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Welcome to the official account of SPIE, the international society for optics and #photonics. Over the past five years, we have invested over $25M in the international optics community! 💡
To see tiny chip details, scientists use deep ultraviolet light. Special lenses help capture these images, and thanks to better lasers, simpler lens designs are making a comeback in tech manufacturing. 💡
Learn more in a new #SPIE_OE article: https://bit.ly/4828waY
#optics #engineering #LensDesign
Learn more in a new #SPIE_OE article: https://bit.ly/4828waY
#optics #engineering #LensDesign
November 28, 2025 at 4:18 PM
To see tiny chip details, scientists use deep ultraviolet light. Special lenses help capture these images, and thanks to better lasers, simpler lens designs are making a comeback in tech manufacturing. 💡
Learn more in a new #SPIE_OE article: https://bit.ly/4828waY
#optics #engineering #LensDesign
Learn more in a new #SPIE_OE article: https://bit.ly/4828waY
#optics #engineering #LensDesign
The #SPIEastro call for papers closes on 3 December! ⌛
Join us in Copenhagen, Denmark, from 5-10 July. Share your latest research in telescope design, instrumentation, and technologies shaping the future of astronomy. 🔭 🛰️
Learn more and submit your abstract here: https://bit.ly/49yIi12
Join us in Copenhagen, Denmark, from 5-10 July. Share your latest research in telescope design, instrumentation, and technologies shaping the future of astronomy. 🔭 🛰️
Learn more and submit your abstract here: https://bit.ly/49yIi12
November 27, 2025 at 5:05 PM
The #SPIEastro call for papers closes on 3 December! ⌛
Join us in Copenhagen, Denmark, from 5-10 July. Share your latest research in telescope design, instrumentation, and technologies shaping the future of astronomy. 🔭 🛰️
Learn more and submit your abstract here: https://bit.ly/49yIi12
Join us in Copenhagen, Denmark, from 5-10 July. Share your latest research in telescope design, instrumentation, and technologies shaping the future of astronomy. 🔭 🛰️
Learn more and submit your abstract here: https://bit.ly/49yIi12
We can't wait to see everyone in San Francisco, from 17–22 January, for #PhotonicsWest!
It’s where our #photonics community reconnects, shares new ideas, and explores the latest in lasers, biomed, quantum, and imaging. 💡 🧬 🔭
Want to join us? Register here: https://bit.ly/3LI7jgp
It’s where our #photonics community reconnects, shares new ideas, and explores the latest in lasers, biomed, quantum, and imaging. 💡 🧬 🔭
Want to join us? Register here: https://bit.ly/3LI7jgp
November 26, 2025 at 6:10 PM
We can't wait to see everyone in San Francisco, from 17–22 January, for #PhotonicsWest!
It’s where our #photonics community reconnects, shares new ideas, and explores the latest in lasers, biomed, quantum, and imaging. 💡 🧬 🔭
Want to join us? Register here: https://bit.ly/3LI7jgp
It’s where our #photonics community reconnects, shares new ideas, and explores the latest in lasers, biomed, quantum, and imaging. 💡 🧬 🔭
Want to join us? Register here: https://bit.ly/3LI7jgp
A new microscope captures 4 tissue layers simultaneously and 25x faster than traditional methods!
Using multiplane imaging & 2.5D microscopy, this technique improves volumetric imaging speed with minimal loss in spatial resolution & sensitivity 🔬
Read the #SPIE_JBO article: https://bit.ly/3JPlob8
Using multiplane imaging & 2.5D microscopy, this technique improves volumetric imaging speed with minimal loss in spatial resolution & sensitivity 🔬
Read the #SPIE_JBO article: https://bit.ly/3JPlob8
November 25, 2025 at 4:07 PM
A new microscope captures 4 tissue layers simultaneously and 25x faster than traditional methods!
