Focus on Vision: Highlights from Photonics West | January 28, 2026
In this episode of Focus on Vision, Justine Murphy covers the following news stories from Photonics West, held in San Francisco, Calif., Jan. 17-22.
- Appotronics demonstrated its new Laser LCOS optical engine prototype at the AR-VR-MR Exhibition.
- LUCID Vision Labs, a designer and manufacturer of industrial cameras, showcased its GigE Vision cameras and advanced sensing technologies.
- Scalable photonic integrated circuit testing technology developer Quantifi Photonics introduced its ELSFP 1000 Series.
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Time Stamps
0:00 Intro/SPIE Photonics West 2026 Conference Recap
0:35 SPIE Photonics West: Appotronics Appotronics demonstrated its new Laser LCOS optical engine prototype during Photonics West’s AR-VR-MR Exhibition.
1:41 SPIE Photonics West: LUCID Vision Labs LUCID Vision Labs, a designer and manufacturer of industrial cameras, was another to showcase and demonstrate its innovations during Photonics West. Namely its GigE Vision cameras and advanced sensing technologies.
2:36 SPIE Photonics West: Quantifi Photonics Scalable photonic integrated circuit testing technology developer Quantifi Photonics was another highlighting its innovation, with the introduction of the ELSFP 1000 Series.
3:50 Outro
About the Author
Justine Murphy
Justine Murphy is the multimedia director for Endeavor Business Media's Digital Infrastructure Group. She is a multiple award-winning writer and editor with more 20 years of experience in newspaper publishing as well as public relations, marketing, and communications. For nearly 10 years, she has covered all facets of the optics and photonics industry as an editor, writer, web news anchor, and podcast host for an internationally reaching magazine publishing company. Her work has earned accolades from the New England Press Association as well as the SIIA/Jesse H. Neal Awards. She received a B.A. from the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts.