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.

NASA has long been at the forefront of technological innovation and spectrometry has not been immune to the space agency’s touch.

When authorities hit a roadblock investigating a suspected serial killer they turned to researchers at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory for help. Here’s how those researchers helped put the “Angel of Death” behind bars.

Photonics Online had the pleasure of talking with Damon Lenski from Avantes. Damon introduces the AvaSpec-VARIUS™ spectrometer and its many features, making it ideal for laboratory environments or OEM needs.

As Photonics West 2023 winds down, we visit Mark Donaghy at the Raptor Photonics booth for a look at their line of SWIR and CMOS cameras and a new hyperspectral imaging system.

On Day 3 of Photonics West 2023, Krisztina Voronova of Bayspec shows us one of her favorite products, the SERS Reader, a mini variable analyzer that provides full analytical solutions for a variety of applications.

The Breeze is a handheld spectrometers with full VIS, NIR, and SWIR coverage from 400 - 2500nm. This handheld spectrometer features proprietary miniaturized optics and high efficiency for maximum sensitivity with high-speed acquisition. This compact device allows operation with the touch of a button.

Hyperspectral imaging technology has advanced significantly in the last 50 years, and Greg Staples with Bayspec talked with us for a few minutes at the 2016 SPIE DCS exhibition about how it has changed.