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This year’s Photonics100 list shows the rude health of research and development in our industry


To choose 100 names that represent the immense, multi-disciplinary photonics industry’s quest for new ideas, processes and products was always going to be challenging. And to try to draw some state- of-the-nation inferences from what our 100 luminaries had to say may be even more so. But let’s give it a go. One of the most apparent themes to


emerge during the compilation of this year’s list was that the potential impact of photonics on how we store, process and move data shows no sign of lessening. Light-based chips are enabling new possibilities in computing, sensing and communication. And start-ups at the


"Several of this year’s Photonics100 nominees raised the importance of increasing energy efficiency and reducing waste in production processes"


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cutting edge of this field are making huge strides – not just in making technical breakthroughs, but overcoming the colossal task of matching the manufacture and cost of electronics. 2022 saw numerous start-ups raise capital, form relationships with foundries and set up supply chains. We will see more advances in this area over the next 12 months. But start-ups and incumbents alike will face immense global issues in 2023. Over the past year, Europe and the


United States both established policies to boost competitiveness in chip research and production. The global pandemic is still making itself felt in supply chains and labour markets, affecting the availability of semiconductor materials and requiring regions to invest billions to build resilient supply chains. This provides opportunity for the photonic integration space, but associations such as EPIC are advocating to ensure the sector is properly recognised in policy – there will be much to talk about here in 2023. That focus on resource rears its heads


in other areas, too. Several of this year’s Photonics100 nominees raised the importance of increasing energy efficiency


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