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CUNY metasurface turns infrared into steerable visible light
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February 10, 2026 at 4:53 PM
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Strathclyde deploys machine learning to design mirrors for high-power lasers optics.org/news/17/1/43 #lasers #opticsorg #physics #photonics
February 10, 2026 at 5:02 PM
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ams-Osram sells non-optical & mixed-signal sensor division to Infineon for €570M - optics.org/news/17/1/49
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February 10, 2026 at 4:48 PM
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"HyperLight, the Cambridge, Massachusetts, startup specializing in thin-film lithium niobate photonic integrated circuits, says it has closed a Series C round of equity finance worth $80 million." 💡💰

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HyperLight to ramp thin-film lithium niobate output with $80M funding round | optics.org
Harvard spin-out says it has broad ecosystem support for scaling TFLN photonics.
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July 23, 2026 at 10:46 PM
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“This public-private partnership with SRI International will accelerate the development of America’s #quantum industrial base — the foundation upon which the quantum revolution is being built.” 💡⚛️

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NIST funding R&D center to drive U.S. advance of quantum technologies | optics.org
Will make initial investment of $20 million into “QMEC” being developed by SRI International.
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July 22, 2026 at 9:24 PM
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Rocket Lab USA to acquire satellite components maker Mynaric in $150 M deal...and NASA launches SPHEREx and PUNCH to study solar system and Universe’s beginnings.
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March 18, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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Heriot-Watt scientists unlock new dimension in light control: time. Researchers at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK, have made what they are calling “a ground-breaking discovery paving the way for a transformative era in photonic technology.” optics.org/news/16/3/25 #photonics #opticsorg
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March 18, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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The International Year of Quantum has kicked off! #quantum #opticsorg
spie.org SPIE @spie.org · Feb 27
The International Year of Quantum Science and Technology is off to an exciting start!

Microsoft has officially introduced Majorana 1, the world's first quantum chip powered by their new Topological Core architecture.

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Microsoft’s Majorana 1 chip carves new path for quantum computing - Source
Majorana 1, the first quantum chip powered by a new Topological Core architecture .
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February 27, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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ICFO enhances organic solar cell by optimizing fluorescence quantum yield - optics.org/news/17/1/47 #quantum #opticsorg #photonics
February 10, 2026 at 4:50 PM
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Optical atomic clock achieves record accuracy redefining the second. The next generation of atomic clocks “ticks” at the frequency of a laser. That is around 100,000 times faster than the microwave frequencies of the caesium clocks that currently generate the second.
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January 25, 2025 at 7:29 AM
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GlobalFoundries to create new silicon photonics facility. Chip manufacturing giant GlobalFoundries has announced plans to spend upwards of $700 million establishing a new silicon photonics facility at its existing upstate New York location. optics.org/news/16/1/31
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January 25, 2025 at 6:18 AM
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Coherent sees early signs of industrial uptick; completes Rofin sale to Bystronic - optics.org/news/17/1/46 #opticsorg #coherent #lasers #photonicswest #spie
February 10, 2026 at 4:52 PM
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A team in France has reported what is claimed to be a novel kind of laser emitting in the orange region of the spectrum, suggesting potential applications in flow cytometry and laser guide stars for astronomy. optics.org/news/16/2/34
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February 27, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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Quantum dots meet perovskite with UbiQD deal to buy BlueDot. UbiQD, the Los Alamos, New Mexico startup working on quantum-dot technology for a range of photonics applications, says it has acquired Seattle-based BlueDot Photonics. optics.org/news/16/2/27 #opticsorg #solar #photovoltaics
February 27, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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University of Adelaide assesses ultra-sensitive low-light cameras for bioimaging. Modern devices and quantum imaging can capture biological processes in their natural state.
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March 18, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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PsiQuantum, the Silicon Valley photonic quantum computing startup, is claiming a significant breakthrough with a new high-volume process it says will be capable of manufacturing million-qubit-scale systems.
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February 27, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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Twente laser process creates ordered semiconductor material at room temperature. Scientists at the University of Twente have developed a new laser-based method to create highly-ordered semiconductor material at room temperature.
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January 25, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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PICs market could top $50BN by 2035 - optics.org/news/16/2/9 #opticsorg #AI #artificialintelligence
PICs market could top $50BN by 2035
AI data centers and high-performance computing expected to drive huge increase in demand over the coming decade.
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February 13, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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BluGlass, an Australia-based developer of visible wavelength lasers for the quantum, defence, and biotech markets, has demonstrated “world-record performance” of its single-mode gallium nitride (GaN) lasers, achieving 1250 mW of power. optics.org/news/16/3/21
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March 18, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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Taara, a spin-out company to emerge from the “Moonshot” unit belonging to Google’s corporate parent Alphabet, says it will use new venture capital funding to scale up its efforts to offer high-speed connectivity using free-space optics.
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March 18, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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Quantum computing firm signs deal to gain controlling stake in Swiss quantum networking pioneer. IonQ, the US-based startup specializing in laser-based quantum computing systems, signed deal that should see it acquire Swiss comp ID Quantique by year end.
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February 27, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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“By combining our R&D capabilities with world-class equipment, we are creating a unique pilot-line environment that will benefit the entire industry.” 💡🔬

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ASML partners on 6-inch InP project in Europe | optics.org
Semiconductor equipment giant aiming to help create integrated photonics ‘unicorn' in Eindhoven.
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July 16, 2026 at 11:13 PM
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“The rise of artificial intelligence is fundamentally changing the role of optical connectivity.” 💡

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Optical transceiver market poised to exceed $110BN by 2031 - report | optics.org
Analysts at Yole Group forecast that the AI data center boom will drive average annual growth of 30%.
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July 13, 2026 at 6:04 PM
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Zeiss-led alliance to drive holographic windshield display mass-production optics.org/news/17/1/44
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February 10, 2026 at 4:55 PM
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Free copy of the Laser WoP show focus magazine. Latest news from the photonics industry, interviews and products. We'll be reporting from the laser show all week. booth B2. 549. Come by and say hi. - optics.org/focus/prod25... #LASERWorldOfPHOTONICS #WorldOfPhotonicsCongress #opticsorg
June 19, 2025 at 1:28 PM