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1. RIBER Receives A Major Order In Europe For Two MBE 6000 Production Systems, Including Associated Services 12/29/2025

   RIBER, a global market leader in molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) equipment for the semiconductor industry, announces that a European customer has placed a major order for two MBE 6000 production systems, including associated services, for delivery next year.

2. IEEE Study Demonstrates Optical Fiber Bundles As A Promising Solution For High-Altitude Laser Communication Systems 12/26/2025

   Free-space optical communications (FSOC), which use lasers for data transmission, are a promising approach for achieving high-speed links between aircraft, spacecraft, and ground stations.

3. European Consortium Unveils Breakthrough Laser Technology For 2D Materials Integration In Silicon Photonics 12/24/2025

   The Horizon Europe project L2D2, funded by the European Innovation Council (Grant Agreement No. 101058079), today announced major technical achievements that could reshape the future of silicon photonics, semiconductor manufacturing, and high-speed data communications.

4. Fabricating Single-Photon Light Sources From Carbon Nanotubes 12/23/2025

   Tiny tubes of carbon that emit single photons from just one point along their length have been made in a deterministic manner by RIKEN researchers1. Such carbon nanotubes could form the basis of future quantum technologies based on light.

5. Ultra-High-Resolution Lidar Reveals Hidden Cloud Structures 12/23/2025

   Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory and collaborators have developed a new type of lidar — a laser-based remote-sensing instrument — that can observe cloud structures at the scale of a single centimeter.

6. FS Launches 1.6T OSFP IHS/Closed Finned Top Modules For The Next AI/HPC Network 12/22/2025

    FS, a trusted provider of ICT products and solutions, has unveiled its new 1.6T OSFP IHS (Closed Finned Top) optical transceivers, including the OSFP-DR8-1.6T and OSFP-2FR4-1.6T models for high‑density AI and HPC InfiniBand XDR networks.

7. HKUST Engineering Researchers Developed A Novel Photodetector To Enhance The Performance Of On-Chip Light Monitoring Advancing Applications In Programmable Photonics, Biosensing, And Lab-On-Chip Technologies 12/19/2025

   Programmable photonics promise faster and more energy-efficient computing than traditional electronics by using light to transmit signals. However, current systems are limited by the need for precise on-chip power monitors.

8. Photon Design Will Showcase Its Latest EME-Based Simulator Innovations At SPIE Photonics West, Booth 3452 12/18/2025

   Photon Design, a global leader in photonic simulation CAD software, will showcase its latest innovations at SPIE Photonics West Exhibition from 20–22 January 2026, in San Francisco (Booth 3452).

9. GlobalFoundries Accelerates And Strengthens Europe's Semiconductor Ecosystem Through Strategic Partnership With Cloudberry 12/18/2025

   GlobalFoundries (GF) today announced a partnership with Finnish venture capital firm Cloudberry to accelerate and strengthen Europe’s semiconductor and photonics startup ecosystem.

10. Hybrid Excitons: Combining The Best Of Both Worlds 12/18/2025

    Faster, more efficient, and more versatile – these are the expectations for the technology that will produce our energy and handle information in the future.