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Following the Photons: A Photonics Podcast

Endeavor Business Media

Welcome to Laser Focus World’s Following the Photons: A Photonics Podcast, produced by Endeavor Business Media, a division of EndeavorB2B. Here, we take a deep dive into the fascinating world of photonics and optics. With a legacy dating back to 1965, Laser Focus World has been a trusted source for comprehensive global coverage of technologies, applications, and markets in these dynamic fields. Following the Photons is an extension of that legacy.This podcast — hosted by Justine Murphy, an editor

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12:39

Reflections: A life of research

Following the Photons: A Photonics Podcast ·

2025/12/02

In this second installment of a two-part episode, Dr. Aydogan Ozcan—a chancellor’s professor in the Samueli Electrical & Computer Engineering school at UCLA, where he also leads the Bio- and Nanophotonics Lab—reflects on some important lessons learned throughout his career that he’s passing on to the next generation of researchers, and we delve into what’s needed to keep the U.S. competitive globally in the research and development realm.

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6:17

Light News 11.25.25

Following the Photons: A Photonics Podcast ·

2025/11/25

This week features another edition of Light News, a quick roundup of some of the coolest, most exciting news impacting the photonics industry. Let's go follow those photons!

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20:29

Bringing research to life

Following the Photons: A Photonics Podcast ·

2025/11/18

Here, host Justine Murphy talks with Dr. Aydogan Ozcan, an extremely accomplished professor, lab leader, and mentor who has spent years studying and developing technologies in areas including computational imaging, deep learning optics, and microscopy.This first of a two-part episode dives into some interesting aspects of his work and experiences in the photonics industry.

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24:44

The balance for success

Following the Photons: A Photonics Podcast ·

2025/11/11

This episode features a fun, insightful interview with Lee Steneken, president of Esco Optics. He’s a third-generation president of the family-owned company who moved up the ranks from a part-time machine operator during his high school years, to various roles in marketing and sales after college, before taking the helm as president in 2011.In this episode, he talks with host Justine Murphy about his years in the optics industry, finding the right balance between career and family life, and what

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24:43

A researcher on the cutting edge

Following the Photons: A Photonics Podcast ·

2025/11/04

This week features a great interview with Dr. Tara Fortier, a project leader in the Time and Frequency Division at NIST, a role in which she oversees cutting-edge research in precision optical and microwave metrology, and laser source development.She’s heavily involved in the scientific community via organizations like the American Physical Society and Optica, and active participation in outreach programs like SPIE’s Women in Optics.

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15:16

Fate of laser materials processing

Following the Photons: A Photonics Podcast ·

2025/10/28

This episode features Sargis Hakobyan, an R&D team leader with SPhotonix. He joined the company earlier this year to lead its new photonics lab in Switzerland, where he is the Senior Laser Materials Processing Engineer.Sargis is a multilingual laser physicist who has long focused in solid-state femtosecond and semiconductor laser development.

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16:35

The entrepreneurial tech future

Following the Photons: A Photonics Podcast ·

2025/10/21

In this second installment of a two-part episode, Metalenz CEO Rob Devlin talks about what the future holds for the company and the industry overall, and offers some advice for others looking to take a similar path.

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17:59

Research to consumer

Following the Photons: A Photonics Podcast ·

2025/10/14

In this first of a two-part series, host Justine Murphy talks with Rob Devlin, co-founder and CEO of Metalenz. He has a PhD in applied physics from Harvard University, where he worked closely with Federico Capasso. The two ultimately founded Metalenz to commercialize their breakthrough research in metasurface optics.

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13:13

The biology of photonics

Following the Photons: A Photonics Podcast ·

2025/10/07

This episode features Mohamed Elsherif, postdoctoral associate whose research bridges bioelectronics, optics, and nanomaterials to develop innovative wearable and ingestible devices for healthcare.

