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Single-Material CLS Sets New Power Record for Thulium Laser

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-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

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

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

New Report Shows Only Photonics Can Satisfy AI’s Insatiable Appetite for Compute Power

New Report Shows Only Photonics Can Satisfy AI’s Insatiable Appetite for Compute Power

As artificial intelligence expands, its soaring electricity use is putting unprecedented pressure on power grids, driving up costs and threatening to slow Europe’s energy transition.

From Photonics21 30 Nov 2025

Photonic Quantum CNN Achieves High Accuracy With Adaptive Light Control

Photonic Quantum CNN Achieves High Accuracy With Adaptive Light Control

In a study published in Advanced Photonics, researchers at SPIE introduced a method to enhance photonic circuit adaptability without compromising compatibility with current technologies.

27 Nov 2025

Pixels 100x Smaller than Cells Open Door to Ultra High-Res Display

Pixels 100x Smaller than Cells Open Door to Ultra High-Res Display

Researchers at ETH Zurich successfully manufactured organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) at the nanoscale, achieving dimensions approximately one hundred times smaller than a human cell.

25 Nov 2025

Simplifying Beam Diagnostics With a Laser Beam Reducer

Simplifying Beam Diagnostics With a Laser Beam Reducer

Optical Surfaces Ltd is a leading supplier of modular and standalone reflective beam reducers to laser facilities looking to perform accurate diagnostics and precise measurements on their beamlines.

From Optical Surfaces Ltd. 18 Nov 2025

New Satellite to Monitor Sea-Level Rise from Space

New Satellite to Monitor Sea-Level Rise from Space

Preparations are underway in California for the launch of the Sentinel-6B satellite, which will monitor global sea levels from space, with a UK propulsion system on board.

17 Nov 2025

Innovative XR Display Testing: Radiant to Showcase Advanced Testing Systems at SPIE ARVRMR

Innovative XR Display Testing: Radiant to Showcase Advanced Testing Systems at SPIE ARVRMR

Radiant Vision Systems will return as an exhibitor to the SPIE ARVRMR conference in San Francisco on January 20 - 22.

From Konica Minolta Sensing Americas 14 Nov 2025

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Boost Imaging Accuracy with a 5× Microscope Lens for Display and Metrology Applications

Boost Imaging Accuracy with a 5× Microscope Lens for Display and Metrology Applications

Enhance inspection and measurement accuracy with a 5× microscope lens designed for high-resolution imaging of display features.

From Konica Minolta Sensing Americas

Optical Module for Real-Time Super-Resolution Imaging

Optical Module for Real-Time Super-Resolution Imaging

The SMAL innovative lens uses high-index dielectric microspheres to enable super-resolution optical imaging beyond conventional limits.

From LIG Nanowise

MPA-200: An Optical Power Monitor for Monitoring Data Centers

MPA-200: An Optical Power Monitor for Monitoring Data Centers

The MPA-200 optical power monitor provides real-time monitoring of optical power in data centers.

From Santec Corporation

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