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📍 Phaseform at PHOTONICS WEST 2026!
Join us at booth #4205-32 at the German Pavilion to discover our latest adaptive optics solutions.
📢 Join us for two presentations:
📅 Sat, 18 January | 5:10 PM | Room 307
📅 Mon, 20 January | 11:20 AM | Room 3002
See you #SanFrancisco! #PhotonicsWest2026
Join us at booth #4205-32 at the German Pavilion to discover our latest adaptive optics solutions.
📢 Join us for two presentations:
📅 Sat, 18 January | 5:10 PM | Room 307
📅 Mon, 20 January | 11:20 AM | Room 3002
See you #SanFrancisco! #PhotonicsWest2026
January 9, 2026 at 12:22 PM
📍 Phaseform at PHOTONICS WEST 2026!
Join us at booth #4205-32 at the German Pavilion to discover our latest adaptive optics solutions.
📢 Join us for two presentations:
📅 Sat, 18 January | 5:10 PM | Room 307
📅 Mon, 20 January | 11:20 AM | Room 3002
See you #SanFrancisco! #PhotonicsWest2026
Join us at booth #4205-32 at the German Pavilion to discover our latest adaptive optics solutions.
📢 Join us for two presentations:
📅 Sat, 18 January | 5:10 PM | Room 307
📅 Mon, 20 January | 11:20 AM | Room 3002
See you #SanFrancisco! #PhotonicsWest2026
⏰ FIVE DAYS UNTIL #PHOTONICSWEST! ⏰
Are you ready? The curtains are about to rise on the world’s brightest stage for photonics, lasers, and visionary tech - and the SPIE Marketing crew is here to help make it unforgettable.
We can't wait to see everyone in San Francisco this weekend!
Are you ready? The curtains are about to rise on the world’s brightest stage for photonics, lasers, and visionary tech - and the SPIE Marketing crew is here to help make it unforgettable.
We can't wait to see everyone in San Francisco this weekend!
January 12, 2026 at 10:40 PM
⏰ FIVE DAYS UNTIL #PHOTONICSWEST! ⏰
Are you ready? The curtains are about to rise on the world’s brightest stage for photonics, lasers, and visionary tech - and the SPIE Marketing crew is here to help make it unforgettable.
We can't wait to see everyone in San Francisco this weekend!
Are you ready? The curtains are about to rise on the world’s brightest stage for photonics, lasers, and visionary tech - and the SPIE Marketing crew is here to help make it unforgettable.
We can't wait to see everyone in San Francisco this weekend!
Headed to #PhotonicsWest for the first time? The First-Timers Orientation will help you get up to speed before the week begins. 💡
#SPIE staff will share tips, answer questions, and help you start the conference feeling prepared.
Add it to your schedule: https://bit.ly/4sr5MfH
#SPIE staff will share tips, answer questions, and help you start the conference feeling prepared.
Add it to your schedule: https://bit.ly/4sr5MfH
January 12, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Headed to #PhotonicsWest for the first time? The First-Timers Orientation will help you get up to speed before the week begins. 💡
#SPIE staff will share tips, answer questions, and help you start the conference feeling prepared.
Add it to your schedule: https://bit.ly/4sr5MfH
#SPIE staff will share tips, answer questions, and help you start the conference feeling prepared.
Add it to your schedule: https://bit.ly/4sr5MfH
Need large #optics for ultrafast lasers? LASEROPTIK has you covered!
They offer IBS coatings on large substrates up to 550mm in diameter for high LIDT and complex GDD specs.
We look forward to welcoming LASEROPTIK to #PhotonicsWest, Booth 2467! spie.org/conferences-...
#OpticalCoatings
They offer IBS coatings on large substrates up to 550mm in diameter for high LIDT and complex GDD specs.
We look forward to welcoming LASEROPTIK to #PhotonicsWest, Booth 2467! spie.org/conferences-...
#OpticalCoatings
January 12, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Need large #optics for ultrafast lasers? LASEROPTIK has you covered!
They offer IBS coatings on large substrates up to 550mm in diameter for high LIDT and complex GDD specs.
We look forward to welcoming LASEROPTIK to #PhotonicsWest, Booth 2467! spie.org/conferences-...
#OpticalCoatings
They offer IBS coatings on large substrates up to 550mm in diameter for high LIDT and complex GDD specs.
We look forward to welcoming LASEROPTIK to #PhotonicsWest, Booth 2467! spie.org/conferences-...
#OpticalCoatings
How do you make radiation therapy visible? 💡
Brian Pogue, President and Co‑Founder of DoseOptics LLC, explains DoseOptics’ journey to a simple, powerful idea: show the beam so therapists can verify treatment in real time.
