• AR/VR visions of the future
    Jan 7 2025

    This episode features Dr. Nikhil Balram, CEO of Mojo Vision. He has a Ph.D. in electrical engineering, and more than 30 years of experience in the semiconductor and display industries. He’s also received several awards, including a Gold Stevie Award for Executive of the Year in the electronics category and the Otto Schade Prize from the Society for Information Display.

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    19 mins
  • Fiber optics: beyond cables
    Dec 31 2024

    In this episode, we talk with Andres Chavarria, the technical director of LUNA Innovations. He’s the former technical director at OptaSense, and has more than 20 years of experience in the field. He now focuses on fiber optic sensing tools for a variety of applications and industries, from smart infrastructure and telecommunications to energy, earth, and engineering systems.

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    26 mins
  • Light News 12.24.24
    Dec 24 2024

    The latest roundup of some of the most interesting and exciting news impacting the photonics industry!

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    6 mins
  • Sam Rubin: An optics vet with the heart of an engineer
    Dec 17 2024

    This episode features Sam Rubin, CEO of LightPath Technologies. He says he’s an engineer at heart who got his start in the optics industry alongside his father before founding xLight Photonics. He talks about his experiences in optics and photonics, including the many years he spent in various roles at Thorlabs.

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    26 mins
  • SLAC: A research facility for all
    Dec 10 2024

    This episode features Mike Dunne and Greg Hays, from SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. The pair are part of a team that’s now making some exciting high-energy upgrades to the Linac Coherent Light Source, meant to help researchers and technologies advance.

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    15 mins
  • Embracing the future of holography
    Dec 4 2024

    This episode features a really interesting chat with Mike Noonen, CEO of Swave Photonics. He talks about the company's work with holography and other photonics technologies, and what it all means for the future.

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    17 mins
  • Light News (11.26.24)
    Nov 26 2024

    Here's the latest roundup of some of the most interesting and exciting news impacting the photonics industry!

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    6 mins
  • For the love of optics education
    Nov 19 2024

    This episode features Cory Boone, technical marketing manager at Edmund Optics. An engineering, optics, and marketing guru, he's very active in educational outreach, he creates the company's popular YouTube and TikTok videos, and has even authored a children’s book ("Larry Laser Finds His Spark") to share the fun of STEM with future generations.

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    21 mins