In this episode of Photonics Hot List:
Distant exoplanets are overshadowed by the so-called parent star they orbit, making it nearly impossible for scientists here to study them. But a twist on an existing coronagraph device, developed by a team at the University of Arizona, could change that. The research was also detailed in the journal Optica.
In the business sector, eyeo, a Netherlands-based spinoff of imec, has received seed funding to advance their novel color-splitting technology. And Texas-based compact laser-plasma accelerator developer Tau Systems is slated to receive funding that will aid their ongoing work.
Germany’s new Scalable High-power Reflectors for Petawatts consortium, with sights set on the future and a primary focus on thermal stabilization and active conditioning, is now working on a new generation of high-precision optics.
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.