- Xscape adds $37M to series A round
Santa Clara startup also launches eight-wavelength laser based on its proprietary frequency-comb approach. - STMicro ramps silicon photonics platform
Chip giant plans to more than quadruple capacity for 'PIC 100' process by next year. - TNO and HTC Eindhoven to build 6in InP wafer factory
Novel photonic chips promise better AI data centers, 6G networks, super computers. - Nanosecond light-by-light switching achieved in liquid crystal droplet
Researchers demonstrate nanosecond optical switching using a dye-doped droplet that redirects stored energy without electrical input. - UAlbany tests mRNA therapeutics with Raman spectroscopy
Raman has significant potential for assessing stability of mRNA vaccines. - Raman spectroscopy looks inside Charles Darwin's jars
Agilent and STFC use spatially offset Raman technique in museum setting for the first time. - Fraunhofer ILT and Cailabs partner on wire-based laser material deposition
Cailabs is contributing new compact process head based on its MPLC beam shaping technology. - Tuskegee demonstrates practical laser-driven light sails
Scalable nanostructures based on photonic crystals reflect propulsive laser light, while cutting heat and mass. - IPG Photonics, PPG and Whirlpool partner to commercialize laser powder curing
To enable faster, more energy-efficient curing than conventional processes. - Anello Photonics and Mythos AI collaborate on marine sensing solutions
Aim is to advance resilient navigation for maritime autonomy. - Novel ‘smart’ molecules promise better and cheaper microscopy images
Chalmers-developed chemicals achieve higher resolution than 4-photon microscopy, even using 2-photon method. - Programmable Mie voids to boost light-matter interactions
Australian-developed air cavities help atom-thin semiconductors shine brighter. - Lasers and drones assess forest health and track climate change
UCL London project conducts 3D tree census to better understand biomass that forests contain. - nLight delivers record sales as laser weapon demand intensifies
US firm to showcase new 70 kW system as Iran conflict and retaliatory strikes highlight drone threat. - Airbus and TNO demo secure laser link between aircraft and satellite
Geostationary UltraAir terminal test transmitted data optically at 36,000km altitude. - Ayar Labs closes $500M venture round
Series E fundraising will support move to volume production for co-packaged optics technology. - Nvidia backs Lumentum and Coherent with $4BN cash investment
Lumentum to build a new device fab to meet anticipated laser demand as the AI chip giant agrees huge purchase commitments. - Keck Medicine laser therapy improves survival rate for brain cancer
Laser modifies blood-brain barrier to enhance efficacy of medication fighting disease. - University of Basel optimizes laser cutting of bone for faster surgery
Varying beam shape lets laser cut bone deeper than previously possible. - Low-cost sulfur lens enables cheaper IR thermal imaging cameras
Development by Flinders University could cut need for costly lenses based on silicon and rare earths.