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22 Jan 26
SPIE PW2026: CEA-Leti advances silicon-integrated quantum cascade lasers

Photonics West presentations compare three complementary hybrid laser architectures.

22 Jan 26
PhotonDelta launches €2M photonics engineering contest

With a prize of up to €2M investment and €100K in services

22 Jan 26
Greater Rochester Enterprise and New York Photonics announce partnership

To promote the region as a “leader in photonics, imaging, and laser technologies.”

21 Jan 26
Leadoptik announces FDA approval for lung biopsy procedures

OCT-guided LIA device is "missing link in bronchoscopy workflow."

20 Jan 26
Photoacoustic and ultrasound imaging combine for clearer mapping of blood vessels

Keck School of Medicine and Caltech image both tissue and blood vessels simultaneously.

15 Jan 26
Kyocera develops meta-lens enabling wavelength-controlled focusing

Company has also created wearable aerial display that “reproduces images with natural depth perception”.

15 Jan 26
SPIE announces its 2026 Society awards

The 22 award recipients represent wide range of stellar achievements across light-based technologies.

15 Jan 26
Japan group develops room-temperature CW UV-B laser diode on sapphire

Meijo University’s semiconductor source promises compact medical, biotech, and manufacturing tools.

14 Jan 26
University of Strathclyde creates high-performance lenses from consumer 3D-printers

Fabrication approach could bring advanced, customizable imaging within reach of more researchers.

14 Jan 26
Harvard finds that silica can outperform titanium dioxide for flat optics

Capasso Lab’s discovery promises robust optical devices using large-scale chip-making methods.

14 Jan 26
Tianjin University makes ‘transformative’ advance in terahertz spectroscopy

New system achieves both high spectral and spatial resolution, bypassing long-standing tradeoff.

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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