"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." 💡💰
Read further in #OpticsOrg: https://bit.ly/4wtfijh
Read further in #OpticsOrg: https://bit.ly/4wtfijh
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.
optics.org
July 23, 2026 at 10:46 PM
"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." 💡💰
Read further in #OpticsOrg: https://bit.ly/4wtfijh
Read further in #OpticsOrg: https://bit.ly/4wtfijh
“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.” 💡⚛️
Learn more about the partnership between NIST and SRI at #OpticsOrg: https://bit.ly/3R2zuJP
Learn more about the partnership between NIST and SRI at #OpticsOrg: https://bit.ly/3R2zuJP
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.
optics.org
July 22, 2026 at 9:24 PM
“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.” 💡⚛️
Learn more about the partnership between NIST and SRI at #OpticsOrg: https://bit.ly/3R2zuJP
Learn more about the partnership between NIST and SRI at #OpticsOrg: https://bit.ly/3R2zuJP
“By combining our R&D capabilities with world-class equipment, we are creating a unique pilot-line environment that will benefit the entire industry.” 💡🔬
Read about ASML and TNO's partnership at #OpticsOrg: https://bit.ly/4f6EFAJ
Read about ASML and TNO's partnership at #OpticsOrg: https://bit.ly/4f6EFAJ
ASML partners on 6-inch InP project in Europe | optics.org
Semiconductor equipment giant aiming to help create integrated photonics ‘unicorn' in Eindhoven.
optics.org
July 16, 2026 at 11:13 PM
“By combining our R&D capabilities with world-class equipment, we are creating a unique pilot-line environment that will benefit the entire industry.” 💡🔬
Read about ASML and TNO's partnership at #OpticsOrg: https://bit.ly/4f6EFAJ
Read about ASML and TNO's partnership at #OpticsOrg: https://bit.ly/4f6EFAJ
“The rise of artificial intelligence is fundamentally changing the role of optical connectivity.” 💡
Learn more at #OpticsOrg: https://bit.ly/4gW4w0u
Learn more at #OpticsOrg: https://bit.ly/4gW4w0u
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%.
optics.org
July 13, 2026 at 6:04 PM
“The rise of artificial intelligence is fundamentally changing the role of optical connectivity.” 💡
Learn more at #OpticsOrg: https://bit.ly/4gW4w0u
Learn more at #OpticsOrg: https://bit.ly/4gW4w0u
Corning & Amazon have signed a new fiber-optic supply agreement that will create 1000 new jobs. 💡
"Corning’s optical fiber & cable connectivity solutions will be deployed across the new generation of infrastructure being used to host AI offerings."
Learn more at #OpticsOrg: https://bit.ly/4eJj1SX
"Corning’s optical fiber & cable connectivity solutions will be deployed across the new generation of infrastructure being used to host AI offerings."
Learn more at #OpticsOrg: https://bit.ly/4eJj1SX
June 22, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Corning & Amazon have signed a new fiber-optic supply agreement that will create 1000 new jobs. 💡
"Corning’s optical fiber & cable connectivity solutions will be deployed across the new generation of infrastructure being used to host AI offerings."
Learn more at #OpticsOrg: https://bit.ly/4eJj1SX
"Corning’s optical fiber & cable connectivity solutions will be deployed across the new generation of infrastructure being used to host AI offerings."
Learn more at #OpticsOrg: https://bit.ly/4eJj1SX
Thanks to NIST, metal 3D printing could be used to create parts that couldn't be made before. 💡🖨️
By drawing loops with the printer's laser, metals can be mixed more easily. This could reduce costs, leading to greater flexibility in metal 3D printing.
Read more at #OpticsOrg: https://bit.ly/4vE9x1W
By drawing loops with the printer's laser, metals can be mixed more easily. This could reduce costs, leading to greater flexibility in metal 3D printing.
Read more at #OpticsOrg: https://bit.ly/4vE9x1W
June 19, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Thanks to NIST, metal 3D printing could be used to create parts that couldn't be made before. 💡🖨️
By drawing loops with the printer's laser, metals can be mixed more easily. This could reduce costs, leading to greater flexibility in metal 3D printing.
Read more at #OpticsOrg: https://bit.ly/4vE9x1W
By drawing loops with the printer's laser, metals can be mixed more easily. This could reduce costs, leading to greater flexibility in metal 3D printing.
