Legacy Optics Groups Team Up in Rochester, A New System Tricks The Eye into Seeing a New ColorLegacy optics companies are teaming up in Rochester. Advanced Glass Industries has acquired Glass Fab Inc. and will become EvolvOptic. French aerospace and defense group Safran has invested in...
5/1/2025
A Laser Plasma Acceleration Milestone from Desy, and Industry Standards for Silicon PhotonicsA German team is bringing laser plasma acceleration a step closer to real world applications. Another breakthrough from Harvard and Federico Capasso, as researchers have created a compact laser that...
4/24/2025
Breaking Records for Thulium Fiber Lasers, and the White House Discusses Semiconductor TariffsA new thulium fiber laser system from the Fraunhofer Institute offers nearly double the performance of its predecessors. The White House is considering a new "semiconductor tariff." Headwall...
4/17/2025
Export Controls from China Could Impact American Semiconductor DevelopersThe escalating trade war between the U.S. and China could disrupt production for American semiconductor developers. The companies impacted by Beijing's new export controls, and how the White House is...
4/10/2025
OFC Celebrates 50 Years with Bold BreakthroughsOne of the biggest events in optical networking and communication is celebrating its 50th anniversary. Photonics Spectra Now is taking a closer look at some of the breakthroughs showcased at OFC....
4/3/2025
Solid-State Lasers Lead to a Breakthrough in DUV Lithography, and NATO Invests in AIDeep ultraviolet lasers lead to a breakthrough in semiconductor lithography. Researchers at Columbia Engineering are unveiling a 3D photonic-electronic platform that could help overcome the energy...
3/27/2025
Nvidia Details Plans to use Silicon Photonics to Scale AI FactoriesNVIDIA announced plans to adopt silicon photonics and co-packaged optics to scale its AI architecture. Scientists led by Tobias Kippenberg have developed a photonic-chip-based traveling-wave...
3/20/2025
Teradyne Acquires PICs Specialist Quantifi Photonics, Celestial AI Plans to Revolutionize AITeradyne is acquiring PICs test solutions provider, Quantifi Photonics. Celestial AI raises $250M for the development of its photonic fabric technology. Researchers with the Capasso Group at Harvard...
3/13/2025
30x the Resolution in Fluorescence Microscopy, Using Beams of Light for a New InternetMoving data at the speed of light! A new chip from Google could replace fiber with wireless beams for high-speed internet. A team lead by Stefan Hell is delivering 30 times the resolution in...
3/6/2025
Wearable Bionic Device Could Alter Machine Vision, and UbiQD Plans to Boost Solar PowerQ.ANT announces the debut of its pilot line for Photonic AI chip production. STMicroelectronics is unveiling its next generation of tech for increasing performance in optical interconnects in data...
2/27/2025