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08 Oct 2009
ASK THE EXPERT
Photonic-crystal fibres: the route to success
The photonic-crystal fibre enables scientists to think in new ways about guiding light - and to follow that with innovative applications. Marie Freebody goes right back to the source and speaks to the inventor of the multifaceted fibre, Philip Russell.
EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES
Optofluidics set to flow smoothly out of the lab
Optofluidics is making big strides in applications ranging from biomedical technology to chemical synthesis, doing things more efficiently and cheaply than conventional techniques, and even promising feats otherwise impossible. Breck Hitz reports.
MARKET ANALYSIS
Laser vendors seeking the 'next big thing'
Although the laser micromaterials processing market has taken a clobbering this year, growth is set to return in the medium term, opening up opportunities for laser vendors who are prepared to invest in R&D and new products. Tom Hausken of Strategies Unlimited predicts far-reaching changes across the laser supply chain.
SILICON PHOTONICS
Intel turns to photonics to extend Moore's law
Intel's Photonics Technology Laboratory in California is showing how optics may one day enable computer-chip designers to overcome the fundamental limitations of electronics. Breck Hitz talks to the lab's director, Mario Paniccia.
BACK CHAT
Start-ups: is it time for something new?
With the global economy in the dumps, this looks like no time to be starting a new photonics business. But even now, argues David Nugent of Elucidare, determined innovators can still connect with capital.
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