Read more at #OpticsOrg: https://bit.ly/4vE9x1W
A brand-new photonic chip could reshape medical diagnostics and optical atomic clocks. 💡
EPFL researchers developed the chip that delivers extremely short, high-energy optical pulses, claiming that it "rivals much larger laboratory lasers."
Learn more at #OpticsOrg: https://bit.ly/3PVntFO
EPFL researchers developed the chip that delivers extremely short, high-energy optical pulses, claiming that it "rivals much larger laboratory lasers."
Learn more at #OpticsOrg: https://bit.ly/3PVntFO
EPFL builds photonic chip that rivals much larger laboratory lasers | optics.org
Source delivers short high-energy pulses, could reshape medical diagnostics, optical atomic clocks.
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June 18, 2026 at 4:54 PM
A brand-new photonic chip could reshape medical diagnostics and optical atomic clocks. 💡
EPFL researchers developed the chip that delivers extremely short, high-energy optical pulses, claiming that it "rivals much larger laboratory lasers."
Learn more at #OpticsOrg: https://bit.ly/3PVntFO
EPFL researchers developed the chip that delivers extremely short, high-energy optical pulses, claiming that it "rivals much larger laboratory lasers."
Learn more at #OpticsOrg: https://bit.ly/3PVntFO
Optical physics simulation just got easier thanks to AI. 💡
Researchers have created a surrogate that can rebuild temporal and spectral profiles across a variety of pulse shaping conditions. This has dropped average simulation time significantly.
Learn more at #OpticsOrg: https://bit.ly/4uSXRIg
Researchers have created a surrogate that can rebuild temporal and spectral profiles across a variety of pulse shaping conditions. This has dropped average simulation time significantly.
Learn more at #OpticsOrg: https://bit.ly/4uSXRIg
Stanford and SLAC Lab advance simulation of nonlinear optical physics | optics.org
“Breakthrough” supports ultrafast laser systems that can be bottleneck in real-time laser control systems.
optics.org
May 25, 2026 at 11:48 PM
Optical physics simulation just got easier thanks to AI. 💡
Researchers have created a surrogate that can rebuild temporal and spectral profiles across a variety of pulse shaping conditions. This has dropped average simulation time significantly.
Learn more at #OpticsOrg: https://bit.ly/4uSXRIg
Researchers have created a surrogate that can rebuild temporal and spectral profiles across a variety of pulse shaping conditions. This has dropped average simulation time significantly.
Learn more at #OpticsOrg: https://bit.ly/4uSXRIg
Could native color lidar sensors be the future of self-driving cars? 💡🚗
Ouster's new Rev8 sensors have combined structure and color sensing. This means that just one #lidar sensor can now understand a 3D environment in terms of visuals and depth.
Read more at #OpticsOrg: https://bit.ly/4tOLnk6
Ouster's new Rev8 sensors have combined structure and color sensing. This means that just one #lidar sensor can now understand a 3D environment in terms of visuals and depth.
Read more at #OpticsOrg: https://bit.ly/4tOLnk6
Ouster launches REV8 OS Family ‘first' native color lidar system | optics.org
Powered by firm's L4 Max Ouster Silicon, it features first patented native color lidar sensors with point-for-point 3D color vision.
optics.org
May 21, 2026 at 10:20 PM
Could native color lidar sensors be the future of self-driving cars? 💡🚗
Ouster's new Rev8 sensors have combined structure and color sensing. This means that just one #lidar sensor can now understand a 3D environment in terms of visuals and depth.
Read more at #OpticsOrg: https://bit.ly/4tOLnk6
Ouster's new Rev8 sensors have combined structure and color sensing. This means that just one #lidar sensor can now understand a 3D environment in terms of visuals and depth.