Read the full #BiophotonicsDiscovery article here: https://bit.ly/4pzg3DL
Brian Pogue, President and Co‑Founder of DoseOptics LLC, explains DoseOptics’ journey to a simple, powerful idea: show the beam so therapists can verify treatment in real time.
Read the full #BiophotonicsDiscovery article here: https://bit.ly/4pzg3DL
January 12, 2026 at 1:06 AM
How do you make radiation therapy visible? 💡
Brian Pogue, President and Co‑Founder of DoseOptics LLC, explains DoseOptics’ journey to a simple, powerful idea: show the beam so therapists can verify treatment in real time.
Read the full #BiophotonicsDiscovery article here: https://bit.ly/4pzg3DL
Brian Pogue, President and Co‑Founder of DoseOptics LLC, explains DoseOptics’ journey to a simple, powerful idea: show the beam so therapists can verify treatment in real time.
Read the full #BiophotonicsDiscovery article here: https://bit.ly/4pzg3DL
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Congratulations to Professor Kimani Toussaint, named the @spie.org Diversity Outreach award winner for his work promoting diversity in the education, training and participation of people in optics and photonics. 🎉
engineering.brown.edu/news/2026-01...
engineering.brown.edu/news/2026-01...
Toussaint named SPIE Diversity Outreach Award winner
engineering.brown.edu
January 9, 2026 at 1:58 PM
Congratulations to Professor Kimani Toussaint, named the @spie.org Diversity Outreach award winner for his work promoting diversity in the education, training and participation of people in optics and photonics. 🎉
engineering.brown.edu/news/2026-01...
engineering.brown.edu/news/2026-01...
Early bilingual exposure can reshape infant brain connectivity! 🧠 💡
A study from researchers at the New York Institute of Technology uses #fNIRS to show how language experience influences neural development.
Read the #Neurophotonics article here: https://bit.ly/3N5Gxzj
A study from researchers at the New York Institute of Technology uses #fNIRS to show how language experience influences neural development.
Read the #Neurophotonics article here: https://bit.ly/3N5Gxzj
January 9, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Early bilingual exposure can reshape infant brain connectivity! 🧠 💡
A study from researchers at the New York Institute of Technology uses #fNIRS to show how language experience influences neural development.
Read the #Neurophotonics article here: https://bit.ly/3N5Gxzj
A study from researchers at the New York Institute of Technology uses #fNIRS to show how language experience influences neural development.
Read the #Neurophotonics article here: https://bit.ly/3N5Gxzj
We’re excited to welcome Emily Cooper of @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social to the AR | VR | MR plenary stage at #PhotonicsWest.
Her talk on 22 January will explore how the human visual system chooses which wavelength comes into sharpest focus. #optics
Add it to your schedule: https://bit.ly/4qbv6op
Her talk on 22 January will explore how the human visual system chooses which wavelength comes into sharpest focus. #optics
Add it to your schedule: https://bit.ly/4qbv6op
January 9, 2026 at 2:00 AM
We’re excited to welcome Emily Cooper of @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social to the AR | VR | MR plenary stage at #PhotonicsWest.
Her talk on 22 January will explore how the human visual system chooses which wavelength comes into sharpest focus. #optics
Add it to your schedule: https://bit.ly/4qbv6op
Her talk on 22 January will explore how the human visual system chooses which wavelength comes into sharpest focus. #optics
Add it to your schedule: https://bit.ly/4qbv6op
Meet the CeramOptec team at the German Pavilion, Booth #4205-53, and take a look at their customized 3-in-1 fiber bundle engineered for high-precision wafer inspection and other industrial applications.
Get your free #PhotonicsWest exhibition badge: https://bit.ly/4stJh9P
#CeramOptecFiberSolutions
Get your free #PhotonicsWest exhibition badge: https://bit.ly/4stJh9P
#CeramOptecFiberSolutions
January 8, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Meet the CeramOptec team at the German Pavilion, Booth #4205-53, and take a look at their customized 3-in-1 fiber bundle engineered for high-precision wafer inspection and other industrial applications.
Get your free #PhotonicsWest exhibition badge: https://bit.ly/4stJh9P
#CeramOptecFiberSolutions
Get your free #PhotonicsWest exhibition badge: https://bit.ly/4stJh9P
#CeramOptecFiberSolutions
We are excited to announce the recipients of the 2026 #SPIE Society Awards! ✨🎉
Honoring transformative advancements across a variety of professional areas, these awards recognize technical accomplishments & committed service to SPIE.
