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Optikos to Demonstrate Automation-Enabled Metrology for High-Volume Lens Production at Photonics West 2026

Optikos® will present its full portfolio of optical capabilities at Photonics West 2026 between January 20th and 22nd in San Francisco, California, with an exhibit centered on automation and scalability—two imperatives driving the future of high-volume optics manufacturing.

From Optikos Corporation 24 Dec 2025

New Model Deepens the Understanding of How Materials Alter Light Polarization

This study presents an elliptical retarder model, enhancing polarization analysis and offering a robust framework for interpreting complex material structures.

19 Dec 2025

Voyant Photonics Introduces Industry’s First Fully Solid-State 4D FMCW LiDAR, Unlocking High Performance Depth Sensing and Velocity to Next-Generation Industrial and Consumer Applications

Voyant Photonics, the leader in chip-scale frequency-modulated continuous-wave (FMCW) LiDAR, today announced its Helium™ Platform of fully solid-state LiDAR sensors and modules.

From Voyant Photonics, Inc. 18 Dec 2025

High Specification Optical Flats for Custom Interferometer

Optical Surfaces Ltd has received an order from Armstrong Optical, a leading UK supplier of optical metrology instruments, to supply high specification transmission and reference flats for a custom interferometer.

From Optical Surfaces Ltd. 17 Dec 2025

Accelerated Circuits: A Review of Quantum Structured Light

A recent review evaluates two decades of advancements in quantum structured light, revealing the impact on photon information capacity for secure communications and computing.

11 Dec 2025

Marktech Introduces Next-Generation Silicon Photodiodes Pairing Spectral Selectivity with Speed and Sensitivity

Marktech Optoelectronics, Inc. (“Marktech”) today announced a new family of silicon photodiodes (SiPDs) produced in the United States at Marktech’s Simi Valley, California facility and final-packaged in Japan in collaboration with Optrans Corporation.

10 Dec 2025

Single-Material CLS Sets New Power Record for Thulium Laser

The new cladding light stripper design from Fraunhofer IOF significantly boosts thulium fiber laser performance, tackling heat issues for enhanced output power.

9 Dec 2025

NTT Research-Led Paper in Nature Physics Advances Programmable Photonics with Novel Lithium Niobate-Based Waveguide

NTT Research, Inc., a division of NTT, today announced that members of its Physics & Informatics (PHI) Lab, in collaboration with Cornell University and Stanford University, have demonstrated a photonic processor whose refractive index can be rewritten across a two-dimensional waveguide to exercise virtually arbitrary control over the propagation of light waves and perform machine-learning computations.

9 Dec 2025

AI and Photonics: Advances and Future Directions

Investigating the interplay of photonics and AI, this review reveals how their integration drives innovation in optical systems and computational techniques.

5 Dec 2025

HydroGNSS: UK Leads ESA’s First ‘Scout’ Climate Mission into Orbit

The UK has taken a major step forward in space-based climate science with the successful launch of HydroGNSS, a new pair of satellites that will monitor the planet’s water cycle from space.

From European Space Agency (ESA) 1 Dec 2025

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