US photovoltaics company also agrees licensing deal with Talon PV and issues positive sales outlook for 2025.

LirOptic says that its solid-state but tunable component can meet the evolving demands of smartphones and AR/VR devices.

New Mexico startup UbiQD acquires key assets belonging to the University of Washington spin-out.

Total funding now tops $100M as a raft of new investors back the developer of light-controlling metasurfaces.

Samsung, European Innovation Council, and Intel Capital among the backers of adaptive optics startup's series C round.

Proliferation of AI-related semiconductor production aiding the diversified equipment firm but industrial sector remains weak.

Optical component and system maker agrees $27M acquisition of high-end MWIR camera producer.

Machine vision company reports 9% rise in annual sales, largely thanks to addition of the Japanese optical component maker.

Full-year sales for 2024 rise to €1.12 billion after another strong year for the German firm's advanced photonics division.

Florida's Relativity Networks says it has raised $4.6M in 'pre-seed' funding as it deploys CREOL-developed fibers.

Latest figures show 24% decline on the 2023 total amid challenging conditions across the industrial laser sector.

AI data centers and high-performance computing expected to drive huge increase in demand over the coming decade.