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11 Feb 26
Lidar meets AI vision as Ouster and StereoLabs join forces

Cash-plus-stock acquisition by the US-based lidar company to create 'world's most capable perception platform'.

10 Feb 26
EOS to scale high-energy laser production for weapons at Singapore site

Australian developer of laser weapons technology says it has orders for 100 kW systems from two countries.

05 Feb 26
ams-Osram sells non-optical & mixed-signal sensor division to Infineon for €570M

Resets Austrian vendor as “leader in digital photonics”, while reducing its pro-forma leverage ratio to 2.5.

05 Feb 26
Corning reports ‘outstanding’ 2025 results with annual sales up 13% to $16.4 B

In Q1 2026, growth forecast to accelerate, with core sales to rise 15% to $4.2 B.

05 Feb 26
Coherent sees early signs of industrial uptick; completes Rofin sale to Bystronic

Data center infrastructure boom continues to power revenue growth, as semiconductor industry momentum returns.

04 Feb 26
Lumentum CEO senses 'industry pivot' from copper to optics

Key supplier of photonics for AI infrastructure predicts 'game-changing' shift to optical scale-up from late 2027.

03 Feb 26
Boom continues as Fabrinet posts 36% surge in sales revenues

Contract manufacturer of in-demand photonics components sees additional opportunity in co-packaged optics.

28 Jan 26
ASML rise continues on renewed confidence in sustained AI boom

The Dutch maker of semiconductor lithography equipment has become Europe's most valuable company.

28 Jan 26
Corning and Meta agree ‘up to $6 billion’ fiber deal

Aim is to support US data center buildout; Corning to expand its manufacturing facility in North Carolina.

27 Jan 26
Optalysys eyes US expansion with £23M

UK-based photonic computing startup has developed hardware for encrypted blockchain applications.

27 Jan 26
Neurophos raises $110M for photonic chips based around metamaterial modulators

Texas startup's series A round backed by Bill Gates, Microsoft, Aramco, Bosch, and others.

14 Jan 26
QinetiQ awarded £67M to deliver laser weapons to Royal Navy...

...and nLIGHT reports better-than-expected preliminary Q4 2025 results on back of defense uplift.

 
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