PhotonicsViews issue 1/2022 is out
Issue 1/2022 – February / March – is online and has been mailed. It includes feature articles from Cailabs, Coherent, Hamamatsu Photonics, Ingeneric, iPronics, Joya Team, Solmates, and more companies and institutions. On the cover: Shenzhen JPT Opto-Electronics.
Cover story is “Comparing the sheet metal welding performance of different lasers”. Further title stories are “Silicon Photonics – Programmable chips for 5G applications”, and “Beam Shaping – Microfluidic chip sealing using femtosecond lasers”.


The printed copies are now on its way to your mailboxes – read all articles ‘online open’ at the WileyOnlineLibrary.com – or browse the e-paper here on WileyIndustryNews.com.
Pitch your story for issue 2/2022 April / May – out in time for Laser World of Photonics and the AKL’22 Congress – now and submit your manuscript until February 28. Book your ads until March 21 and get a half-page company profile for free.
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