Using multiplane imaging & 2.5D microscopy, this technique improves volumetric imaging speed with minimal loss in spatial resolution & sensitivity 🔬
Read the #SPIE_JBO article: https://bit.ly/3JPlob8
Using multiplane imaging & 2.5D microscopy, this technique improves volumetric imaging speed with minimal loss in spatial resolution & sensitivity 🔬
Read the #SPIE_JBO article: https://bit.ly/3JPlob8
Would you like to help inspire the next generation of innovators?
Apply for the #SPIE Outreach Grants Program! 🌱
This program helps raise awareness for light-based tech through class kits, community displays, and more!
Submit your proposal below:
https://bit.ly/3WIfN9z
Apply for the #SPIE Outreach Grants Program! 🌱
This program helps raise awareness for light-based tech through class kits, community displays, and more!
Submit your proposal below:
https://bit.ly/3WIfN9z
November 22, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Would you like to help inspire the next generation of innovators?
Apply for the #SPIE Outreach Grants Program! 🌱
This program helps raise awareness for light-based tech through class kits, community displays, and more!
Submit your proposal below:
https://bit.ly/3WIfN9z
Apply for the #SPIE Outreach Grants Program! 🌱
This program helps raise awareness for light-based tech through class kits, community displays, and more!
Submit your proposal below:
https://bit.ly/3WIfN9z
#Photonics researchers are rethinking how we keep things cool. ❄️
Radiative cooling uses reflective materials to send heat into space, no electricity needed. These coatings could help cool buildings and even generate power at night.💡
Read more in #PhotonicsFocus: https://bit.ly/47OsKUp
Radiative cooling uses reflective materials to send heat into space, no electricity needed. These coatings could help cool buildings and even generate power at night.💡
Read more in #PhotonicsFocus: https://bit.ly/47OsKUp
November 20, 2025 at 4:52 PM
#Photonics researchers are rethinking how we keep things cool. ❄️
Radiative cooling uses reflective materials to send heat into space, no electricity needed. These coatings could help cool buildings and even generate power at night.💡
Read more in #PhotonicsFocus: https://bit.ly/47OsKUp
Radiative cooling uses reflective materials to send heat into space, no electricity needed. These coatings could help cool buildings and even generate power at night.💡
Read more in #PhotonicsFocus: https://bit.ly/47OsKUp
Dr. Anita Mahadevan-Jansen has illuminated the path of #biophotonics, from pioneering infrared diagnostics to advancing neurosurgical tools. Her translational work bridges #optics & medicine, shaping light-based healthcare.
Watch the #BiophotonicsDisovery conversation: https://bit.ly/3LwRFnQ
Watch the #BiophotonicsDisovery conversation: https://bit.ly/3LwRFnQ
November 19, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Dr. Anita Mahadevan-Jansen has illuminated the path of #biophotonics, from pioneering infrared diagnostics to advancing neurosurgical tools. Her translational work bridges #optics & medicine, shaping light-based healthcare.
Watch the #BiophotonicsDisovery conversation: https://bit.ly/3LwRFnQ
Watch the #BiophotonicsDisovery conversation: https://bit.ly/3LwRFnQ
Markerless motion capture is bringing pro-level performance analysis to more athletes. Using AI and standard cameras, it captures natural motion in 3D, no suits or markers required. 🏌️ ⛳
Learn how this technology is reshaping sports science in #PhotonicsFocus: https://bit.ly/4qPsUU2
Learn how this technology is reshaping sports science in #PhotonicsFocus: https://bit.ly/4qPsUU2
November 18, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Markerless motion capture is bringing pro-level performance analysis to more athletes. Using AI and standard cameras, it captures natural motion in 3D, no suits or markers required. 🏌️ ⛳
Learn how this technology is reshaping sports science in #PhotonicsFocus: https://bit.ly/4qPsUU2
Learn how this technology is reshaping sports science in #PhotonicsFocus: https://bit.ly/4qPsUU2
Hyperspectral imaging = seeing colors beyond human vision 🌈🔬
Scientists built a smart holographic lens that works with phone-style sensors to capture light data fast. A big leap in detecting disease, pollution & crop health using light alone!
