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12 Mar 26
OFC 2026 to showcase high-speed optical networking and interoperability

“Sold-out exhibition, as AI-driven network demand fuels surge of major product debuts and breakthroughs.”

12 Mar 26
MIT’s novel light source efficiently beams light into free space

Photonic device that curls beam off chip surface could advance displays, communications, quantum computing.

12 Mar 26
HyperLight looks to scale thin-film lithium niobate with Taiwan foundries

UMC and Wavetek sign a strategic manufacturing partnership in bid to commercialize TFLN photonics.

11 Mar 26
Xscape adds $37M to series A round

Santa Clara startup also launches eight-wavelength laser based on its proprietary frequency-comb approach.

11 Mar 26
STMicro ramps silicon photonics platform

Chip giant plans to more than quadruple capacity for 'PIC 100' process by next year.

10 Mar 26
TNO and HTC Eindhoven to build 6in InP wafer factory

Novel photonic chips promise better AI data centers, 6G networks, super computers.

10 Mar 26
Nanosecond light-by-light switching achieved in liquid crystal droplet

Researchers demonstrate nanosecond optical switching using a dye-doped droplet that redirects stored energy without electrical input.

10 Mar 26
UAlbany tests mRNA therapeutics with Raman spectroscopy

Raman has significant potential for assessing stability of mRNA vaccines.

09 Mar 26
Raman spectroscopy looks inside Charles Darwin's jars

Agilent and STFC use spatially offset Raman technique in museum setting for the first time.

09 Mar 26
Fraunhofer ILT and Cailabs partner on wire-based laser material deposition

Cailabs is contributing new compact process head based on its MPLC beam shaping technology.

09 Mar 26
Tuskegee demonstrates practical laser-driven light sails

Scalable nanostructures based on photonic crystals reflect propulsive laser light, while cutting heat and mass.

05 Mar 26
IPG Photonics, PPG and Whirlpool partner to commercialize laser powder curing

To enable faster, more energy-efficient curing than conventional processes.

Choosing the best spectrometer for NIR OCT 02 Apr 2025

Wasatch Photonics

Near infrared optical coherence tomography has traditionally been limited to imaging depths of just a few millimeters, but with our expanded line of OCT spectrometers, up to 12 mm is possible. In this tech note, we explore and compare three different drop-in spectrometer models designed to serve a wide range of resolution, depth, and size requirements in NIR OCT imaging.

Imaging solutions: Driving agri-food tech towards sustainability 01 Mar

Hamamatsu Photonics Europe

Photonics and imaging technology have become crucial for sustainable farming, aiding crop health monitoring, resource optimization, and waste reduction. Hamamatsu Photonics’ InGaAs sensors and cameras, sensitive in the VIS, NIR, and SWIR regions, support void detection and damage inspection, enhancing yields, reducing environmental impact, and ensuring food safety and quality.

Identifying Optical Materials with Precision Accuracy 04 Mar 2025

Knight Optical

Precision accuracy is a critical necessity with any optical component. Rigorous testing to ensure strict compliance with given requirements will always be essential; it is a vitally important demand within any industry sector. Dimensional, surface profiling and optical performance testing are significant aspects of this process, but an additional layer of assurance and quality can be achieved with the use of material verification, employing methods such as refractive index, density testing and transmission measurement. This White Paper explores advanced techniques for precise optical material verification, overcoming the limitations of traditional testing methods.

Impact of Backgrounds on Virtual Image Quality in AR Glasses 24 Feb

Instrument Systems

Discover our whitepaper, “Impact of Backgrounds on Virtual Image Quality in AR Glasses.” Optical see-through AR promises seamless overlays, yet real-world backgrounds reshape contrast, color, and uniformity of the virtual image. We quantify how luminance, chromaticity, and spatial structure constrain influence the virtual image using calibrated photometric and colorimetric measurements and additive color-mixing analysis. Learn key trade-offs between visibility and transparency – and optimization guidance for AR systems.

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