{"id":573,"date":"2025-02-18T17:27:13","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T16:27:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/h-nu.net\/?p=573"},"modified":"2026-08-20T13:10:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T11:10:43","slug":"h-nu-at-photonics-west-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/h-nu.net\/index.php\/2025\/02\/18\/h-nu-at-photonics-west-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"h-nu at Photonics West 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Eric Mottay, representing h-nu, delivered an invited talk at Photonics West 2025 on &#8220;New Frontiers in Ultrafast Laser Processing.&#8221; This presentation addressed the current status and future potential of femtosecond laser applications.<\/p>\n<p>Highlights from the conference included:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Significant strides in fusion and quantum technologies, confirming their move from buzzwords to serious engineering topics.<\/li>\n<li>Noteworthy developments in AI-driven photonics, enhancing processing power and efficiency.<\/li>\n<li>Various sessions revealing new uses for lasers in fields like semiconductor processing and medical imaging.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/h-nu.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/ML-300x158.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Additionally, h-nu showcased its collaborative research on &#8220;Machine Learning Assisted Optimization of Surface Roughness on Silicon&#8221; and presented findings from a &#8220;Comparison of Machine Learning and Two-Temperature Models for Prediction of Ultrafast Laser Ablation&#8221;. These presentations highlighted h-nu&#8217;s role in pioneering advanced methodologies in laser technology, offering deeper insights into practical and theoretical aspects of laser applications.<\/p>\n<p>Eric\u2019s insights at the EPIC summit also emphasized the role of emerging technologies in driving the photonics industry forward.<\/p>\n<p>Read the summary of the &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/pulse\/ultrafast-lasers-slowing-down-powering-up-eric-mottay-odqbe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New Frontiers in Ultrafast Laser Processing<\/a>&#8221; invited presentation.<\/p>\n<p>Read Eric&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/epic-photonics.com\/news-media\/photonics-west-the-future-is-taking-shape\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">editorial in EPIC News<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Highlights from the conference included progress in fusion and quantum technologies, developments in AI-driven photonics, and new applications in photonics integrated circuits, medical imaging,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":634,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-573","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/h-nu.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/573","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/h-nu.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/h-nu.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/h-nu.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/h-nu.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=573"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/h-nu.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/573\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":687,"href":"https:\/\/h-nu.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/573\/revisions\/687"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/h-nu.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/634"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/h-nu.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=573"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/h-nu.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=573"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/h-nu.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=573"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}