Read the #SPIE_JOM article: https://bit.ly/3WHJKqo
Scientists built a smart holographic lens that works with phone-style sensors to capture light data fast. A big leap in detecting disease, pollution & crop health using light alone!
Read the #SPIE_JOM article: https://bit.ly/3WHJKqo
November 18, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Hyperspectral imaging = seeing colors beyond human vision 🌈🔬
Scientists built a smart holographic lens that works with phone-style sensors to capture light data fast. A big leap in detecting disease, pollution & crop health using light alone!
Read the #SPIE_JOM article: https://bit.ly/3WHJKqo
Scientists built a smart holographic lens that works with phone-style sensors to capture light data fast. A big leap in detecting disease, pollution & crop health using light alone!
Read the #SPIE_JOM article: https://bit.ly/3WHJKqo
Harold “Doc” Edgerton transformed imaging with the electronic stroboscope, freezing motion in microseconds. His innovations paved the way for modern high-speed imaging systems. 📸
💡Read more about "Papa Flash" in #PhotonicsFocus: https://bit.ly/4hUQWsZ
💡Read more about "Papa Flash" in #PhotonicsFocus: https://bit.ly/4hUQWsZ
November 17, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Harold “Doc” Edgerton transformed imaging with the electronic stroboscope, freezing motion in microseconds. His innovations paved the way for modern high-speed imaging systems. 📸
💡Read more about "Papa Flash" in #PhotonicsFocus: https://bit.ly/4hUQWsZ
💡Read more about "Papa Flash" in #PhotonicsFocus: https://bit.ly/4hUQWsZ
Future wearable devices could track far more than heart rate. 🫀
Using optical materials and AI, researchers are developing multimodal sensors that monitor lactate, electrolytes, and more, offering a complete picture of performance and health.
Learn more in #PhotonicsFocus: https://bit.ly/4nMKa9W
Using optical materials and AI, researchers are developing multimodal sensors that monitor lactate, electrolytes, and more, offering a complete picture of performance and health.
Learn more in #PhotonicsFocus: https://bit.ly/4nMKa9W
November 14, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Future wearable devices could track far more than heart rate. 🫀
Using optical materials and AI, researchers are developing multimodal sensors that monitor lactate, electrolytes, and more, offering a complete picture of performance and health.
Learn more in #PhotonicsFocus: https://bit.ly/4nMKa9W
Using optical materials and AI, researchers are developing multimodal sensors that monitor lactate, electrolytes, and more, offering a complete picture of performance and health.
Learn more in #PhotonicsFocus: https://bit.ly/4nMKa9W
Vector beams bend light in unusual ways—revealing hidden effects at the nanoscale. Researchers at @illinoisstateu.bsky.social are using cylindrical vector beams, which twist electric & magnetic fields across the beam, unlike regular light.
Read more: https://bit.ly/3LwNpom 💡 #AdvancedPhotonics
Read more: https://bit.ly/3LwNpom 💡 #AdvancedPhotonics
November 13, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Vector beams bend light in unusual ways—revealing hidden effects at the nanoscale. Researchers at @illinoisstateu.bsky.social are using cylindrical vector beams, which twist electric & magnetic fields across the beam, unlike regular light.
Read more: https://bit.ly/3LwNpom 💡 #AdvancedPhotonics
Read more: https://bit.ly/3LwNpom 💡 #AdvancedPhotonics
Shine a light on light-based technology using the #SPIE Outreach Grant Program!
This program promotes and inspires the next generation through innovative events and activities. ☀️
Don't miss out on the chance to apply! Submit your proposal and read more here: https://bit.ly/3WIfN9z
This program promotes and inspires the next generation through innovative events and activities. ☀️
Don't miss out on the chance to apply! Submit your proposal and read more here: https://bit.ly/3WIfN9z
November 12, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Shine a light on light-based technology using the #SPIE Outreach Grant Program!
