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Hawthorn Photonics appointed Walter Bevers as vice president of sales. Bevers will lead the group's worldwide sales organization, overseeing commercial activity across Hawthorn Photonics' three specialist companies: Covesion, AdvR, and Radiantis. His responsibilities include developing international sales teams, strengthening collaboration between the subsidiaries, and building long-term relationships with customers, distributors, and strategic partners. As part of the executive leadership team, Bevers will lead the integration of commercial operations across the Hawthorn Photonics group.

The PsiQuantum executive leadership team. Courtesy of PsiQuantum. PALO ALTO, Calif. — PsiQuantum appointed Rob Soderbery executive vice...]]> https://www.photonics.com/Articles/PsiQuantum-Adds-to-Leadership-Team-People-in-the/p5/a72424 A72424 Wed, 22 Jul 2026 07:00:00 GMT
Funded with €50 million ($57 million), Q-PLANET (Quantum Pilot Line for production of Advanced chips for Neutral atom European Technologies) is launching as a European pilot line for the industrialization of quantum technologies based on neutral atoms. The project is co-funded by the European Chips Joint Undertaking (Chips JU) as well as national and regional authorities and is coordinated by Pasqal.

Q-PLANET brings together 28 research and technology organizations, industry partners, and research institutions from eleven European Member States. As one of six European quantum pilot lines, Q-PLANET aims to accelerate the transition from research to industrial manufacturing, thereby strengthening Europe's technological sovereignty...]]> https://www.photonics.com/Articles/Europe-Establishing-Pilot-Line-for-Neutral-Atom/p5/a72425 A72425 Wed, 22 Jul 2026 07:00:00 GMT
Silicon photonics stands as a promising solution to overcoming the bandwidth and latency issues plaguing AI and related computing infrastructure. One of its main strengths has been its compatibility with standard CMOS fabrication infrastructure, but with CMOS’s inability to integrate non-standard materials, this has become a fundamental limitation.

Conventional group-IV semiconductor materials can’t satisfy all the requirements of advanced photonic systems, particularly for functions like on-chip light generation. Materials such as III-V semiconductors and lithium niobate (LiNbO3) can provide these capabilities, highlighting the need for heterogeneous integration approaches to expand the functionality of silicon...]]> https://www.photonics.com/Articles/Micro-Transfer-Printing-Can-Enable-Heterogenous/p5/a72422 A72422 Tue, 21 Jul 2026 07:00:00 GMT
Researchers at Seoul National University developed a way to freely control the speed and shape of optical signals using a programmable photonic integrated circuit. They used the new approach to design photonic integrated circuits that can control slow light with a higher degree of freedom than any previously proposed method.

The new approach is based on coupled-resonator-induced transparency (CRIT), and enables previously fixed functionalities in photonic circuits to be reconfigured on demand.
Conceptual diagram of the programmable CRIT photonic integrated circuit, illustrating how optical pulses experience changes in temporal delay and frequency characteristics as they propagate through the circuit. Courtesy of Seoul National...]]> https://www.photonics.com/Articles/Slowing-and-Shaping-Optical-Signals-with/p5/a72423 A72423 Tue, 21 Jul 2026 07:00:00 GMT
The sensory nerve fibers in patients with chronic pain may undergo structural and functional changes that cause the pain to persist. In musculoskeletal disorders like temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorders, where abnormal nerve remodeling may contribute to chronic pain, it is particularly important to gain insight into the neural components of the pain.

Tissue-clearing techniques and 3D imaging enable high-resolution analysis of intact tissues, but applying these methods to heterogeneous structures with diverse tissue types, like the jaw or the knee, is technically demanding.

Research at the University of Pittsburgh could lay the groundwork for visualizing how nerve patterns in densely innervated joints, like those in the knee...]]> https://www.photonics.com/Articles/3D-Fluorescence-Imaging-Method-Could-Uncover/p5/a72421 A72421 Mon, 20 Jul 2026 07:00:00 GMT
The European Commission has awarded funding to ELIgnite, a new Horizon Europe project coordinated by the Extreme Light Infrastructure ERIC (ELI). Bringing together leading research infrastructures, innovation organizations, and business support partners, ELIgnite aims to bridge the gap between Europe's world-leading laser and photonics infrastructures and the commercial ecosystem of startups, scaleups, small and medium enterprises (SMEs), and industrial innovators.

