CONTENTS & LEADER
Electro Optics
Contents Focus
4 Latest photonics acquisitions l II-VI and Lite-
On partner to mass produce lidar components l Hamamatsu to supply components for CERN upgrades l EPIC’s Carlos Lee on trade shows in China
Analysis: Smart infrastructure 10
Researchers at the Centre for Smart Infrastructure and Construction in Cambridge, UK, write on three infrastructure projects analysing structural performance using fibre optic monitoring
Interview: Entrepreneurship 14
EPIC’s Carlos Lee hears from Jorma Palmén, CTO and co-founder of 3D sensing company Ladimo
Feature: Optical design Feature: Endoscopy 16
Optical software is advancing the design of lighting, Keely Portway finds
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Keely Portway looks at some of the miniature imaging technology used in endoscopes
EOS news 24
EOS board member Michael Pfeffer says that industry leaders must support engagement in standardisation activities
Show preview: Photonex Tech focus: Prisms 26
What to expect at the upcoming trade show and conference in October in Coventry, UK
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A new nanowire-based spectrometer doesn’t require dispersive elements like a prism, permitting greater miniaturisation than conventional systems
Products
Photonics products from around the world Suppliers’ directory
Find the suppliers you need Tech insight:
Non-destructive testing A new technique provides a flexible and simple method for remote generation of ultrasonic surface waves
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LEADER JESSICA ROWBURY
Collaboration is key
In a bid to better understand the professional challenges you face, and in turn produce content that helps you explore commercial opportunities and form valuable connections, we are carrying out readership surveys starting this month. One theme that underlines the health
of the photonics sector – and a frequent talking point at events – is the need to improve links between academia and industry. If you are an academic institution that has partnered with industry, a commercial entity that works with universities or a spin-out from a research centre, we want to hear from you. By understanding how organisations work together, identifying what hinders cooperation, and hearing opinions on how collaboration could improve, we hope to gain insights that will benefit you.
Photonics is a fragmented industry
with ever-increasing applications and technologies; fostering better relationships will no doubt benefit the whole community. We will be sending out links to our first
survey in our upcoming newslines and there will be information online about how to get involved. Alternatively, please email
jessica.rowbury@
europascience.com to find out more.
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