Congratulations to the 2024 Winners

The competition was fierce, but these winners rose above the rest. Congrats to everyone involved in making this event successful, including applicants, finalists, judges, staff, and our community.

Our 2024 winners were announced live at the Reception and Award Ceremony at SPIE Photonics West on 31 January 2024. The winner of the new Catalyst Award was also revealed during the ceremony. Read the press release.

Meet all the 2024 Prism and Catalyst Award finalists.

 

2024 Winners

 
“The Prism Awards always showcase an impressive spectrum of innovative solutions based on optics and photonics technology.”
— Kent Rochford, SPIE CEO

2023 Winners

 
 

2022 Winners

 
 

2021 Winners

 

Congratulations 2021 Prism Awards Winners—you are making a difference in our world.

 
 

Category of Life Sciences

Augmentiqs Medical
Augmentiqs 1000

Category of Manufacturing

BMF (Boston Micro Fabrication)
microArch™ S240

Category of Medical Devices

Norlase
LION

 

Category of Quality Control

Teledyne DALSA
Linea HS 32k/2.5μm TDI Camera

Category of Quantum

Element Six
DNV-B1™

Category of Safety & Security

RaySecur
MailSecur mmWave Scanner

 

Category of Smart Sensing

nanoLambda
Digital Nano Spectrometer NSP32

Category of Software

ALPhANOV
Immersive Photonics Lab

Category of Transportation

Kyocera SLD Laser
LaserLight W-IR SMD

 
 

Category of Vision Technology

WaveOptics
WaveOptics Waveguide Platforms

 
 

Past Winners

 
 

2020

InnolumeCW, Datacom Laser

Prisma Photonics, PrismaSense

PhotoniCare, TOMi Scope

TERA-print, TERA-Fab E Series

Inspekto, Inspekto S70

CloudMinds, Smart MEMs Handheld Raman XI²

Pendar Technologies, Pendar X10

Outsight, 3D Semantic Camera

WaveOptics, Waveguides

 

2019

CloudMinds, XI™ AI Raman Spectrometer

Double Helix, SPINDLE

Leica, BLK3D

nLIGHT, Corona

Smart Vision Lights, NanoDrive

Modular Photonics, OMPlex

TOPTICA Photonics, DLC TOPO

4D Technology, Nanometrics, 4D InSpec XL

Blackmore, Automotive Doppler Lidar System

QD Laser, RETISSA Display

 

2018

Quantumcyte, Q1 - ArraySeQ

AdlOptica, foXXus

ContinUse Biometrics, SmartHealth Mod

Class 5 Photonics, Supernova OPCPA

Spheryx, xSight

NKT Photonics, LIOS EN.SURE

LIMO, Activation Line UV-L750

Luminar, Model-G 3D LiDAR

SoraaLaser, LaserLight Fiber Module

Block Engineering, LaserWarn Analyzer

 

2017

PolarOnyx, Tungsten-LAM

Rapid Biosensor Systems, TB Breathalyser

ALPhANov, GoSpectro

TruTag Technologies, Handheld Hyperspectral Imager

QD Laser, Ultra-Short Pulsed Seeder for Fiber Laser

Crystalline Mirror Solutions, xtal mir

Leica Geosystems, Leica BLK360

Nufern - Coherent, NuBEAM Flat-Top

Thorlabs, Mid-Infrared Supercontinuum Laser

 

2016

Biodesy, Biodesy Delta

Spectral Engines, Wireless IR Analyzer

Dolby, Christie & Necsel, Dolby Vision Cinema Laser Projector

First Light Imaging, C-RED One

LightFab, LightFab 3D Printer

Nanoco, CFQD© Quantum Dots

Boulder Nonlinear Systems, Large Aperture LCPGs

4D Technology, FlexCam

Lytid, TeraCascade

 

2015

LUXeXcel, Printoptical Technology

BacterioScan, Laser Microbial Growth Monitor

Hamamatsu, Micro-spectrometer

Seek Thermal & Raytheon, Seek Thermal Camera

IPG Photonics, GLPN-500-R

Inrad Optics, Stilbene Single Crystals

Intel, Corning & US Conec, MXC Connector

WITec, RISE Microscopy

Fianium, WhiteLase SC400-20

 

2014

Nanoscribe, Photonic Professional GT

HÜBNER, T-COGNITION

Tornado Spectral Systems, OCTANE-860

V-Gen, VPFL-ISP-1-40-HE-50000

AccuVein, AV400 Vein Viewing System

Compass-EOS, r10004 Router

NECSEL, Frequency Converted Green Laser Array

HÜBNER, C-WAVE

Si-Ware Systems, MEMS FT-IR Spectrometer

 

2013

OEwaves, Micro-Opto-Electronic Oscillator (uOEO)

Princeton Instruments, IsoPlane SCT Spectrograph

Visualant, ChromaID

LEOSPHERE, R-MAN510 Aerosol Lidar

TeraDiode, TeraBlade

Verisante Technology, Aura

Heidelberg Instruments, Direct Write Pattern Generator

TAG Optics, TAG Lens 2.0

Continuum, Horizon OPO

Linden Photonics, Lindex Optics Cleaners

 

2012

MERMEC, T-Sight 5000

nanoplus, DFB laser at 3µm

Amplitude Systèmes, Satsuma HE

89 North, Heliophor

Optotune, Laser Speckle Reducer

OEwaves, Ultra-Narrow Linewidth Laser

PD-LD, LabSource, VBG-stabilized dual laser source

WITec, True Surface Microscopy

 

2011

Physical Optics Corporation, Mobile ELISA-based Pathogen Detection

Block Engineering, LaserScan

General Electric, TrueSense Personal Water Analytics

IPG Photonics, YLR-150 1500-QCW-AC

PHOTONIS, Optical Receiver Module

JenLab, MPTflex

Energetiq Technology, EQ-99 LDLS™ Laser-Driven Light Source

Edmund Optics, TECHSPEC Plastic Hybrid Aspheric Lenses

EKSPLA, NT200-series lasers

LUMEN DYNAMICS, X-Cite XP750