Photonics Hot List: August 15, 2025

In this episode of Photonics Hot List:

0:00 Intro

0:15 Advanced acousto-optic nanodevice

Scientists at Stanford University have developed a new type of acousto-optic modulator that can manipulate light faster than even the fastest existing spatial light modulators, which could mean big things for photonic circuits and displays.

1:41 Business news roundup

Coherent and Apple have announced they’re expanding their VCSEL manufacturing-focused partnership, while Spain-based photonics research center ICFO has created Shinephi, a spinoff focused on advanced interferometric imaging technology.

2:40 Extreme electromagnetic fields in the lab

Engineers at the University of Colorado Denver have, for the first time, created extreme electromagnetic fields in a lab. It’s a groundbreaking feat that could potentially shrink the massive colliders conventionally used in advanced experiments down to a chip. (Full story: https://www.laserfocusworld.com/55306595)

3:51 Outro

#photonics #lasers #optics #quantum #displays #apple #coherent #imaging #electromagneticfields

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