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13 Mar 18
Finisar slips on 'challenging' industry outlook

New CEO working on full business review amid dip in demand for VCSEL arrays used in 3D sensing.

12 Mar 18
Lumentum acquiring Oclaro for $1.8BN

Merger of two major suppliers of photonic components still requires shareholder and regulatory approval.

08 Mar 18
Rockley Photonics wins $40m further funding

Takes total funding raised to $100 million in five years to address “billion-dollar silicon photonics market opportunity”.

07 Mar 18
QuantIC researcher spins off quantum technologies for gas detection

Bristol, UK-based Quantum Light Metrology developing drone-mounted methane sensor to tackle industry's reputed $30 billion losses.

05 Mar 18
Photonics surge lifts Novanta profits

'Stellar' quarter from Laser Quantum subsidiary contributes to US firm’s strong year-on-year growth.

01 Mar 18
Defense giant L3 backs Peak Nano Optics

Deal to help developer of nano-layered graded index optics expand manufacturing output.

28 Feb 18
CST Global reports £6.7million sales for 2017

Sales by UK-based maker of III-V photonic devices surge by 88 percent.

28 Feb 18
Korea's SK Telecom buys major stake in ID Quantique

$65 million investment to go towards development of quantum sensing.

27 Feb 18
Applied Optoelectronics reports weaker Q4 and 2017 results…

…while fellow optical data center interconnect developer Mellanox revises up its Q1 forecast.

26 Feb 18
Stemmer Imaging completes €51M IPO

Machine vision firm set for debut listing on Frankfurt exchange following oversubscribed offering of stock.

21 Feb 18
Chronocam raises $19M; rebrands as 'Prophesee'

Intel, Renault, and Bosch among the investors to back series B round for startup developing animal-inspired machine vision technology.

19 Feb 18
IPG's annual sales top $1.4BN

Fiber laser giant produced more than 10,000 kilowatt-level sources in 2017, says CEO.

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