Photonic integrated circuits (PICs) are compact devices that combine multiple optical components on a single chip. They have a wide range of applications in communications, ranging, sensing, computing ...

Precision micro moulding specialist Accumold will be exhibiting at SPIE Photonics West 2026 in San Francisco from 20 to 22 ...

Plastic optical fiber (POF) has been used for 30 years in specialized applications that require low data rates and cabling runs less than 100 meters long. But now, because of new developments, POF is ...

Developments in the manufacture of polymer micro optics are helping optical designers to meet the exacting tolerances that are required for miniaturized optical components and subsystems. Heidi Hall ...

In the development and design of next-generation diagnostics and medical devices, photonics components have become key enablers. This trend has its roots in mature imaging technologies such as optical ...

Copper interconnects cannot deliver the high-performance requirements of modern systems, especially with the rapid expansion ...

Photonex + Vacuum Technologies 2021 provides the photonics industry in the UK with an excellent platform to present the latest research results and practical examples from industry. Aerotech is ...

Photonic integrated circuits (PIC) are on the verge of significant disruption through the unlocking of novel applications. This success largely relies on advanced wafer-level miniaturized photonic ...

New surface-mount optical sensors increase vertical headroom, enabling more flexible encoder and position-sensing designs across industrial and consumer electronics.