This program promotes and inspires the next generation through innovative events and activities. ☀️
Don't miss out on the chance to apply! Submit your proposal and read more here: https://bit.ly/3WIfN9z
This program promotes and inspires the next generation through innovative events and activities. ☀️
Don't miss out on the chance to apply! Submit your proposal and read more here: https://bit.ly/3WIfN9z
Join us on 18 November for the next SPIE AR | VR | MR Fireside Chat, featuring Morphotonics!
Bernard Kress, Christophe Peroz, and Grace Lee will sit down with Morphotonics CEO Hugo da Silva.
Register here: https://bit.ly/4qPARsm
Bernard Kress, Christophe Peroz, and Grace Lee will sit down with Morphotonics CEO Hugo da Silva.
Register here: https://bit.ly/4qPARsm
November 11, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Join us on 18 November for the next SPIE AR | VR | MR Fireside Chat, featuring Morphotonics!
Bernard Kress, Christophe Peroz, and Grace Lee will sit down with Morphotonics CEO Hugo da Silva.
Register here: https://bit.ly/4qPARsm
Bernard Kress, Christophe Peroz, and Grace Lee will sit down with Morphotonics CEO Hugo da Silva.
Register here: https://bit.ly/4qPARsm
Closing the gap in oral cancer detection. 🦷
A new smartphone-based imaging system uses AI + autofluorescence to help dentists detect oral cancer early—fitting seamlessly into routine exams.
Read the #BiophotonicsDiscovery news story here: https://bit.ly/4qRrysc
A new smartphone-based imaging system uses AI + autofluorescence to help dentists detect oral cancer early—fitting seamlessly into routine exams.
Read the #BiophotonicsDiscovery news story here: https://bit.ly/4qRrysc
November 11, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Closing the gap in oral cancer detection. 🦷
A new smartphone-based imaging system uses AI + autofluorescence to help dentists detect oral cancer early—fitting seamlessly into routine exams.
Read the #BiophotonicsDiscovery news story here: https://bit.ly/4qRrysc
A new smartphone-based imaging system uses AI + autofluorescence to help dentists detect oral cancer early—fitting seamlessly into routine exams.
Read the #BiophotonicsDiscovery news story here: https://bit.ly/4qRrysc
🧠 From philosophy to brain imaging, Dr. Anna Roe proves how asking bold questions (& finding mentors) can shape science.
🎬 Watch the full #Neurophotonics interview with Dr. Roe and @cimoore444.bsky.social: https://bit.ly/3LrY57R
🎬 Watch the full #Neurophotonics interview with Dr. Roe and @cimoore444.bsky.social: https://bit.ly/3LrY57R
November 10, 2025 at 3:54 PM
🧠 From philosophy to brain imaging, Dr. Anna Roe proves how asking bold questions (& finding mentors) can shape science.
🎬 Watch the full #Neurophotonics interview with Dr. Roe and @cimoore444.bsky.social: https://bit.ly/3LrY57R
🎬 Watch the full #Neurophotonics interview with Dr. Roe and @cimoore444.bsky.social: https://bit.ly/3LrY57R
Cutting down false positives & boosting diagnostic precision!
Researchers @upenn.edu @ucsantabarbara.bsky.social found that convolutional #NeuralNetworks can interpret breast scans with fewer false positives, thereby enhancing diagnostic accuracy. 🥼
Read the #SPIE_JMI paper: https://bit.ly/3JHx9jM
Researchers @upenn.edu @ucsantabarbara.bsky.social found that convolutional #NeuralNetworks can interpret breast scans with fewer false positives, thereby enhancing diagnostic accuracy. 🥼
Read the #SPIE_JMI paper: https://bit.ly/3JHx9jM
November 9, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Cutting down false positives & boosting diagnostic precision!
