PhotonicsViewsPub Date : 2024-01-16DOI: 10.1002/phvs.202470107
{"title":"Quantum technology: just a hype, or is it the future?","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/phvs.202470107","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/phvs.202470107","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Everyone is talking about quantum technology (QT) – but what does this buzzword, with its origins in the photonics industry, actually mean in practice? As an experienced company in the QT sector, Toptica Eagleyard shares some key insights on its pivotal role in the industry in an interview, and reports on what QT has to do with the ‘valley of tears’ and ‘coming home’.</p>","PeriodicalId":101021,"journal":{"name":"PhotonicsViews","volume":"21 1","pages":"24-26"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/phvs.202470107","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139473953","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PhotonicsViewsPub Date : 2024-01-16DOI: 10.1108/prt.2000.12929dae.003
{"title":"Buyers' Guide","authors":"","doi":"10.1108/prt.2000.12929dae.003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/prt.2000.12929dae.003","url":null,"abstract":"FERTILISERS C A N N O C K A G R I C U L T U R A L CO., Ltd., Cannock, Staffs. CARTERS' TESTED SEEDS, Ltd., Raynes Park, London, S.W.20. FISONS H O R T I C U L T U R E Ltd., Recreational and Industrial Dept., Harvest House, Ipswich, Suffolk. MAXWELL M. HART, Ltd., Winnersh, Wokingham, Berkshire. T. P A R K E R & SONS, Worcester Park, Surrey. STEWART & CO., Seedsmen Ltd., Edinburgh, 2. SUTTON & SONS, Ltd., Reading.","PeriodicalId":101021,"journal":{"name":"PhotonicsViews","volume":" 45","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139619024","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PhotonicsViewsPub Date : 2024-01-16DOI: 10.1002/phvs.202470106
{"title":"“Give customers more accessible data from production”","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/phvs.202470106","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/phvs.202470106","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The head of the family-owned German company tells the story of running a producer and distributor of optical and optoelectronic components and laser modules for a wide range of technology sectors.</p>","PeriodicalId":101021,"journal":{"name":"PhotonicsViews","volume":"21 1","pages":"22-23"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/phvs.202470106","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139473922","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PhotonicsViewsPub Date : 2024-01-16DOI: 10.1002/phvs.202400001
Sergius Janik, Thorsten Lubinski, Michael Kaluza, Werner Mäntele
{"title":"Photonic blood glucose measurement with infrared quantum cascade lasers","authors":"Sergius Janik, Thorsten Lubinski, Michael Kaluza, Werner Mäntele","doi":"10.1002/phvs.202400001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/phvs.202400001","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Diabetes patients rely on frequent measurement of blood glucose that is presently performed by painful pricking and analysis of a drop of blood. Diamontech has developed a noninvasive technique that targets a prominent mid-infrared signature of glucose. This technique uses quantum cascade lasers and photothermal detection. Clinical validation has proven an accuracy similar to current invasive techniques.</p>","PeriodicalId":101021,"journal":{"name":"PhotonicsViews","volume":"21 1","pages":"56-59"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/phvs.202400001","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139473957","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"High-speed laser drilling to scale up fuel cells and hydrogen electrolyzers","authors":"Mitchell Leering, Cliff Jolliffe, Sundar Marimuthu","doi":"10.1002/phvs.202400002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/phvs.202400002","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Scaling up clean hydrogen production using renewable energy is essential for decarbonizing a range of sectors, including transportation, chemicals, and steel, where reducing emissions and achieving net-zero targets have proven to be challenging. Advances in laser-based manufacturing, particularly ultra-high-speed laser drilling, are crucial for economically producing and scaling up hydrogen components, including high-temperature hydrogen electrolyzers (HTHE).</p>","PeriodicalId":101021,"journal":{"name":"PhotonicsViews","volume":"21 1","pages":"48-52"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/phvs.202400002","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139473915","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}