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7:51

Light News: Sept. 30, 2025

Following the Photons: A Photonics Podcast ·

2025/09/30

Here's another roundup of some of the most exciting news happening in the photonics industry!

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20:19

Reshaping displays

Following the Photons: A Photonics Podcast ·

2025/09/23

This week features host Justine Murphy’s thought-provoking discussion with Ifor Samuel and Andrea Di Falco, both professors and researchers at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland.Together, they're working to revolutionize the use of organic LEDs and metasurfaces in a plethora of applications.

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16:37

Image sensors redefined

Following the Photons: A Photonics Podcast ·

2025/09/16

Here is a great interview with Jeroen Hoet, co-founder and CEO of eyeo, a new Netherlands-based startup that's working to revolutionize imaging.

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7:20

Market Insights

Following the Photons: A Photonics Podcast ·

2025/09/09

In this edition of Following the Photons, host Justine Murphy delves into the market sector of one of the photonics industry, with statistics, projections, and expert insight.

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6:17

Light News: Business Edition

Following the Photons: A Photonics Podcast ·

2025/09/02

This episode features a roundup of some of the most interesting news impacting the business sector of the photonics and optics industry, from company collaborations to funding awards and more.

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20:38

Summer school excellence

Following the Photons: A Photonics Podcast ·

2025/08/26

In this episode, host Justine Murphy talks with Nelufar Mohajeri, director of Membership and Community Development at SPIE, Peter Andersen, leader of the Biophotonic Imaging Group and head of DTU Health Tech PhD School at the Technical University of Denmark, and Stefan Andersson-Engels, who is head of Biophotonics and deputy director of the Irish Photonics Integration Centre at Tyndall National Institute and a professor of Physics at University College Cork.They discuss the International Summer

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18:39

Photonics: 'It's the future'

Following the Photons: A Photonics Podcast ·

2025/08/19

This is the third and final installment of a multi-part series featuring optics and photonics industry pioneer Robin Hawk.In this episode, she talks with host Justine Murphy about some of the experiences she’s had throughout her schooling and career, and offers some expert insight into the future of the photonics and optics industry, and the overarching R&D umbrella.

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20:25

Developing beyond light

Following the Photons: A Photonics Podcast ·

2025/08/12

In this second installment of a multi-part series, Robin Hawk, an optics and photonics industry pioneer and CEO of Galxyz LLC, talks about the new company and the groundbreaking developments they’re already making, including nuclear diamond-powered photonics platforms.

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17:47

A tech pioneer's path to the future

Following the Photons: A Photonics Podcast ·

2025/08/05

This is the first of a multi-part series featuring Robin Hawk, a pioneer in the optics and photonics industry who has co-developed several technologies, including HDTV.She is now CEO of Galxyz LLC, a company she founded with her husband, Dan Hawk, where they’re developing next-generation technologies like nuclear diamond-powered ultraviolet quantum photonics platforms, end-to-end optical network systems, and nuclear-electric power systems. In this episode, she talks about her extensive background

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11:23

Interview Selects

Following the Photons: A Photonics Podcast ·

2025/07/29

With time constraints and other considerations, not everything from our Following the Photons podcast interviews makes the cut. So, in this episode, we’re sharing some never-before-heard excerpts from a few of those fascinating interviews. ****************************** If you’ve got a novel, innovative product or system, let us know! Laser Focus World’s Innovator Awards can help shine the spotlight on your work that it deserves! Click here to learn more and to start your entry or nomination today

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43:14

Photonic Chips: The Next Generation

Following the Photons: A Photonics Podcast ·

2025/07/22

In this episode, host Justine Murphy is talking with Hamed Sattari, CEO of CCRAFT, a spinoff of ELENA, a three-and-half-year research project funded by the European Commission under the Horizon 2020 program, that ultimately produced a platform for photonic integrated circuits based on lithium-niobate-on-insulator.Hamed has more than 15 years of experience in the field, and aims to continue moving the next generation of photonics technology into the future.

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