Fraunhofer HHI joins new Q.Link.X consortium, funded by Ministry of Education & Research; aims to achieve secure optical networks.

Japanese photonics giant delivers stable source equivalent to xenon lamps; allows high-precision measurements.

Revealing analysis of Alabama’s landscape achieved by Teledyne’s Earth-scanning Muses platform.

Fraunhofer project employs NV-doped diamond as a laser medium.

Development at Columbia University overcomes problem of dispersion of different wavelengths; diverse applications.

57 new “Clusters of Excellence” – several focused on photonics – and substantial funding for next seven years.

Pilot safety development product contracts are worth up to $98 million each, deliverable by 2024.

Quantum key distribution (QKD) test bed to be based on CubeSat standard; 2021 operations targeted.

Five-year research effort with University of Oxford co-funded via UK’s 'Prosperity Partnerships' scheme.

CIGS or silicon solar cells are integrated with perovskite to use different parts of spectrum boosting overall output.

Harvard-Hong Kong-Bell integrated modulator is also more energy efficient, to serve next-gen optical networks.

Chip-sized "smart mirror" technology could help manufacturers measure laser power from 1W to several 100W in real time.