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In a Market Report in the April issue of Optica’s Optics & Photonics News (OPN), Optica’s senior industry advisor Tom Hausken reviewed the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and related worker shortages on the optics and photonics industry. Now as we head into the final quarter of 2022, the effects of the pandemic, energy constraints and geopolitical conflict are still being very much felt in the world economy—and the laser market is no exception.
A new Market Report in the October issue of OPN examines the state of laser and optics companies over the past several years and looks ahead to consider what might be to come. In the story, Hausken provides an update on the revenues and net incomes of the companies he reported on in the April issue, and he tracks stock prices of laser and optics companies, which are expected to reflect investors’ expected future return on investments.
Ultimately, although the laser industry is vulnerable to a recession, it’s also highly diversified and resilient. |
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As featured in the May 2014 issue of OPN, learn how glass science has contributed to optical science.
A century-old mathematical mixture that links the physical properties of a multicomponent glass to its chemical components is still in use to design materials for fiber lasers and other applications. |
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| Image Credit: Savannah Luy, University of California - Davis |
| Featured in a news release from Optics Express, a real-time 3D imaging method could improve robot navigation and content for 3D displays. The lensless 3D camera uses computational imaging to reconstruct 3D scenes at a high speed and is able to image objects behind opaque obstacles. |
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| A recent news release featuring research published in Optica describes how a team in Korea developed new green-light absorbing organic photodetectors that could be useful for medical sensors, fingerprint recognition, and more. |
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| Optica Blog August 2022 feature, learn how digital holography is used for 3D object recognition and 4D sensing for disease diagnosing through the assessment of red blood cells. Life-saving discovery. |
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 Naomi Halas (Photo by Jeff Fitlow/Rice University) |
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 Peter Norlander (Photo by Jeff Fitlow/Rice University) |
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| As featured in the August 2022 Optica Member News, Fellows Naomi Halas and Peter Nordlander, have won the prestigious 2022 Eni Energy Transition Award. Rice University professors developed the light-powered "antenna-reactor" catalysts that can substantially lower the temperatures required for industrial-scale hydrogen production. |
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