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Photonics Hot List: December 6, 2024

Dec. 6, 2024

In this episode: Orbital angular momentum revolutionizes medical diagnostics, a new theory unveils the shape of single photons, and the latest industry news roundup.

Justine Murphy

In this episode of Photonics Hot List:

A team led by Aston University has developed a new approach to enhance imaging. It relies on orbital angular momentum, a type of light beam that essentially enables it to carry information in a unique way—potentially revolutionizing applications like medical diagnostics.

A breakthrough in photonics and quantum physics by researchers at the University of Birmingham in the U.K. has unveiled the precise shape of a single photon, potentially advancing the next generation of quantum and photonic engineering.

A team from ams Osram has received the 2024 German Future Prize for Digital Light. In other industry news, Element Six is now backing Lightsynq, a Boston-based startup that focuses on universal quantum interconnects.

About the Author

Justine Murphy | Multimedia Director, Digital Infrastructure

Justine Murphy is the multimedia director for Endeavor Business Media's Digital Infrastructure Group. 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.