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Coherent to Develop Optical Transceivers for Space-Based Program
PITTSBURGH, Sept. 14, 2022 — Coherent Corp. has won a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) contract to develop coherent optical transceiver technology for the agency’s Space-Based Adaptive Communications Node (Space-BACN) program. The aim of Space-BACN is to create low-cost, high-speed, reconfigurable, laser-based data links that will enable communications between various government and private-sector low-Earth-orbit (LEO) satellite constellations. Various incompatible and often proprietary optical
Ursula Keller Awarded Marcel Benoist Prize: People in the News: 09/14/22
ZÜRICH, Sept. 14, 2022 — Ursula Keller was named as the recipient of the Swiss Science Prize Marcel Benoist for her work in ultrafast lasers. The prize is often referred to as the “Swiss Nobel prize” and is granted to a scientist of Swiss nationality or...
GE, Photonfirst Partner on Chip-Based Grid Monitoring
LISBURN, Northern Ireland, Sept. 13, 2022 — GE and integrated photonics sensing company PhotonFirst entered into a strategic technology collaboration to develop fiber optic sensing for the monitoring of next-generation electrical grid infrastructure. Jointly, the companies aim to develop...
Exaktera Acquires Advanced Illumination
BOSTON, Sept. 12, 2022 — Automation technology company Exaktera acquired Advanced Illumination, a manufacturer of specialty LED assemblies and drivers for machine vision, industrial imaging, bio-medical and related imaging applications. John Thraikill will continue in his...
Webb’s Exoplanet Observations Demonstrate Telescope's Strengths
WASHINGTON, D.C., Sept. 12, 2022 — NASA’s James Webb Telescope has captured the first clear evidence for carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of a planet outside out solar system, shortly after taking its first image of an exoplanet. The observations made with the powerful infrared...
Jenoptik Breaks Ground on Dresden Fab: Week in Brief: 09/09/2022
PITTSBURGH, Sept. 9, 2022 — II-VI announced its corporate name change. The company, which finalized its acquisition of Coherent Inc. this summer, is now called Coherent Corp. The company also debuted a brand identity, which includes a corporate logo. The pre-merger...
Hamamatsu, Fraunhofer Develop Joint Application Lab
AACHEN, Germany, Sept. 8, 2022 — Together with Hamamatsu, the Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology (Fraunhofer ILT) launched an application lab for advanced laser material processing with ultrashort pulsed (USP) laser radiation, located in Aachen, Germany. The partners jointly...
New Scale Technologies Names COO: People in the News: 09/07/22
TOKYO, Sept. 7, 2022 — Rigaku Beijing Corporation, a subsidiary of Rigaku, a manufacturer of x-ray analysis, measurement, and testing instruments, has named Jeff Li CEO. Li previously served as vice president and head of Greater China at Qiagen China. Prior to that he...
StradVision Closes $88M Series C Funding Round
SEOUL, South Korea, Sept. 2, 2022 — StradVision, an AI-based image processing company for autonomous vehicles and advanced driver assistance systems, closed an $88 million series C funding round. Strategic investors in this round included ZF Friedrichshafen AG and Aptiv PLC....
Luminate, Qubits Ventures Launch Quantum and Photonics Pitch Competition: Week in Brief: 09/02/2022
SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 2, 2022 — Lidar technology company Cepton received a non-binding letter of intent for an investment of up to $100 million from its long-term automotive Tier 1 partner and current shareholder Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd. The proceeds from the proposed...
Broadcom, Tencent Partner on Co-Packaged Optics Network Switch
SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 1, 2022 — Broadcom Inc and Tencent Holdings entered into a strategic partnership to accelerate the adoption of high-bandwidth co-packaged optics (CPO) network switches for cloud infrastructure. Broadcom will provide the 25.6-Tbit/s Humboldt CPO switch device,...
AdValue Photonics Names CEO: People in the News 08/31/22
TUCSON, Ariz., Aug. 31, 2022 — AdValue Photonics, a manufacturer of fiber lasers for the materials processing, scientific, lidar, and medical markets, named Michael Mielke CEO. Mielke most recently served as vice president of engineering at Headwall Photonics. His employment at...
