$50M venture round sees the glassmaking giant invest in Bragg grating technology for ‘extended reality’ devices.

SEMI industry group reports 44% surge as demand for equipment reaches all-time high.

New Zealand-based KSO produces precision optics including large diameter telescope lenses and spectrographs.

Company is refocusing on optical technology – and aims to exceed 20% pre-tax margin in 2022.

Company also announces that new orders totaled $17.9 million in 2021, up 83% on 2020.

Lidar firm reports uptick in yearly sales but net loss nearly doubled to $64M before recent loan repayments.

Early-stage financing for Canadian startup developing ultrafast laser treatment of several eye diseases.

Provider of machine vision components confident of continued growth this year, despite global unrest and a recent cyberattack.

German photonics giant predicts 20% sales growth in 2022 after a jump in orders.

Epiwafer foundry's shift to VCSEL production on larger platform expected to prompt wider adoption of the devices in 3D sensing.

Top three vendors – Samsung Display, BOE Tech, and LG Display – account for 72% of the market.

Australian company Plotlogic harnesses lidar and hyperspectral imaging to optimize metal ore extraction.