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The author ponders on when social and economic normalcy can be regained by the photonics industry. He points out the fact that life during the pandemic is not simply a matter of survival but along with it is uncertainties and risk, adjustments, losses and gains and new opportunities. He cites the performance of the photonics sector as compared to other industries in terms of business revenue and investment.

The article offers information on the LASER World of Photonics trade fair and technical congress to be held in Munich, Germany from May 13-16, 2013.

The article focuses on COVID-19 shutdown of nonessential activities abruptly has halted many of the most familiar professional interactions the most visible and potentially enduring being the halt to physical tradeshows and the embrace of virtual events. Topics include the businesses be willing to bear the expense and risk of a booth at a tradeshow, and the physical exhibitions return to generate the revenue needed to support large technical conferences.

The article discusses management strategies for photonics-related businesses amidst the COVID-19 pandemic based on a series of webinars hosted by the Optical Society's Industry Development Associates in the U.S. Topics discussed include discussions based on crisis management experience and expertise, topics which will be covered including fire management in global supply chains, team building, and investment perspective on the global semiconductor sector.

The article offers information on the OSA's Industry Development Associates (OIDA) published a review of market opportunities in agriphotonics and identified multiple avenues for potential growth. It mentions the OIDA report segments agriphotonics by its role in the production process or supply chain and as an Research and development (R&D) tool; and also mentions that market opportunities seem greatest in farm machinery and food animal health.

Reports that researchers at Cornell University have created crystalline thin-film waveguides from polymer composites, raising the potential of growing optical materials of unusual size or geometry and broad tunability. Embedding of nanocrystals of chromium-doped forsterite or chromium-doped diopside in a polymer matrix; Pump-probe experiments; Primary mechanism for signal loss.

An interview with Don Golini, chairman of the board of Luminate, is presented. He reveals that the company aims to accomplish the Luminate accelerator. Golini discusses the selection of startups to be funded and his expectation from them. He also describes the role of the High Technology Rochester and the state of New York.

The article offers information related to the Gender equity in photonics. Topics include salary inequality found in global survey due to some of the causes such as women prioritizing childrearing or eldercare can help employers create flexible policies that attract and retain; and presents the finding of a report such as women's representation in the workplace declines over time; and women in the optics and photonics workplace are less likely to have children than men.

The article offers the author's view on the survey on the salary in the photonics industry. He mentions its depiction of job-creating technology condoning the governments's investment in programs such as Photonics21 and AIM Photonics in the U.S. and Europe. An overview of the increase in the wages of Chinese workers involved with industrial lasers is also presented.

The article discusses the 31st annual Lasers & Photonics Marketplace Seminar that wsas held in February 2019. Topics mention including the impact of Chinese laser markets to the global markets, common photonic related needs of quantum computers and other quantum devices and addressing the needs and opportunities of the emerging markets.

The article discusses the 31st annual Lasers & Photonics Marketplace Seminar that wsas held on February 4, 2019. Topics mention including several speakers such as Allen Nogee, changes of the global trends in mergers and acquisitions and solution to support the changing demands of the consumners in industrial manufacturing.

The article discusses the potential impact of trade dispute between the U.S. and China on the sale of laser manufacturers in the U.S.

An editorial is presented which looks at quantum computing as offering the most promising long term opportunities for photonics. The Chinese government plans to invest to build the world's largest quantum information science facility in Hefei. To establish dominance in quantum computing specifically , public corporations such as IBM, Intel, and Google are investing great resources.

An introduction is presented in which the editor discusses the periodical's new editor-in-chief John Lewis and editorial board as well as article creation.

An introduction is presented in which the editor discusses various articles within the issue on topics including cutting-edge analytical technique applicable to many industries and markets, hyperspectral imaging, and the development of the fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensor.

The article presents an introduction in which editor discusses articles on topics including functional superresolution microscopy and laser-induced damage threshold.

The article offers information regarding wide range applications of photonics which includes health; building safer, transportation; and providing security or energy.

An introduction is presented in which the editor discusses articles in the issue on topics including the Innovators Awards program for the photonics industry, impact of new generation of direct and frequency-converted diode lasers on applications of holography, and polishing technique for aspheres.

An introduction is presented in which the editor discusses articles in the issue on topics including embedded fiber-optic sensors for human disabilities, freeform optical design software for augmented reality and virtual reality, and ways to choose a laser diode for a particular application.

The article reports on the event, SPIE Photonics West held on January 29, 2018 for the laser industry.