Researchers @upenn.edu @ucsantabarbara.bsky.social found that convolutional #NeuralNetworks can interpret breast scans with fewer false positives, thereby enhancing diagnostic accuracy. 🥼
Read the #SPIE_JMI paper: https://bit.ly/3JHx9jM
Researchers @upenn.edu @ucsantabarbara.bsky.social found that convolutional #NeuralNetworks can interpret breast scans with fewer false positives, thereby enhancing diagnostic accuracy. 🥼
Read the #SPIE_JMI paper: https://bit.ly/3JHx9jM
Smarter CT imaging! 🩻
Researchers from @upenn.edu & @jhu.edu found a way to separate body parts and metal implants into two layers. Using AI for anatomy and math for metal, they clean up blurry images, making scans clearer.
Read the full #SPIE_JMI article: https://bit.ly/3XcpQns
Researchers from @upenn.edu & @jhu.edu found a way to separate body parts and metal implants into two layers. Using AI for anatomy and math for metal, they clean up blurry images, making scans clearer.
Read the full #SPIE_JMI article: https://bit.ly/3XcpQns
November 7, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Smarter CT imaging! 🩻
Researchers from @upenn.edu & @jhu.edu found a way to separate body parts and metal implants into two layers. Using AI for anatomy and math for metal, they clean up blurry images, making scans clearer.
Read the full #SPIE_JMI article: https://bit.ly/3XcpQns
Researchers from @upenn.edu & @jhu.edu found a way to separate body parts and metal implants into two layers. Using AI for anatomy and math for metal, they clean up blurry images, making scans clearer.
Read the full #SPIE_JMI article: https://bit.ly/3XcpQns
Fund your future and passions by applying for an SPIE Education Scholarship and take the next step toward your career in #optics and #photonics!
https://bit.ly/4qBm1Wm
https://bit.ly/4qBm1Wm
November 6, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Fund your future and passions by applying for an SPIE Education Scholarship and take the next step toward your career in #optics and #photonics!
https://bit.ly/4qBm1Wm
https://bit.ly/4qBm1Wm
The SPIE Catalyst Award recognizes a for-profit organization making a meaningful social or environmental impact through photonics. 💡
🌍 Finalists for 2026:
Cerca Magnetics — Quantum OPM-MEG for Autism
PicoQuant — Shaping the Future of Photonics
#PhotonicsPrism #PhotonicsWest
🌍 Finalists for 2026:
Cerca Magnetics — Quantum OPM-MEG for Autism
PicoQuant — Shaping the Future of Photonics
#PhotonicsPrism #PhotonicsWest
November 5, 2025 at 6:49 PM
The SPIE Catalyst Award recognizes a for-profit organization making a meaningful social or environmental impact through photonics. 💡
🌍 Finalists for 2026:
Cerca Magnetics — Quantum OPM-MEG for Autism
PicoQuant — Shaping the Future of Photonics
#PhotonicsPrism #PhotonicsWest
🌍 Finalists for 2026:
Cerca Magnetics — Quantum OPM-MEG for Autism
PicoQuant — Shaping the Future of Photonics
#PhotonicsPrism #PhotonicsWest
👓 XR Tech finalists:
Eulitha — PhableS
LightTrans (@lighttrans.bsky.social) — VirtualLab Fusion
Vitrealab — Quantum Light Chip
#PhotonicsPrism #PhotonicsWest
Eulitha — PhableS
LightTrans (@lighttrans.bsky.social) — VirtualLab Fusion
