OPN: Q&A with Stephanie Simmons

July 19, 2023

Following Optics & Photonics News’ biennial feature spotlighting 10 Entrepreneurs to Watch, we offer an interview with one of those entrepreneurs, Stephanie Simmons, the founder and chief quantum officer of the Canada-based firm Photonic Inc.

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