Olympus Sells Scientific Solutions Business to Bain Capital
TOKYO, Aug. 29, 2022 — Olympus is selling its wholly owned subsidiary EVIDENT Co. Ltd. to Bain Capital. The divestment, which is reportedly worth over $3 billion, will see all shares of EVIDENT transferred to Bain Capital on Jan. 4, 2023, subject to regulatory approvals...
AEye, Booz Allen Hamilton Partner on Software-Defined Lidar
DUBLIN, Calif., Aug. 29, 2022 — Lidar technology company AEye partnered with digital system integrator and data-driven artificial intelligence (AI) company Booz Allen Hamilton to productize and drive adoption of AEye’s technology for aerospace and defense (A&D)...
Quantum Sensors for Satellite Control Enable High-Speed Connectivity
COLOGNE, Germany, Aug. 29, 2022 — A German consortium composed of Q.ANT, Bosch, TRUMPF, and the German Aerospace Center (DLR) plans to use quantum technology to permanently enhance satellite measurement stability. Reliable transmission of satellite communication signals can only be...
'Meta-Lidar' Developer Lumotive Secures Funding Round: Week in Brief: 08/26/22
WASHINGTON, D.C., Aug. 26, 2022 — Optica launched a campaign to highlight the achievements of the global photonics community. The “Optica Community” campaign presents a series of life stories celebrating the society’s global diversity and the shared values of its...
ColdQuanta, Super.tech Merger Holds Industry Implications
BOULDER, Colo., Aug. 25, 2022 — Quantum company ColdQuanta acquired Chicago-based quantum startup Super.tech in a merger that combines ColdQuanta’s hardware capabilities with Super.tech’s software innovations. The merger, announced in May, is addressing pressing needs...
DARPA Funds the Development of Low-Noise Photonic Oscillators
MERRIMACK, N.H., Aug. 25, 2022 — The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded BAE Systems a $17.5 million contract for the Generating RF with Photonic Oscillators for Low Noise (GRYPHON) program. The technology developed through the program could enable an...
TRUMPF Appoints CFO; II-VI Extends CEO Mattera: People in the News: 08/24/22
MUNICH, Aug. 24, 2022 — Laser communications company Mynaric has named Mustafa Veziroglu as president and as a member of its management board. Veziroglu served as chief operating officer of SA Photonics, a developer of laser communications for space, airborne, and...
SPIE Elects de Groot into its Presidential Chain
BELLINGHAM, Wash., Aug. 23, 2022 — Peter de Groot, chief scientist at Zygo Corp., was elected to serve as the 2023 vice president of SPIE. The election brings de Groot into the SPIE presidential chain. He will serve as president-elect in 2024 and as the society’s president in...
Lockheed Martin Delivers Integrated Laser Weapon System to US Navy: Week in Brief: 08/19/2022
ANDOVER, Mass., Aug. 19, 2022 — MKS Instruments closed on its acquisition of process chemical technology company Atotech. The $4.4 billion acquisition was announced in July 2021. The companies received unconditional merger approval from China’s State Administration for...
Smiths Detection and Block MEMS to Develop Chemical Detection Tech
EDGEWOOD, Md., Aug. 19, 2022 — Threat detection and security technology company Smiths Detection will work with Block MEMS to develop a proximate chemical agent detector (PCAD) for noncontact detection of solid and liquid threats on various surfaces. The Defense Threat Reduction...
Edmund Names Third-Generation Chair: People in the News: 08/17/22
BARRINGTON, N.J., Aug. 17, 2022 — Edmund Optics named Marisa Edmund chair of the board of directors, succeeding Robert Edmund, who will retire from the position. Marisa Edmund has more than 25 years of experience in the photonics industry, and she takes over the position previously...
IPG Sells Telecom Transmission Product Lines to Lumentum
SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 15, 2022 — Lumentum has acquired IPG Photonics’ telecom transmission product lines, enhancing its application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) and technology capabilities. The companies announced the all-cash transaction in separate releases. Financial...
DARPA Pegs Partners for Low-Earth Orbit Satellite Translator
ARLINGTON, Va., Aug. 15, 2022 — The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has selected 11 teams to carry out work under Phase 1 of the Space-Based Adaptive Communications Node program, known as Space-BACN. The project seeks to create a low-cost, reconfigurable...

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