Optics.org
daily coverage of the optics & photonics industry and the markets that it serves
Featured Showcases
Photonics West Showcase
Laser World of Photonics Showcase
News
Menu
Business News
19 Nov 25
Report suggests $3BN market for optical satellite link hardware by 2030

Forecast from analyst company Yole sees sector entering industrial phase as Chinese rival to Starlink scales up activities.

18 Nov 25
PicoJool raises $12 million to develop its VCSELs

High-performance, low-cost designs target “bandwidth gulf” of AI data centers.

18 Nov 25
Volvo terminates Luminar lidar deal

Automotive lidar pioneer evaluating options - including potential takeover by ousted CEO and company founder Austin Russell.

13 Nov 25
Jenoptik’s 3Q results show revenue of €753 million – down 7.6%, yoy

“Weak start to the year, but orders improving in latest quarter, driven by biophotonics,” says CEO.

12 Nov 25
Camera maker Cubert and spectrometer firm Wasatch get new owners

Private investor Emtek buys a majority stake in Cubert; Wasatch becomes part of Denmark's FOSS Group.

12 Nov 25
Hesai says lidar 'rapidly becoming' standard ADAS feature

Chinese firm posts near-50% increase in sales and has already shipped more than 1 million units this year.

11 Nov 25
Directed energy projects lift nLight sales

High-power laser firm is shipping amplifiers for the 'HELSI 2' megawatt-scale laser weapon program.

06 Nov 25
Coherent ramps InP lasers to ease supply constraints

Photonics giant is now producing devices on 6-inch wafers at its Texas and Sweden fabs to meet unprecedented demand.

05 Nov 25
Lumentum stock rises as sales leap 60% year-on-year

Photonics firm swings to a net profit as AI data center momentum continues.

05 Nov 25
IPG opens new US defense facility

Customer center and production site in Huntsville, Alabama, will support 'Crossbow' counter-drone laser system.

30 Oct 25
Q.ANT raises another $18 M to drive its photonic AI infrastructure

Duquesne Family Office cash makes Native Processing Server “one of Europe’s best-funded AI accelerator techs”.

29 Oct 25
Astera Labs to acquire aiXscale Photonics

Nasdaq-listed AI infrastructure provider Astera wants to use fiber-chip coupling in photonic scale-up solutions.

 
© 2025 SPIE Europe
Top of Page