Let's congratulate the 21 recipients.
spie.org/news/spie-an...
Honoring transformative advancements across a variety of professional areas, these awards recognize technical accomplishments & committed service to SPIE.
Let's congratulate the 21 recipients.
spie.org/news/spie-an...
January 8, 2026 at 7:07 PM
We are excited to announce the recipients of the 2026 #SPIE Society Awards! ✨🎉
Honoring transformative advancements across a variety of professional areas, these awards recognize technical accomplishments & committed service to SPIE.
Let's congratulate the 21 recipients.
spie.org/news/spie-an...
Honoring transformative advancements across a variety of professional areas, these awards recognize technical accomplishments & committed service to SPIE.
Let's congratulate the 21 recipients.
spie.org/news/spie-an...
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Came across this at the SPIE booth at the AAS. So glad we did this.
January 5, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Came across this at the SPIE booth at the AAS. So glad we did this.
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Visit Booth 5105 during #PhotonicsWest, and speak with our technical experts to determine which #lappingfilm will achieve the best results for your #fiberoptic polishing process.
Request a demo: https://bit.ly/4rkKuQj
See available lapping films: https://bit.ly/47UprfD
Request a demo: https://bit.ly/4rkKuQj
See available lapping films: https://bit.ly/47UprfD
January 6, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Visit Booth 5105 during #PhotonicsWest, and speak with our technical experts to determine which #lappingfilm will achieve the best results for your #fiberoptic polishing process.
Request a demo: https://bit.ly/4rkKuQj
See available lapping films: https://bit.ly/47UprfD
Request a demo: https://bit.ly/4rkKuQj
See available lapping films: https://bit.ly/47UprfD
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At Hamamatsu, innovation is a team sport, and through collaboration our family of brands is pushing the boundaries of what’s possible. Visit them at #PhotonicsWest:
📍 Energetiq | Booth 1127
📍 NKT Photonics | Booth 3401
📍 Fairchild Imaging | Booth 1363
https://pw.hamamatsu.com/us/en.html
📍 Energetiq | Booth 1127
📍 NKT Photonics | Booth 3401
📍 Fairchild Imaging | Booth 1363
https://pw.hamamatsu.com/us/en.html
January 7, 2026 at 4:00 PM
At Hamamatsu, innovation is a team sport, and through collaboration our family of brands is pushing the boundaries of what’s possible. Visit them at #PhotonicsWest:
📍 Energetiq | Booth 1127
📍 NKT Photonics | Booth 3401
📍 Fairchild Imaging | Booth 1363
https://pw.hamamatsu.com/us/en.html
📍 Energetiq | Booth 1127
📍 NKT Photonics | Booth 3401
📍 Fairchild Imaging | Booth 1363
https://pw.hamamatsu.com/us/en.html
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We will be at #PhotonicsWest 2026 this January, to talk about 3D nano and microphotonic components seamlessly sculpted inside the volume of optical solid state crystals.
Don't hesitate and come!
extremelightblog.com/2025/12/02/l...
Don't hesitate and come!
extremelightblog.com/2025/12/02/l...
LeapLab, invited to talk at San Francisco at SPIE Photonics West 2026
We will be in San Francisco (USA) next January for SPIE PHOTONICS WEST 2026 international conference. Dr. Ródenas will be giving an invited talk on Tuesday 20th at 8.30am, and he will also be the c…
extremelightblog.com
December 2, 2025 at 3:46 PM
We will be at #PhotonicsWest 2026 this January, to talk about 3D nano and microphotonic components seamlessly sculpted inside the volume of optical solid state crystals.
Don't hesitate and come!
extremelightblog.com/2025/12/02/l...
Don't hesitate and come!
extremelightblog.com/2025/12/02/l...