Vitrealab — Quantum Light Chip
#PhotonicsPrism #PhotonicsWest
November 5, 2025 at 6:47 PM
👓 XR Tech finalists:
Eulitha — PhableS
LightTrans (@lighttrans.bsky.social) — VirtualLab Fusion
Vitrealab — Quantum Light Chip
#PhotonicsPrism #PhotonicsWest
Eulitha — PhableS
LightTrans (@lighttrans.bsky.social) — VirtualLab Fusion
Vitrealab — Quantum Light Chip
#PhotonicsPrism #PhotonicsWest
📐Test & Measurement finalists:
4D Technology — 4D InSpec SR
Gamma Scientific — 191 AR Coating Reflectance Measurement System
PI (Physik Instrumente) — PINovAlign42
#PhotonicsPrism #PhotonicsWest
4D Technology — 4D InSpec SR
Gamma Scientific — 191 AR Coating Reflectance Measurement System
PI (Physik Instrumente) — PINovAlign42
#PhotonicsPrism #PhotonicsWest
November 5, 2025 at 6:43 PM
📐Test & Measurement finalists:
4D Technology — 4D InSpec SR
Gamma Scientific — 191 AR Coating Reflectance Measurement System
PI (Physik Instrumente) — PINovAlign42
#PhotonicsPrism #PhotonicsWest
4D Technology — 4D InSpec SR
Gamma Scientific — 191 AR Coating Reflectance Measurement System
PI (Physik Instrumente) — PINovAlign42
#PhotonicsPrism #PhotonicsWest
💡Sensor finalists:
ams OSRAM — TMF8829
NAMUGA & Lumotive — Stella-2
Phlux Technology Ltd. — Aura Noiseless InGaAs APD
#PhotonicsPrism #PhotonicsWest
ams OSRAM — TMF8829
NAMUGA & Lumotive — Stella-2
Phlux Technology Ltd. — Aura Noiseless InGaAs APD
#PhotonicsPrism #PhotonicsWest
November 5, 2025 at 6:37 PM
💡Sensor finalists:
ams OSRAM — TMF8829
NAMUGA & Lumotive — Stella-2
Phlux Technology Ltd. — Aura Noiseless InGaAs APD
#PhotonicsPrism #PhotonicsWest
ams OSRAM — TMF8829
NAMUGA & Lumotive — Stella-2
Phlux Technology Ltd. — Aura Noiseless InGaAs APD
#PhotonicsPrism #PhotonicsWest
⚛️ Quantum Tech finalists:
CPI TMD Technologies Ltd — gMOT
Ki3 Photonics Technologies — Ki3 PHASE.FIX
TOPTICA Photonics AG — TOPTICLOCK
#PhotonicsPrism #PhotonicsWest
CPI TMD Technologies Ltd — gMOT
Ki3 Photonics Technologies — Ki3 PHASE.FIX
TOPTICA Photonics AG — TOPTICLOCK
#PhotonicsPrism #PhotonicsWest
November 5, 2025 at 6:34 PM
⚛️ Quantum Tech finalists:
CPI TMD Technologies Ltd — gMOT
Ki3 Photonics Technologies — Ki3 PHASE.FIX
TOPTICA Photonics AG — TOPTICLOCK
#PhotonicsPrism #PhotonicsWest
CPI TMD Technologies Ltd — gMOT
Ki3 Photonics Technologies — Ki3 PHASE.FIX
TOPTICA Photonics AG — TOPTICLOCK
#PhotonicsPrism #PhotonicsWest
⚙️ Optical Materials & Components finalists:
Momentum Optics — Momentum
Seagate Technology — HAMR Hard Drive
Silanna Semiconductor — Firepower SL2001 Laser Firing System
#PhotonicsPrism #PhotonicsWest
Momentum Optics — Momentum
Seagate Technology — HAMR Hard Drive
Silanna Semiconductor — Firepower SL2001 Laser Firing System
#PhotonicsPrism #PhotonicsWest
November 5, 2025 at 6:30 PM
⚙️ Optical Materials & Components finalists:
Momentum Optics — Momentum
Seagate Technology — HAMR Hard Drive
Silanna Semiconductor — Firepower SL2001 Laser Firing System
#PhotonicsPrism #PhotonicsWest
Momentum Optics — Momentum
Seagate Technology — HAMR Hard Drive
Silanna Semiconductor — Firepower SL2001 Laser Firing System
#PhotonicsPrism #PhotonicsWest