The project supports Europe's ambition to strengthen technological sovereignty, industrial competitiveness, and the commercialization of deep-tech innovation. ELIgnite is the only project selected under this Horizon Europe initiative.
The ELIgnite project will boost...]]> https://www.photonics.com/Articles/ELIgnite-Project-to-Boost-Access-to-Research/p5/a72420 A72420 Mon, 20 Jul 2026 07:00:00 GMT
IPG believes that the combined medical businesses will create a scaled medical laser platform for growth with complementary established leadership in ophthalmology and urology. According to Mark Gitin, IPG Photonics’ CEO, the acquisition will create a scaled medical platform and provide opportunities to accelerate innovation, broaden commercial reach, and deliver differentiated solutions for physicians and patients.

For Lumibird, the proceeds would significantly strengthen its balance...]]> https://www.photonics.com/Articles/IPG-Negotiating-Purchase-of-Lumibirds-Medical/p5/a72418 A72418 Mon, 20 Jul 2026 07:00:00 GMT
TRUMPF has acquired Mate Precision Technologies, a metal cutting and forming products and solutions company. Mate will continue to operate independently in the market under its existing brand, with its management and international teams remaining in place. The acquisition expands TRUMPF's punching and bending tool portfolio to support customers using a broad range of machines. The partnership also strengthens TRUMPF’s market position in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

(From left) Jun Seok Lee, head of ZEISS Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology Korea; Jaane Seehusen, incoming head of ZEISS Korea; Karoline Piegdon, head of semiconductor fab solutions; Frank Rohmund, President and CEO of ZEISS Semiconductor Manufacturing...]]> https://www.photonics.com/Articles/ZEISS-Unveils-Korean-Innovation-Center-Week-in/p5/a72416 A72416 Fri, 17 Jul 2026 07:00:00 GMT
SurFunction GmbH, a deep tech company, and ZEISS have formally concluded and contractually executed a comprehensive strategic partnership to advance the industrial scaling of functional metasurfaces. The foundation of the partnership is SurFunction’s patented ELIPSYS platform, based on the direct laser interference patterning (DLIP) process.

The collaboration combines complementary world-class capabilities: SurFunction contributes the ELIPSYS platform and its technological IP; ZEISS brings systems expertise, technology infrastructure, quality assurance, and global market access. ZEISS has identified DLIP and ELIPSYS as strategically relevant technologies for future product generations in areas including precision optics and...]]> https://www.photonics.com/Articles/ZEISS-and-SurFunction-Partner-on-Functional/p5/a72415 A72415 Fri, 17 Jul 2026 07:00:00 GMT
MicroVision Semiconductor, formerly Black Forest Engineering and acquired from Luminar, serves as the company's center of excellence for semiconductor innovation while continuing to provide custom design services for an established portfolio of dozens of customers spanning multiple industries.

The newly-established company brings together more than 30 years of semiconductor innovation and experience, delivering...]]> https://www.photonics.com/Articles/MicroVision-Launches-Semiconductor-Business/p5/a72411 A72411 Thu, 16 Jul 2026 07:00:00 GMT
3M and Microsoft have established a partnership focused on AI data center infrastructure and enterprise transformation. Microsoft's Azure Cloud and AI Infrastructure will become the first announced hyperscale cloud provider to deploy 3M's Expanded Beam Optical (EBO) technology. 3M will also use Microsoft's AI and digital platforms as part of its enterprise transformation across key business functions.

The partnership pairs Microsoft’s digital and hyperscale infrastructure with 3M’s materials science and precision manufacturing to accelerate AI adoption and strengthen the physical networks required for the growth of cloud and AI workloads.
3M and Microsoft established a strategic partnership to advance AI data center...]]> https://www.photonics.com/Articles/3M-and-Microsoft-Strike-Partnership-on-Data/p5/a72410 A72410 Thu, 16 Jul 2026 07:00:00 GMT
The National Science Foundation (NSF) revealed plans to award $15 million over the next two years to launch the NSF STELLAR Engine in the Rochester/Finger Lakes Region of New York, led by the University of Rochester (URochester). The award, matched by $16 million in New York State support over the next six years, will establish an internationally competitive technology and innovation cluster in the region focused on laser technologies, education, business expansion and attraction, manufacturing, and workforce development.
The STELLAR coalition is one of only 12 teams across 20 states to receive an NSF Regional Innovation Engines (NSF Engines) award. Courtesy of the University of Rochester/Grant Taylor.
The STELLAR (Science,...]]> https://www.photonics.com/Articles/Rochester-Finger-Lakes-Region-Selected-as/p5/a72409 A72409 Wed, 15 Jul 2026 09:36:23 GMT
NEW BRITAIN, Conn. —...]]> https://www.photonics.com/Articles/AMADA-WELD-TECH-Appoints-President-and-CEO/p5/a72408 A72408 Wed, 15 Jul 2026 07:00:00 GMT
Track one adds significant new 300 mm silicon photonics capacity, with full production readiness expected in the fourth quarter of 2027. It consists of repurposing the company’s Arai facility, formerly Fab 6, for 300 mm silicon photonics capacity and advanced packaging...]]> https://www.photonics.com/Articles/Tower-Semiconductor-Initiates-4B-Expansion-in/p5/a72407 A72407 Wed, 15 Jul 2026 07:00:00 GMT
With the growing adoption of electric vehicles, the volume of battery materials and industrial waste requiring safe storage is also increasing. Scientists at LZH have developed a laser-based process for this purpose in the LasGlaReLa project.