The future of #photonics is taking the stage on Tuesday, 20 January. The #SPIE Startup Challenge finalists will pitch their innovations live at #PhotonicsWest! Get the details here: https://bit.ly/3NhrClr
Special thanks to our founding partner, JENOPTIK, for helping turn bold ideas into reality. 👏
Special thanks to our founding partner, JENOPTIK, for helping turn bold ideas into reality. 👏
January 7, 2026 at 4:50 PM
The future of #photonics is taking the stage on Tuesday, 20 January. The #SPIE Startup Challenge finalists will pitch their innovations live at #PhotonicsWest! Get the details here: https://bit.ly/3NhrClr
Special thanks to our founding partner, JENOPTIK, for helping turn bold ideas into reality. 👏
Special thanks to our founding partner, JENOPTIK, for helping turn bold ideas into reality. 👏
Celebrating Ladan Arissian, a physicist at NIST, for the 2026 #WiOWednesday series! From photodiode characterization to RF innovation, she champions community: “It’s crucial to support other women." ✨
Read more about Arissian & her work at the link 🔗 https://bit.ly/3KPlqR2
Read more about Arissian & her work at the link 🔗 https://bit.ly/3KPlqR2
January 7, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Celebrating Ladan Arissian, a physicist at NIST, for the 2026 #WiOWednesday series! From photodiode characterization to RF innovation, she champions community: “It’s crucial to support other women." ✨
Read more about Arissian & her work at the link 🔗 https://bit.ly/3KPlqR2
Read more about Arissian & her work at the link 🔗 https://bit.ly/3KPlqR2
Wearable sensors often struggle to deliver accurate readings across diverse skin tones, a gap that impacts both consumer devices & clinical care.
Researchers at Brown University present a solution: polarized light. 💡
Read the #BiophotonicsDiscovery article: https://bit.ly/49betSw.
Researchers at Brown University present a solution: polarized light. 💡
Read the #BiophotonicsDiscovery article: https://bit.ly/49betSw.
January 7, 2026 at 12:55 AM
Wearable sensors often struggle to deliver accurate readings across diverse skin tones, a gap that impacts both consumer devices & clinical care.
Researchers at Brown University present a solution: polarized light. 💡
Read the #BiophotonicsDiscovery article: https://bit.ly/49betSw.
Researchers at Brown University present a solution: polarized light. 💡
Read the #BiophotonicsDiscovery article: https://bit.ly/49betSw.
Congratulations to the class of 2026 SPIE Fellows! 🎊🌎 It’s always a pleasure to honor our community's technical achievements.
Want to congratulate your peers? Find the list of 40 new Fellows on our website: https://bit.ly/4pCvsmY
Want to congratulate your peers? Find the list of 40 new Fellows on our website: https://bit.ly/4pCvsmY
January 6, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Congratulations to the class of 2026 SPIE Fellows! 🎊🌎 It’s always a pleasure to honor our community's technical achievements.
Want to congratulate your peers? Find the list of 40 new Fellows on our website: https://bit.ly/4pCvsmY
Want to congratulate your peers? Find the list of 40 new Fellows on our website: https://bit.ly/4pCvsmY
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Reposting three optics tools/applets recently posted on my group website: katsgroup.ece.wisc.edu/tools (best viewed in desktop): 🧪💡
1. Unit converter for wavelength, etc., that names the wavelength range + shows color
2. Blackbody radiation calculator
3. Spectral distribution range comparator
1. Unit converter for wavelength, etc., that names the wavelength range + shows color
2. Blackbody radiation calculator
3. Spectral distribution range comparator
January 6, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Reposting three optics tools/applets recently posted on my group website: katsgroup.ece.wisc.edu/tools (best viewed in desktop): 🧪💡
1. Unit converter for wavelength, etc., that names the wavelength range + shows color
2. Blackbody radiation calculator
3. Spectral distribution range comparator
1. Unit converter for wavelength, etc., that names the wavelength range + shows color
2. Blackbody radiation calculator
3. Spectral distribution range comparator
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Join our team at Imperial College London! 🚀
I am looking for a postdoctoral researcher in time-varying metamaterials and ultrafast structured light in space and time.
👉 www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPX643/r...
🔹 Deadline: 31st January 2026
#Photonics #Postdoc #Physics #Metamaterials #ScienceJobs
I am looking for a postdoctoral researcher in time-varying metamaterials and ultrafast structured light in space and time.
👉 www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPX643/r...
🔹 Deadline: 31st January 2026
#Photonics #Postdoc #Physics #Metamaterials #ScienceJobs
January 6, 2026 at 8:21 AM
Join our team at Imperial College London! 🚀
I am looking for a postdoctoral researcher in time-varying metamaterials and ultrafast structured light in space and time.
👉 www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPX643/r...
🔹 Deadline: 31st January 2026
#Photonics #Postdoc #Physics #Metamaterials #ScienceJobs
I am looking for a postdoctoral researcher in time-varying metamaterials and ultrafast structured light in space and time.
👉 www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPX643/r...
🔹 Deadline: 31st January 2026
#Photonics #Postdoc #Physics #Metamaterials #ScienceJobs
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Physicists @heriotwattuni.bsky.social have succeeded in routing and teleporting entangled states of light between two four-user #quantum networks – an important milestone in the development of scalable quantum communications. 🧪⚛️ physicsworld.com/a/quantum-ph...
