Venture investors and the Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund among the backers of firm co-founded by Nobel laureate Eric Betzig.

Deal sees Eotech pay at least $70 million to acquire Intevac Photonics and its night-vision technology used by the US military.

To deliver 3D sensing capabilities with its chip-scale LiDAR system.

Maker of optical filters expands again, with an eye on laser and diffractive optics.

Sale to Chinese joint-venture partner and key investor scuppered by new US Department of Commerce export restrictions.

Ex-Philips Lighting business will take control of Texas-based Fluence in a $272M deal.

Market analyst TrendForce identifies ams-Osram, Nichia, and Lumileds as top three vendors by revenues.

Optics giant posts best-ever annual financial figures as investment in R&D effort continues to pay dividends.

Optical biopsy firm will focus on pulmonology and molecular imaging as it bids to preserve cash.

Investment supports Munich-based firm’s development of new products and expansion into US and Asia.

...while micro display developer Kopin gains $19.8M order for military thermal sighting systems.

Chip giant announces IPO plan for the autonomous driving technology firm it acquired for $15BN in 2017.