Electro Optics - Features

An eye for business

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Warren Clark charts the history of Laser Quantum, a company that has always had the commercialisation of technology on its mind

Hope for the future

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100

As Electro Optics reaches another milestone in its history, our 200th issue, we asked the leading lights of photonics for their views on the state of the industry and its future

The big screen

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Stephen Mounsey evaluates the photonics contribution to flat-panel display manufacture

In the firing line

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Greg Blackman looks at uses of photonics for military applications, from infrared countermeasures to target designators

Fibre lasers defy economy

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Stephen Mounsey finds the fibre laser industry holding steady in the face of the financial climate

The solar imperative

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Tom Pearsall, general secretary of the European Photonics Industry Consortium, believes solar energy can provide rich pickings for our industry

A life in lasers

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Multiwave Photonics is the result of one man's lifetime of dedication to lasers, as Warren Clark discovers

The rise of Raman

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Stephen Mounsey explores Raman spectroscopy - an increasingly popular technique with a range of exciting applications

Finding new applications fast

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Picosecond, femtosecond and attosecond laser pulses... Stephen Mounsey asks what's driving development in the field

When the chips are down

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0100

The effects of the crash in the semiconductor market are being felt throughout the photonics industry. While the timescale of the slump is unknown, once growth does recover lasers will be at the forefront of silicon chip production. Greg Blackman looks at some of the applications

Distribution value

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Douglas Neilson, managing director of Photonic Solutions, says distributors must work hard to add value for customers

A portable future

Tue, 10 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0000

John Murphy charts the course of Avantes, as it takes advantage of an ever-expanding range of applications for spectroscopy

Non-invasive innovation

Tue, 10 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0000

William Payne on the emerging area of biophotonics, which sees lasers applied to many aspects of biology

Organic growth

Tue, 10 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0000

OLEDs are tipped to be the next big thing in display technology. Greg Blackman assess the progress of these light emitting polymers

Dumbing down?

Tue, 10 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0000

With lasers at ever higher power levels, and being used increasingly by non-photonics specialists, test equipment has to adapt to be accessible and user-friendly. Gemma Church looks at how laser testing equipment manufacturers are addressing this need