Read more at #OpticsOrg: https://bit.ly/4tOLnk6
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
Strathclyde deploys machine learning to design mirrors for high-power lasers optics.org/news/17/1/43 #lasers #opticsorg #physics #photonics
Zeiss-led alliance to drive holographic windshield display mass-production optics.org/news/17/1/44
#opticsorg #holography #zeiss #automotive
#opticsorg #holography #zeiss #automotive
February 10, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Zeiss-led alliance to drive holographic windshield display mass-production optics.org/news/17/1/44
#opticsorg #holography #zeiss #automotive
#opticsorg #holography #zeiss #automotive
CUNY metasurface turns infrared into steerable visible light
optics.org/news/17/1/45 #opticsorg #photonics #CUNY
optics.org/news/17/1/45 #opticsorg #photonics #CUNY
February 10, 2026 at 4:53 PM
CUNY metasurface turns infrared into steerable visible light
optics.org/news/17/1/45 #opticsorg #photonics #CUNY
optics.org/news/17/1/45 #opticsorg #photonics #CUNY
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
Coherent sees early signs of industrial uptick; completes Rofin sale to Bystronic - optics.org/news/17/1/46 #opticsorg #coherent #lasers #photonicswest #spie
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
ICFO enhances organic solar cell by optimizing fluorescence quantum yield - optics.org/news/17/1/47 #quantum #opticsorg #photonics
ams-Osram sells non-optical & mixed-signal sensor division to Infineon for €570M - optics.org/news/17/1/49
#opticsorg #photonics #sensors #imaging
#opticsorg #photonics #sensors #imaging
February 10, 2026 at 4:48 PM
ams-Osram sells non-optical & mixed-signal sensor division to Infineon for €570M - optics.org/news/17/1/49
#opticsorg #photonics #sensors #imaging
#opticsorg #photonics #sensors #imaging
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
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
First patient receives retinal implant in pivotal trial https://optics.org/news/12/4/3 by @opticsorg; Pixium Vision says that study on an anticipated 38 patients represents final clinical step before seeking market approval; $ALPIX
April 7, 2025 at 9:17 PM
First patient receives retinal implant in pivotal trial https://optics.org/news/12/4/3 by @opticsorg; Pixium Vision says that study on an anticipated 38 patients represents final clinical step before seeking market approval; $ALPIX
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
#photonics #opticsorg #quantum #defence
#photonics #opticsorg #quantum #defence
March 18, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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
#photonics #opticsorg #quantum #defence
#photonics #opticsorg #quantum #defence
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.
optics.org/news/16/3/22
#space #astronomy @nasawebb.extwitter.link #nasa #photonics #opticsorg
optics.org/news/16/3/22
#space #astronomy @nasawebb.extwitter.link #nasa #photonics #opticsorg
March 18, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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.
optics.org/news/16/3/22
#space #astronomy @nasawebb.extwitter.link #nasa #photonics #opticsorg
optics.org/news/16/3/22
#space #astronomy @nasawebb.extwitter.link #nasa #photonics #opticsorg
University of Adelaide assesses ultra-sensitive low-light cameras for bioimaging. Modern devices and quantum imaging can capture biological processes in their natural state.
optics.org/news/16/3/23
#biophotonics #photonics @adelaideuni.bsky.social #opticsorg
optics.org/news/16/3/23
#biophotonics #photonics @adelaideuni.bsky.social #opticsorg
March 18, 2025 at 10:39 PM
University of Adelaide assesses ultra-sensitive low-light cameras for bioimaging. Modern devices and quantum imaging can capture biological processes in their natural state.
optics.org/news/16/3/23
#biophotonics #photonics @adelaideuni.bsky.social #opticsorg
optics.org/news/16/3/23
#biophotonics #photonics @adelaideuni.bsky.social #opticsorg
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.
optics.org/news/16/3/24 #opticsorg #optics #photonics
optics.org/news/16/3/24 #opticsorg #optics #photonics
March 18, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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.
optics.org/news/16/3/24 #opticsorg #optics #photonics
optics.org/news/16/3/24 #opticsorg #optics #photonics
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
March 18, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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
The International Year of Quantum has kicked off! #quantum #opticsorg
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.
Read more here: news.microsoft.com/s...
Microsoft has officially introduced Majorana 1, the world's first quantum chip powered by their new Topological Core architecture.
Read more here: news.microsoft.com/s...
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 .
news.microsoft.com
February 27, 2025 at 3:19 PM
The International Year of Quantum has kicked off! #quantum #opticsorg
HySpex, a subsidiary of Norway’s Norsk Elektro Optikk (NEO), says it has begun developing a new hyperspectral imaging system for satellite-based methane sensing that should enable many more companies to track emissions of the gas. optics.org/news/16/2/28 #opticsorg #hyperspectral #imaging #space.
February 27, 2025 at 2:00 PM
HySpex, a subsidiary of Norway’s Norsk Elektro Optikk (NEO), says it has begun developing a new hyperspectral imaging system for satellite-based methane sensing that should enable many more companies to track emissions of the gas. optics.org/news/16/2/28 #opticsorg #hyperspectral #imaging #space.
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
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