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Photonics Hot List: Best of 2023

Dec. 29, 2023

As we get set to embark on a new year, we wanted to take some time to highlight a few of the extra amazing things that have happened in photonics during 2023.

Justine Murphy

In this episode of Photonics Hot List, we wanted to take some time to highlight a few of the extra amazing things that have happened in photonics during 2023.

From Feb. 13—Collaborating with MIT’s Lincoln Lab, a team in Michigan is engineering photonic fibers that act as invisible sorting labels. Discover how this could help make the recycling of clothing and textiles easier.

From June 23—Highly realistic simulation programs for military training just got even more sophisticated, with a unique physics-based thermal imaging infrared feature created by Bohemia Interactive Simulations.

From Sept. 29—A new green laser is breaking global records, thanks to the groundbreaking coherent beam combining approach. And the Jerusalem-based team of researchers who developed it says the technology’s performance and efficiency are unmatched by its traditional counterparts.

About the Author

Justine Murphy | Multimedia Director, Laser & Military

Justine Murphy is the multimedia director for the Laser & Military Group at Endeavor Business Media. In addition to Laser Focus World, the group includes Military & Aerospace Electronics and Vision Systems Design. She is a multiple award-winning writer and editor with more 20 years of experience in newspaper publishing as well as public relations, marketing, and communications. For nearly 10 years, she has covered all facets of the optics and photonics industry as an editor, writer, web news anchor, and podcast host for an internationally reaching magazine publishing company. Her work has earned accolades from the New England Press Association as well as the SIIA/Jesse H. Neal Awards. She received a B.A. from the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts.