
Bridging industry, academia, and diversity
This episode features Dr. Olivia Wheeler-Williams, coatings development manager at Edmund Optics, who has been named a 2025 Optica Ambassador, a position that allows her to help strengthen ties betwee...
4 Mars 202513min

AI/optics/CHIPS Act: A combo for the future
This episode features Todd Haugen, CEO of Enablence. He has more than 30 years of experience in the industry, including a two-decade-stint at Microsoft, where he led several large-scale engineering pr...
25 Feb 202523min

Dr. Andrea Armani: Engineer, researcher, mentor
This episode features Dr. Andrea Armani, senior director of engineering and physical sciences at the Ellison Medical Institute and longtime professor at the University of Southern California. Host Jus...
18 Feb 202522min

Master of the photonics roadmap
This episode features the renowned Dr. Michael Lebby, a photonics and optics industry veteran whose decades-long career spans all levels of research and development, technology startups, sales, financ...
11 Feb 202528min

Tech background drives unique perspectives
In this episode of Following the Photons, our host Justine Murphy talks with Mateja Lampe Rupnik, CEO of Red Pitaya and advisory CFO to its parent company, Instrumentation Technologies. She has many y...
4 Feb 202515min

Light News 01.28.25
The latest roundup of some of the most interesting and exciting news impacting the photonics industry!
28 Jan 20256min

EPIC interview: A focus on integrated photonics
This episode kicks off a new monthly interview series presented by EPIC, the European Photonics Industry Consortium, that will showcase the people and companies enriching and advancing the photonics i...
21 Jan 20257min

A passionate future for laser tech
In this episode, Justine Murphy talks with Hagen Zimer, CEO of Laser Technology at Trumpf. He's got many years of experience in the laser industry, and a clear and true passion for all things photonic...
14 Jan 202526min



