Quantum photonics network passes a scaling-up milestone – Physics World
Fibre-based circuit functions as a programmable router for entangled light
physicsworld.com
January 6, 2026 at 11:17 AM
Physicists @heriotwattuni.bsky.social have succeeded in routing and teleporting entangled states of light between two four-user #quantum networks – an important milestone in the development of scalable quantum communications. 🧪⚛️ physicsworld.com/a/quantum-ph...
Step into the wild! 🐯
The 2026 #PhotonicsWest Welcome Reception offers an immersive experience inspired by the natural brilliance of #photonics, from the northern lights to the mysterious glow of bioluminescent life. 💡
Add it to your schedule: https://bit.ly/4pmnDS9
The 2026 #PhotonicsWest Welcome Reception offers an immersive experience inspired by the natural brilliance of #photonics, from the northern lights to the mysterious glow of bioluminescent life. 💡
Add it to your schedule: https://bit.ly/4pmnDS9
January 5, 2026 at 9:52 PM
Step into the wild! 🐯
The 2026 #PhotonicsWest Welcome Reception offers an immersive experience inspired by the natural brilliance of #photonics, from the northern lights to the mysterious glow of bioluminescent life. 💡
Add it to your schedule: https://bit.ly/4pmnDS9
The 2026 #PhotonicsWest Welcome Reception offers an immersive experience inspired by the natural brilliance of #photonics, from the northern lights to the mysterious glow of bioluminescent life. 💡
Add it to your schedule: https://bit.ly/4pmnDS9
🧠 Researchers from @ucirvine.bsky.social & @ucsandiego.bsky.social introduce a cost-efficient method to investigate cellular morphology changes in response to mechanical stress by combining LIS + quantitative phase microscopy.
#OpenAccess #BiophotonicsDiscovery paper here: https://bit.ly/4aNsyYv 💡
#OpenAccess #BiophotonicsDiscovery paper here: https://bit.ly/4aNsyYv 💡
December 31, 2025 at 6:15 PM
🧠 Researchers from @ucirvine.bsky.social & @ucsandiego.bsky.social introduce a cost-efficient method to investigate cellular morphology changes in response to mechanical stress by combining LIS + quantitative phase microscopy.
#OpenAccess #BiophotonicsDiscovery paper here: https://bit.ly/4aNsyYv 💡
#OpenAccess #BiophotonicsDiscovery paper here: https://bit.ly/4aNsyYv 💡
🧠🔒 Cerebral blood flow and energy demand: imaging insights into neurovascular function, a review paper by Alyssa Larios, Shivang Sullere, and Chenghua Gu of @harvardmed.bsky.social.
Read the open-access #Neurophotonics paper here: https://bit.ly/4rFSJqk
#neuroskyence #neuroscience
Read the open-access #Neurophotonics paper here: https://bit.ly/4rFSJqk
#neuroskyence #neuroscience
December 24, 2025 at 7:33 PM
🧠🔒 Cerebral blood flow and energy demand: imaging insights into neurovascular function, a review paper by Alyssa Larios, Shivang Sullere, and Chenghua Gu of @harvardmed.bsky.social.
Read the open-access #Neurophotonics paper here: https://bit.ly/4rFSJqk
#neuroskyence #neuroscience
Read the open-access #Neurophotonics paper here: https://bit.ly/4rFSJqk
#neuroskyence #neuroscience
Marvell Technology is acquiring Celestial AI in a $5B+ deal to bring optical interconnects to AI data centers.
Copper wiring is out — optical promises higher bandwidth, lower latency, and better power efficiency. The future of #AI is optical. ⚙️💡
Learn more below:
https://optics.org/news/16/11/47
Copper wiring is out — optical promises higher bandwidth, lower latency, and better power efficiency. The future of #AI is optical. ⚙️💡
Learn more below:
https://optics.org/news/16/11/47
Marvell looks to scale up optical links with $5BN-plus Celestial AI deal
Data center infrastructure giant to pay initial $3.25BN for venture-backed photonic interconnect startup.
optics.org
December 23, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Marvell Technology is acquiring Celestial AI in a $5B+ deal to bring optical interconnects to AI data centers.
Copper wiring is out — optical promises higher bandwidth, lower latency, and better power efficiency. The future of #AI is optical. ⚙️💡
Learn more below:
https://optics.org/news/16/11/47
Copper wiring is out — optical promises higher bandwidth, lower latency, and better power efficiency. The future of #AI is optical. ⚙️💡
Learn more below:
https://optics.org/news/16/11/47