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18 Mar 26
How Ukraine is developing battlefield-proven fiber-optic drones

In UAV strike and reconnaissance operations, optical communication systems are delivering a decisive advantage.

18 Mar 26
imec-led consortium to develop chip roadmap ‘beyond CMOS’...

...while imec and New Origin partnering to scale SiN photonic IC manufacturing.

18 Mar 26
Mantis Space lands $10M for laser-based space 'grid'

Albuquerque startup emerges from stealth mode with approach to power satellites while they are in Earth's shadow.

17 Mar 26
University of Twente reveals optical properties of human milk

Light-scattering data give insights into milk composition.

17 Mar 26
Fiber networks now pass 295 million homes across Europe

FTTH Council Europe releases report on continental progress ahead of London conference in April.

17 Mar 26
Fiber laser startup Femtum raises $16M

Canadian startup looking to target trimming applications in silicon photonics with mid-infrared sources.

17 Mar 26
Chalmers miniaturizes biosensor for smaller and cost-effective devices

Metasurface-based approach offers scalability for diverse applications and mass manufacture.

16 Mar 26
CU Boulder develops novel vacuum UV laser

Offers potential to improve nanotechnology and power nuclear clocks.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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