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25 Feb 26
Hair-width LEDs could eventually replace lasers – UCSB researcher

Suiting applications from transferring data in servers to powering displays.

25 Feb 26
U.S. Navy approves Raytheon’s StormBreaker ‘smart’ weapon for Super Hornets

“Tri-mode” seeker – laser, infrared, and mm wave radar – enables missile to strike targets in all weathers.

25 Feb 26
Exosens confident of double-digit annual growth in strong defense market

French electro-optics firm enjoying robust demand for image intensifier tubes critical to night vision applications.

25 Feb 26
CEA demonstrates ‘dynamically-routed’ optical router for photonic interposers

ISSCC 2026 presentation shows 28 nm CMOS router achieving 18 ns frame-level path setup.

25 Feb 26
Brain blood flow and oxygenation offer new signs of early Alzheimer's risk

Stevens INI uses near-IR and ultrasound to study links between hemodynamics and disease.

25 Feb 26
Myrias Optics closes $2.1M seed round

University of Massachusetts Amherst spin-out is working to scale production of wafer-level metaoptics.

24 Feb 26
Shenzhen University sensor detects molecular signs of cancer in the blood

Light-based device uses quantum dots to spot ultra-low biomarker levels.

23 Feb 26
Taara launching photonics communications platform for high-speed internet

Silicon photonics-based approach to make its debut at MWC 2026 in Barcelona.

19 Feb 26
Masimo agrees $10BN Danaher switch

Developer of optical pulse oximetry devices for blood oxygen monitoring to join Danaher's diagnostics segment.

18 Feb 26
OncoRes closes funding round for breast cancer imaging system

Quantitative micro-elastography approach identifies cancerous tissues remaining after surgery.

17 Feb 26
Oregon State University develops improved phototherapy for skin cancer

Use of novel nanorods keeps laser exposure within safe limits.

17 Feb 26
Polarized-light imaging could distinguish Ehlers–Danlos disease variants

Canadian group presents polarization method to diagnose human tissue condition subtypes.

Future pathways to quantum cascade laser technologies 05 Feb

Hamamatsu Photonics Europe

Quantum cascade lasers (QCLs) enable highly selective mid-infrared gas detection for CH₄, CO₂, and H₂S, minimizing interference and boosting accuracy. Advances in QCL technology promise cost-effective, compact solutions for environmental monitoring, industrial safety, and healthcare diagnostics, driving next-generation gas analysis applications worldwide.

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.

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.

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