Optics

Credit: John Dexheimer
Investors have been rewarded and appear optimistic about continued growth.
The U.S. and China may be battling for artificial intelligence (AI) leadership, but the photonics supply chain underneath this competition remains remarkably intertwined.
July 30, 2026
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FIGURE 1. Schematic of the LidroCUT process.
July 29, 2026
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This shot shows the group’s highly broadband and bright optical parametric amplifier in action.
July 27, 2026
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Following the Photons: A Photonics Podcast
July 21, 2026
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Schematic comparison of carrier injection through a) 1 + 2 and b) 2 + 3 quantum interference within a semiconductor. The higher-order 2 + 3 process concentrates carriers into a narrower range of momentum-space directions and produces a more directional photocurrent.
July 20, 2026
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Two identical bronze casts—one is coated with Vantablack 310.
July 20, 2026
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Following the Photons: A Photonics Podcast
July 14, 2026
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Ommatidia LiDAR’s Q2 laser radar deployed for noncontact field measurement.
July 14, 2026
OPTOMAN high-power laser optics.
July 9, 2026

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