As the adoption of electric vehicles continues to grow, so does the need for the safe and permanent storage of battery materials and chemical industrial waste. Certain waste streams require disposal in what are known as Category IV landfills, which impose particularly stringent requirements on storage containers. These must simultaneously ensure environmental protection, safe handling, and long-term structural integrity.
Researchers from Laser Zentrum Hannover (LZH) have found a way to...]]> https://www.photonics.com/Articles/Laser-Welding-Provides-Secure-Glass-Containers/p5/a72405 A72405 Tue, 14 Jul 2026 07:00:00 GMT
In the future, data could be written directly using light and stored in magnetic materials without the need for electrical signals. This would greatly speed data transfer, while lowering energy consumption in, for example, data centers and communication networks.

To develop a new generation of energy-efficient, high-speed memory applications, it will first be necessary to gain all-optical control of antiferromagnetic materials. Conventional optomagnetic recording techniques rely on net magnetization, a characteristic that does not exist in antiferromagnets. For this reason, optical writing of antiferromagnetic materials is, so far, quite difficult.

Researchers at the University of Augsburg, the RIKEN Center, and the University...]]> https://www.photonics.com/Articles/All-Optical-Writing-Could-Offer-Fast-Efficient/p5/a72406 A72406 Tue, 14 Jul 2026 07:00:00 GMT
The JLWS program seeks to transition directed energy capabilities from demonstration prototypes into field-ready, production-oriented platforms. By developing containerized high-energy laser weapons, the Department aims to provide combatant commanders with scalable, cost-effective intercept solutions for asymmetric and high-tier adversary...]]> https://www.photonics.com/Articles/DOD-Contracts-nLIGHT-and-Lockheed-Martin-to/p5/a72402 A72402 Mon, 13 Jul 2026 07:00:00 GMT
Metasurfaces offer multifunctionality in an extremely compact footprint, making them valuable tools for directing and focusing light in small devices like lenses, mirrors, and filters. But once a physical metasurface is built, its material, shape, and dimensions cannot be reconfigured. Such is not the case with an emerging technology known as virtual metasurfaces.

Virtual metasurfaces can be programmed to perform many different functions within the same device. For example, the same virtual metasurface can be used to mix colors, turn infrared (IR) images into visible images, or adjust the focus of a device. Furthermore, virtual metasurfaces can perform multiple functions simultaneously.
The virtual metasurface acts like a...]]> https://www.photonics.com/Articles/Tunable-Virtual-Metasurfaces-Perform-Multiple/p5/a72403 A72403 Mon, 13 Jul 2026 07:00:00 GMT
Pilot Photonics, a spinout from Dublin City University, has been approved for a recommended investment of up to €10.4 million ($11.8M) from the Horizon Europe European Innovation Council accelerator. The EIC accelerator support comes at a critical stage for Pilot Photonics as demand grows for advanced photonic chip technologies. The funding will support product qualification, high-volume manufacture, and expansion of the team in Ireland and internationally.

(Left to right) Melissa Feddis, Enterprise Ireland senior advisor digital technologies, Kevin Burke, Enterprise Ireland national director for Horizon Europe, Frank Smyth, Pilot Photonics CTO, Peter Burke, minister for enterprise, tourism and employment, William Oppermann, CEO...]]> https://www.photonics.com/Articles/Pilot-Photonics-Receives-118M-Investment-Week/p5/a72401 A72401 Fri, 10 Jul 2026 07:00:00 GMT
Co-founded in 2022 by Berghoff and Fleming Bruckmaier (CTO) as a spin-out of the Technical University of Munich, QD's technology aims to address a central challenge in advanced chip manufacturing. Traditional semiconductor inspection tools slow development and production because they struggle to see...]]> https://www.photonics.com/Articles/QuantumDiamonds-Raises-104M/p5/a72400 A72400 Fri, 10 Jul 2026 07:00:00 GMT