About Holography & Optical Technology News
Optical Security —
Beyond Holography
The industry's leading intelligence platform for holographic and optical security — covering breakthrough research and the commercial applications that drive business results.
Holography & Optical Technology News™ (HOTN) is the industry's leading intelligence platform, providing in-depth market analysis and actionable insights in holographic and optical security.
Since 1990, the publication has evolved with the industry, tracking key developments as they happen. Today it covers the full optical security ecosystem beyond holography, including micro-optics, nano-optics, plasmonics, and digital-optical integration — supporting next-generation authentication and visualisation solutions.
Holography & Optical Technology News is published by Reconnaissance International. It sponsors the International Optical Technologies Association (IOTA) Excellence in Optical Technologies Awards, presented annually at the Optical & Digital Document Security™ (ODDS) conference, and supports major industry events including High Security Printing™ conferences, The Banknote Conference and the Security Document Summit.
What Holography & Optical Technology News Covers
Design & Production
New techniques, equipment and services for design, production and application
Materials
New production and ancillary materials
Products & Technologies
Products and technologies shaping the industry
Document Protection
Developments in document protection, identification and brand enhancement
Display, AR & VR
New technologies for display, augmented and virtual reality
Patents
Patent filings and intellectual property developments
Markets & Applications
Markets and applications across sectors
Contracts & Case Studies
Contracts and case studies from across the industry
Trend Analysis
Profiles and analyses of regional, sector and technology trends
Company News
Investments, alliances, acquisitions and financial performance, including Stockwatch
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Editorial Team
Editor
Chander S Jeena
Regional Director of Reconnaissance International, based in New Delhi, India, and General Secretary of the International Optical Technologies Association. Chander leads the editorial direction of Holography & Optical Technology News.
Contributors
Francis Tuffy
Consultant, Optical & Authentication Technologies.
Astrid Mitchell
Astrid spent 25 years in marketing and strategic development for De La Rue, OpSec and Bundesdruckerei prior to joining Reconnaissance International in 2002, where she is now CEO. She leads the editorial direction of Currency News and its sister publications.
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