Following the Photons: A Photonics Podcast
Welcome to the Laser Focus World Podcast, where we dive deep 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.
Join us as we bring you the latest news and insights from the forefront of the photonics industry. Our episodes feature 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.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 17 minutes
- Episodes
- 70
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
SLAC: A research facility for all
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…
Embracing the future of holography
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…
Light News (11.26.24)
Here's the latest roundup of some of the most interesting and exciting news impacting the photonics industry!
For the love of optics education
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 …
Pride in the Heart of Engineering
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 ha…
The CEO shift
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…
Light News 10.29.24
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…
The balance of varied expertise
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 presiden…
Light News 10.15.24
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 …
TAU Systems democratizes innovation
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…
Light News 10.01.24
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 s…
Photonics virtuoso: Caroline Boudoux, Ph.D.
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 Po…
Light News 09.17.24
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
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, radi…
Light News
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
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 compu…
A Fresh Take on Integrated Photonics
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 Ch…
Aligning the future of innovation
In this episode, host Justine Murphy talks with Christophe Maleville, Chief Technology Officer and Senior Executive Vice President of Innovation at Soitec. He joined the company just after its foundi…
AR display tech developer sets sights on the future
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 cov…
The Academia of Optics
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 …