{"id":163,"date":"2022-12-28T16:48:18","date_gmt":"2022-12-28T16:48:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/astrophotonics\/?page_id=163"},"modified":"2026-01-06T17:10:44","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T17:10:44","slug":"creol-astrophotonics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/astrophotonics\/","title":{"rendered":"CREOL Astrophotonics"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"163\" class=\"elementor elementor-163\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-86885d5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"86885d5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element 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Photonics<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-11b266e8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"11b266e8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3903be03\" data-id=\"3903be03\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46a06b15 elementor-grid-3 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-card-shadow-yes 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category-news\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/astrophotonics\/2026\/01\/11\/creol-astrophotonics-prof-peter-delfyett-wins-the-spie-2026-edgerton-award\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"461\" src=\"https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/astrophotonics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2026\/01\/1000x600-awards26-Delfyett-Peter-1-768x461.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1382\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/astrophotonics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2026\/01\/1000x600-awards26-Delfyett-Peter-1-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/astrophotonics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2026\/01\/1000x600-awards26-Delfyett-Peter-1-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/astrophotonics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2026\/01\/1000x600-awards26-Delfyett-Peter-1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/astrophotonics\/2026\/01\/11\/creol-astrophotonics-prof-peter-delfyett-wins-the-spie-2026-edgerton-award\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tCREOL Astrophotonics Prof. Peter Delfyett Wins the SPIE 2026 Edgerton Award\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\tOur own Prof. Peter Delfyett has been selected as the winner of the 2026 SPIE Harold E. Edgerton Award in High-Speed Optics. External news story\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/astrophotonics\/2026\/01\/11\/creol-astrophotonics-prof-peter-delfyett-wins-the-spie-2026-edgerton-award\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about CREOL Astrophotonics Prof. Peter Delfyett Wins the SPIE 2026 Edgerton Award\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tJanuary 11, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-1329 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/astrophotonics\/2025\/12\/08\/prof-miguel-bandres-honored-as-asemfl-rising-star\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div 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