An introduction is presented in which the editor discusses various articles within the issue on topics including telecommunications boom, Raman spectroscopy, and nonlinear interactions.

An introduction is presented in which the editor discusses articles in the issue on topics including biophotonics, single-molecule localization microscopy and biosensing application.

An introduction is presented in which the author discusses various reports within the issue on topics related to photonics including an introduction to the state of the art in quantum sensing, clinical gains in optical coherence tomography (OCT) angiography, and advances in spectroscopy.

An introduction is presented in which the editor discusses various topics within the issue including top 20 technologies of 2017, microring laser diodes for ultrafast data transmission and different additive manufacturing processes.

An introduction is presented in which the editor discusses articles in the issue on topics including changes in the properties of a laser beam due to micro optics component, powers of pump laser diodes, and sensor fusion of lidar, cameras and radar for autonomous vehicles.

An interview with Robert Alfano, physics and electrical engineering professor at City College of New York and founder and director of its Institute for Ultrafast Spectroscopy and Lasers, is presented. He discusses his career at the school, the expansion of photonics education expanding to minorities and how he can help graduates enter and succeed in the business world. Alfano shares whether his students are looking at careers in business or academia, and his biomedical optics research .

An interview with Laser & Fiber Optics Southeast Regional Center (LASER-TEC) director, doctor Chrys Panayiotou is presented. Topics mentioned include the shortage of technicians in the Southeast U.S., the reason why the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) is funding the center, and the future plans for regional NSF centers. It mentioned the need of educating the technicians to meet the need of staff in the photonics community.

An introduction is presented in which the editor discusses various reports within the issue on topics including the vertical-cavity surface-emitting diode laser (VCSEL) arrays, the developments in laser-assisted cataract surgery, and the 29th Lasers & Photonics Marketplace Seminar.

An introduction is presented in which the editor discusses various reports within the issue on topics including optical tables, polygon beam scanners and ultraviolet laser sources.

An introduction is presented in which the editor discusses articles in the issue on topics including super microscopy for neuroscience, shortwave infrared quantum dots, and carbon monoxide laser for coagulation during surgery.

An introduction is presented in which the editor discusses articles in the issue on topics including the photonic systems, mid-infrared (mid-IR) and quantum-cascade lasers.

The article discusses the 2017 Lasers and Photonics Marketplace Seminar focusing on the topic of B and R, or One Belt, One Road (OBOR) initiative organised by the government of China. The initiative is described by the BOS Photonics' Bo Gu as a government policy. The plan is based on the connectivity and cooperation between the China and Eurasia, with an investment of $900 billion. Bo Gu discusses on the opportunities in the photonics and lasers technology in the project.

An introduction is presented in which the editor discusses various topics within the issue including development of single-mode fiber lasers, ultrafast direct diode-pumped Ti:sapphire laser systems, and improving the performance of a semiconductor laser.

An introduction is presented in which the editor discusses various reports within the issue on topics including neuroscience technology, optical coherence tomography (OCT) and nanowire arrays.

An introduction is presented in which the editor discusses various articles within the issue on topics including digital photonics; its applications in standoff explosives detection; and neuroscience techniques.

The article discusses the photonics policy from National Photonics Initiative (NPI). Topics mention including developing the industry-wide road mapping or the policy initiatives in the Europe and U.S.,benefits of the semiconductor industry from the International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors and the terms photonics and optics which have entered the political discourse.

The article talks about the photonics community's concerns about the scientific progress and uncertainty of trade and immigration, with the executive order given by U.S. President Donald Trump. Topics include letters by OSA and SPIE to the President offering assistance in developing border security, concerns that it might limit foreign-born people in the U.S., and the implementation of a fair immigration policy. Also mentioned is the importance of foreign scientists for the U.S. growth.

An introduction is presented in which the editor discusses various reports within the issue on topics including the projected increase laser sales, clinical relevance of biophotonics, and laser printing.

An introduction is presented in which the editor discusses various reports within the issue on topics including the top photonics technology for 2016, light-sheet microscopy and developments in biophotonics.

An introduction is presented in which the editor discusses various reports within the issue on topics including the history of carbon dioxide (CO2) laser at Bell Labs in 1965, the performance testing on interferometers, and the use of femtosecond laser in vision correction with ophthalmic surgery.

An introduction is presented in which the editor discusses various reports within the issue on topics including Optical Engineering Exchange, Three-dimensional (3D) imaging and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy.