Following the Photons: A Photonics Podcast
Welcome to Laser Focus World’s Following the Photons: A Photonics Podcast, produced by Endeavor Business Media, a division of EndeavorB2B. Here, we take a deep dive into the fascinating world of photonics and optics. With a legacy dating back to 1965, Laser Focus World has been a trusted source for comprehensive global coverage of technologies, applications, and markets in these dynamic fields. Following the Photons is an extension of that legacy.
This podcast — hosted by Justine Murphy, an editor with Laser Focus World and multimedia director of Endeavor Business Media’s Digital Infrastructure group — features interviews and discussions with industry and research experts, providing valuable perspectives on the issues, technologies, and trends shaping the photonics community.
Whether you’re a seasoned professional or just starting your journey in photonics, this podcast is your go-to resource for staying informed and inspired. Tune in and stay laser-focused on the future of light-based technologies.
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Tuesday Oct 29, 2024
Tuesday Oct 29, 2024
Here's the latest roundup of some of the most interesting and exciting news impacting the photonics industry!
Funding advances photonics technologies
Thermal metasurface design controls itself
Laser tech boosts greenhouse gas detection
Team bridges standard and quantum internet
Tuesday Oct 22, 2024
Tuesday Oct 22, 2024
In this episode of Following the Photons, we talk with Dr. Shari Worthington, a professor of entrepreneurship and marketing at Suffolk University in Boston who (among several other roles) is president of Telesian Technology, a management and marketing firm that works with technology startups and Fortune 500 companies like MKS Instruments, Raytheon, and Apple.
Tuesday Oct 15, 2024
Tuesday Oct 15, 2024
Your biweekly roundup of some of the most interesting and exciting news impacting the photonics industry! This week...
Recent acquisitions and mergers impacting the photonics industry
Development of a chip-based tractor beam for bio imaging
SLAC National Accelerator Lab's high-energy upgrades for LCLS
LightPath Tech advancing the military’s F-35 combat aircraft program
Wednesday Oct 09, 2024
Wednesday Oct 09, 2024
This episode features Catalin Neacsu, vice president of business development at TAU Systems. He has experience in an array of photonics industry sectors, from physics research to sales, and now has a direct hand in some of the most advanced innovations in the world.
Tuesday Oct 01, 2024
Tuesday Oct 01, 2024
Your biweekly roundup of some of the most interesting and exciting news impacting the photonics industry! This week...
University of Bonn researchers can now imprint a simple lattice structure on a super photon, which could someday make communication tap-proof
A team at Synopsys has designed a first-of-its-kind comprehensive virtual prototyping platform for system-level imaging
IPG Photonics has officially sold its Russian subsidiary, IRE-Polus, and Lightwave Logic has named two new members to its Board of Directors
A chip-scale photonic modulator that can control light on a silicon photonic microchip is addressing an evolving national security risk
Tuesday Sep 24, 2024
Tuesday Sep 24, 2024
Check out this really interesting interview with Caroline Boudoux, Ph.D., a renowned leader in the photonics and optics industry. She wears many hats, including professor of Engineering Physics at Polytechnique Montréal, and researcher at the Sainte-Justine University Hospital in Montréal, the University of Montréal's Biomedical Engineering Institute, and the Center for Optics, Photonics, and Lasers in Quebec. She is also co-founder and co-president of Castor Optics, Chair of Optica’s Biophotonics Congress, a member of the Board of Directors of the National Optics Institute in Quebec, and an SPIE fellow. Caroline has authored several books, as well, including the recently released, It Goes Without Saying: Taking the Guesswork out of your Ph.D. in Engineering.
Tuesday Sep 17, 2024
Tuesday Sep 17, 2024
Presenting another edition of Light News… a quick roundup of some of the coolest, most exciting news impacting the photonics industry. Let’s go follow those photons!
Tuesday Sep 10, 2024
Tuesday Sep 10, 2024
This episode features Dave Shelton, president and CEO of AmeriCOM, a Workforce Training Initiative and Defense Precision Optics Consortium.
Dave is a subject matter expert in infrared detectors, radiometry, and electro-optical infrared systems engineering who has worn many hats in the optics and defense industries.
Tuesday Sep 03, 2024
Tuesday Sep 03, 2024
Introducing our biweekly Light News! It's a quick roundup of some of the coolest, most exciting news in the photonics industry. Let’s follow those photons!
Tuesday Aug 27, 2024
Tuesday Aug 27, 2024
This edition of Following the Photons features Anthony Musto, VP of sales and marketing at Fast Photonics, a company that provides fiber optic components to telecommunications, high-performance computing, data center, and AI customers.
We talk about his more than 40 years of experience in the microwave, telecommunications, and fiber optics industries—including as founder of both Optium Corporation and later ARM Consulting—as well as his travels and thoughts on the future.