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    Software & Accessories

    Laser safety essentials: A comprehensive checklist for secure operations

    Herbert Post
    July 12, 2024
    Safety while using laser technologies is crucial to prevent accidents and protect workers. This comprehensive laser safety checklist covers risk assessment, personnel training...
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    Podcasts

    PODCAST: Interview with Gisele Bennett, VP of Optica

    Justine Murphy
    March 5, 2024
    Episode 2 of Following the Photons: A Photonics Podcast features Gisele Bennett, the recently elected 2024 Vice President of Optica.
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    Next-gen optical design software

    Akash Arora
    Feb. 12, 2024
    Multisequential, object-based architecture for modeling optical systems improves sequential optical design, analysis, optimization, and tolerancing capabilities with one program...
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    FIGURE 1. Schematic illustration of the PSR (a), simulated mode conversion efficiencies at the top and bottom waveguides with TE0 mode as the input (b), and simulated mode conversion efficiencies at the top and bottom waveguides with TM0 mode as the input (c) are shown. The insets show the field intensity plots.
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    Breaking time barriers: Millimeter-scale photonic simulations in minutes

    Tom Chen
    Sept. 20, 2023
    Two case studies demonstrate the transformative impact of advanced parallel computing on the field of computational electromagnetics.
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    Simulation and modeling for quantum photonics

    Ivan Nikitskiy
    June 14, 2023
    Ivan Nikitski, EPIC’s Photonics Technology program manager, talks to Mirella Koleva, CEO and cofounder of Quantopticon, makers of simulation software to streamline the design ...
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    Laser safety eyewear features high-optical density lenses

    Wavelength Electronics Inc
    Nov. 15, 2024
    Laser safety eyewear offering features CE certification to EN207 or EN208.
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    2025 SPIE Prism Award finalists and award recipients will be honored during a January 29th gala evening at SPIE Photonics West.
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    SPIE names 2025 Prism Award finalists

    SPIE: The Int'l Society for Optics & Photonics
    Nov. 12, 2024
    Rapidly developing technology areas such as quantum, sensors, imaging, and biomedical showcase the range and variety of this year's entries and finalists.
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    Multi-axis stages measure angles to 0.05° accuracy

    OES (Optimal Engineering Systems)
    Nov. 7, 2024
    XYHG multi-axis stages are available in stroke lengths for the x- and y-axes of 50 to 1000 mm.
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    Linear voice coil motors offer force-to-size ratio of 1.7 N

    MotiCont
    Nov. 3, 2024
    The miniature LVCM-016-019-01M and LVCM-016-019-01 linear voice coil motors measure 15.9 mm in diameter.