Following the Photons: A Photonics Podcast

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Pride in the Heart of Engineering

2024-11-1229:07

This episode features Dr. Teresa Pace, an engineering fellow with L3Harris, and an algorithm and data architect with the Strategy & Technology office in the Integrated Mission Systems segment. She has an extensive career, which includes time as a chief engineer for Lockheed Martin. She also holds an impressive 14 patents and her work has been featured in 80 publications.

The CEO shift

2024-11-0531:41

This episode features a chat with OpenLight CEO Dr. Adam Carter, a semiconductor communications industry veteran with an impressive 25-year track record. He’s also been instrumental in the growth and turnarounds of some of the world’s leading optics businesses and manufacturers.

Light News 10.29.24

2024-10-2904:52

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

The balance of varied expertise

2024-10-2231:20

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.

Light News 10.15.24

2024-10-1506:27

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

TAU Systems democratizes innovation

2024-10-0924:14

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.

Light News 10.01.24

2024-10-0105:38

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

Photonics virtuoso: Caroline Boudoux, Ph.D.

2024-09-2431:05

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.

Light News 09.17.24

2024-09-1706:20

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!

AmeriCOM: Where workforce training meets defense

2024-09-1030:20

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.

Light News

2024-09-0306:30

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!

‘American-made’ boosts data network confidence

2024-08-2720:21

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.

A Fresh Take on Integrated Photonics

2024-08-1329:38

In this episode, we talk with Jorn Smeets from PhotonDelta, a European integrated photonics ecosystem that has expanded into Silicon Valley in California. After several years as the organization's Chief Marketing Officer and Board Member, he has been named Managing Director for the organization’s North America region, a role in which he aims to accelerate the photonic chip industry by building collaborations between North America and the international PhotonDelta ecosystem.

Aligning the Future of Innovation

2024-07-3018:50

In this episode, I’m talking with Christophe Maleville, Chief Technology Officer and Senior Executive Vice President of Innovation at Soitec. He joined the company just after its founding in 1993, and has been a driving force behind joint research activities alongside CEA-Leti. Christophe’s experience extends even further, too, as an author or co-author of 30 research papers who holds an impressive 30 patents.

AR display tech developer sets sights on the future

2024-07-1617:57

In this episode, we talk with Juha Pietarinen, Chief Product Officer at Finland-based OptoFidelity. From nanophotonics, AR display technology, and the future to motorcycles and scuba diving... we cover it all!

The Academia of Optics

2024-07-0218:51

This episode features Dr. Daniel Feezell, a professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and General Chair of the Optical Science and Engineering department at the University of New Mexico. He’s joined by his colleague, Dr. Jean-Claude Diels, a professor of Physics & Astronomy and Electrical Engineering at the university. Their combined years of experience in academia provide a very interesting perspective on the optics and photonics industry.

Lasers: A changing realm

2024-06-1128:09

With an eye on the business aspect of photonics in his role as co-CEO of Power Technology, William Burgess discusses the changing laser technology and regulations realms, and how the industry can continue advancing with the next-generation of engineers and technicians.

Industry veteran spreads importance of photonics

2024-05-2816:05

This episode features Laurent Fulbert, Deputy Head of the Optics and Photonics division at France-based CEA-Leti. He has more 30 years of experience in various areas of photonics and offers his insight on everything from the state of the industry to spreading the word of its importance in our everyday lives.

Quantum: The future is here

2024-05-1422:58

Don't miss this latest edition of Following the Photons, featuring Andrei Dragomir, founder and CEO of Aquark Technologies, a U.K.-based start-up bringing next-generation quantum technology from the lab to real-world applications. With a background in physics research - a passion that dates back to his elementary school years - Andrei has a super interesting perspective on the quantum industry, and what the future holds.

Laser Innovator Takes Center Stage

2024-04-3029:07

In this episode, laser innovator Gregory Niven reminisces about his years in the laser industry, what the future holds for photonics, and his recent Academy Awards experience.

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