• Optics

    The laserfocusworld.com Optics channel features articles and other content that discuss precision optical components, systems, and applications.

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    Justine Murphy
    April 8, 2025
    Episode 46 of Following the Photons: A Photonics Podcast features Atikem Haile, VP of marketing & business development at Lightwave Logic.
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    FIGURE 1. The optical system encrypts information as a hologram that is scrambled when sent through a small container of liquid, then uses a neural network for decryption.
    Justine Murphy
    April 7, 2025
    AI hologram technology is carving out a niche for itself, thanks to an optical system that provides stronger data protection and enhanced digital security.
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    FIGURE 1. VitreaLab’s quantum light chip (QLC) emits hundreds of laser beams.
    Photonics companies in Europe are addressing microdisplay manufacturing challenges.
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    April 5, 2025
    The Z-30 optical engine features Z-Lens 2D waveguide architecture.
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    Relativity Networks’ hollow-core fiber (HCF).
    April 2, 2025
    In this Q&A with Relativity Networks’ CEO Jason Eichenholz, he introduces us to the startup he cofounded and explains why hollow-core fiber is enabling the next revolution in ...

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    Justine Murphy
    March 4, 2025
    Episode 41 of Following the Photons: A Photonics Podcast features Olivia Wheeler-Williams, coatings development manager at Edmund Optics.
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    Peter Fretty
    March 3, 2025
    Optics company leaders share their thoughts on the critical material export ban from China to the U.S., and how it is impacting optics manufacturers.