Tariffs, debt and waning consumer confidence reduces visibility in key materials processing market.

Paris-listed laser maker now targeting €150M turnover by 2021, alongside increased profitability.

Recently-acquired Canadian engineering firm Prodmax gains contracts with General Motors and another auto parts maker.

Spin-out from UC Irvine's photonics incubator closes $7M round of series B venture funding.

Anteryon, based in Eindhoven, was spun off from Philips in 2006; now delivers “customer-specific optical components."

Lithography giant still seeing solid business in China; settles Nikon patent dispute with €150 million payment and royalty plan.

Low-light cameras set to be provide US soldiers with technological advantage.

Optical biopsy firm encouraged by figures after transition to pay-per-use business model.

US Special Operations Command to receive updated version of holographic sights.

Oxford, UK, maker of diffractive waveguides agrees development partnerships with Compal and Wistron.

Sydney, Australia, startup says tunable wavelength-shifting approach has advantages for autonomous vehicles.

II-VI, Lumentum and IQE see valuations slide as the iPhone maker scales back sales expectations.