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Dual-Comb Spectroscopy With Video-Rate Imaging for Food, Agricultural and Pharmaceutical Applications
March 27, 2020

Researchers from Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (Spain) have used an advanced analytical technique known as dual-comb spectroscopy to rapidly acquire extremely detailed hyperspectral images. By acquiring a full spectrum of information for each p...Read More
List of Photonics/Optics Events Affected Due to COVID-19
March 26, 2020

The global COVID-19 (corona virus) epidemic has impacted businesses worldwide, irrespective of their service domains. The Photonics/Optics industry, like all, too has seen a global slowdown amid the outbreak of the virus which has now affected alm...Read More
LASYS 2020 Postponed, New Event to Take Place in 2022
March 25, 2020

Leading German-based event organizers, Messe Stuttgart, has announced its decision to postpone LASYS 2020 International Trade Fair for Laser Material Processing. The announcement has been made in lieu of the increasing prevalence of the novel coro...Read More
trinamiX Releases Mobile Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Solution
March 24, 2020

Leading developer of infrared detection as well as 3D imaging and distance measurement, trinamiX, has announced the launch of a mobile near infrared (NIR) spectroscopy solution.
Rakuten Partners Nokia for Its First 5G Cloud-Native Mobile Network
March 24, 2020

Japanese telecom giant, Rakuten Mobile, has selected Nokia’s 1830 Photonics Service Switch to power its re-configurable photonic mesh mobile backhaul network. Rakuten, the latest entrant in the Japanese telecom industry, is set to launch the world...Read More
NeoPhotonics Releases L-Band Coherent Optics Solutions to Double the Capacity of Optical Fibers
March 23, 2020

Leading developer of silicon photonics and advanced hybrid photonic integrated circuit based lasers, modules and subsystems, NeoPhotonics, has developed an L-Band suite of coherent optical components, including its 64 GBaud L-Band High Bandwidth C...Read More
Record-Breaking Live Network Trial of 800G Transmission over 950 Kilometers
March 23, 2020

Optical networking solutions expert, Infinera, has successfully completed a live network trial of 800G single-wavelength transmission at 96 Gbaud over 950 kms across a long-haul link in a major North American network operator’s production network....Read More
Knight Optical Offers Custom Germanium & Silicon Optics for High-Tech Surveillance Systems
March 20, 2020

Leading supplier of custom-made, high-quality components, Knight Optical, has increased its custom capabilities for its sought-after Germanium and Silicon optics.
Nokia Bell Labs Achieves 1.52 Tbit/s of Fiber Bit Rate to Enable Faster 5G Networks
March 20, 2020

Nokia Bell Labs has announced that its researchers have set the world record for the highest single carrier bit rate at 1.52 Terabits per second (Tbit/s) over 80 km of standard single-mode fiber -- the equivalent of simultaneously streaming 1.5 mi...Read More
RPMC and LASOS Sign Distribution Agreement for Laser Products
March 20, 2020

RPMC Lasers, a leading laser distributor in North America, has announced an exclusive distribution agreement with LASOS that will cover their He-Ne and Argon-ion laser product lines. LASOS is the European gas lasers manufacturer with a focus on OE...Read More