The Power of a Frequency Comb on a Chip, SPIE Calls for Predictability in GrantmakingResearchers from the Michal Lipson lab at Columbia University have found a path to fabricating a frequency comb on-chip, paving the way for supercharged data centers and other photonic breakthroughs....
10/9/2025
PSN Exclusive: Ramsey Selim, CORNERSTONE Photonics Innovation CentreListen to Ramsey Selim discuss the launch of the Open GitHub repository and how it can speed up photonics design cycles and market adoption.
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10/9/2025
SPIE Joins 50+ Scientific Groups Expressing Concern on an Executive Order for Scientific GrantsECOC Exhibition 2025 is wrapping up in Copenhagen. We have all the highlights, including emerging tech and award-winning companies. SPIE joins a massive list of scientific organizations writing to...
10/2/2025
Industry Uncertainty Following the SPIE SummitConversations around tariffs, research funding, and government policies dominated discussion at the SPIE Photonics Industry Summit in Washington, D.C. TRUMPF and Siemens team up to advance...
9/25/2025
Light-Based Chip Boosts AI Power Efficiency 100-Fold, $1B Investment in AIA new light-based chip promises to boost AI energy efficiency 100x. Researchers may have found a solution to chromatic aberration in ultra-flat optics. Quantum companies are pulling in billions of...
9/18/2025
Photonics Spectra Now R&D SpecialOn this special episode of Photonics Spectra Now, we'll take a closer look at some of the emerging breakthroughs in our industry. We're covering everything from advanced holograms, diabetes...
9/11/2025
M Squared Lasers Seeks Buyers, Exosens Continues Growth Through AcquisitionsAfter 20 years in business, M Squared Lasers has fallen into administration and laid off its staff of nearly 30 workers in the process. Inertia Enterprises takes a step toward commercial fusion...
9/4/2025
Haylo Labs Acquires Plessey Semiconductors, Nvidia plans for Light-Based Interconnects by 2026Addressing AI's core needs, Nvidia plans to roll out silicon photonics interconnects to implement light-based communication between AI GPUs by 2026. Haylo Labs acquires micro-LED display tech...
8/28/2025
Coherent Sells Aerospace and Defense Business, Capturing Particles Faster Than A Speeding BulletCoherent announces plans to sell its Aerospace and Defense business for $400 million. Belgian PIC design software developer, Luceda, has been acquired by China’s Semitronix Group. Scantinel Photonics...
8/21/2025
Coherent Extends Deal with Apple, Samsung Unveils New Foldable ScreensCoherent has entered into a multi-year supply agreement to continue providing Apple with the lasers needed for its Face ID systems. Samsung Display is introducing its latest foldable OLED panels....
8/14/2025