Imaging wins big at Photonics West
7 February 2020
Inspekto, Outsight and WaveOptics all won Prism Awards at SPIE’s flagship event, Photonics West, in San Francisco
Greg Blackman explores the efforts underway to improve connectivity in factories
Photonics West
Lens-free microscope promises to speed medical diagnostics
17 January 2020
The lens-free technology from CEA-Leti, which digitally reconstructs microscope images and will be presented at SPIE Photonics West, opens up fast, automated cell screening
Sony presents next-gen sensor plans at Photonics West
22 February 2019
Ron Low, Framos head of sales Americas and APAC, reports from Framos Tech Days at Photonics West in San Francisco where Sony Japan representatives presented image sensor roadmap updates
Stacked sensor with parallel processing built for fast, edge imaging
19 February 2019
Greg Blackman reports on CEA Leti's new image sensor, shown at Photonics West, which contains onboard processing and is able to image at 5,500 frames per second
3D and vibration imaging tech finalists of SPIE Prism Awards
3 December 2018
Ajile Light Industries, Leica, and RDI Technologies have been shortlisted for SPIE’s Prism Award in the category of imaging and cameras
SPIE Photonics West 2019
SPIE Photonics West will host an estimated 23,000 registered attendees, 1,350 exhibitors, and more than 5,200 papers. Along with 14 professional-development sessions and more than 70 courses covering everything from laser sources to photonic therapeutics and diagnostics, Photonics West also hosts a comprehensive job fair, which will run from 5 to 6 February.
Broadband graphene-CMOS sensors shown at Photonics West
6 February 2018
Greg Blackman reports from SPIE Photonics West, where the first image sensors based on graphene-CMOS integration were on display
New US export control working groups meet at Photonics West
5 April 2017
SPIE has set up three export control working groups – detectors and cameras, lasers, and lenses and optics. SPIE's Jennifer Douris updates on the groups' first meetings at Photonics West in February
Spectral imager and sight restoring tech win prizes at Photonics West
8 February 2017
A handheld hyperspectral imager from US firm TruTag Technologies has won a Prism Award for Photonics Innovation at SPIE Photonics West
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