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1. Scalable Photonic Quantum Computers: A New Breakthrough With Time-Division Multiplexing Photonics 7/10/2026

   A team of researchers from the Institute for Photonic Quantum Systems (PhoQS) at Paderborn University has taken a decisive step towards universal photonic quantum computers.

2. Aehr Receives Follow-On Production Order From Lead Silicon Photonics Customer For Fully Automated FOX-XP Wafer-Level Burn-In System 7/9/2026

   Aehr Test Systems, a leading provider of test and burn-in solutions for semiconductor devices used in artificial intelligence (AI), silicon photonics, data center, automotive, and industrial applications, today announced it has received an additional follow-on production order from its lead silicon photonics customer for a fully automated FOX-XP wafer-level burn-in (WLBI) system.

3. Light As A Quantum Playground: Reconfigurable Simulators Reveal Hidden Dynamics Of Matter 7/9/2026

   A team of researchers at the University of Ottawa and its Nexus for Quantum Technologies Institute, in collaboration with researchers from Federico II University in Italy, has developed a programmable quantum simulator that shapes a beam of light to replicate how particles move through complex materials, avoiding the need for ever-larger electronic hardware.

4. Spinout Developing Hardware Needed For Quantum Computing And The Next Wave Of AI Applications 7/9/2026

   In fact, one of the biggest constraints facing these technologies is something far less visible: the way optics are still made.

5. ITMO Now Offers New Master's Track In Photonics 7/9/2026

   ITMO University will train engineers and researchers capable of developing photonic chips and optoelectronic devices for AI systems, data centers, and telecommunications.

6. Defiance Launches Europe's First Photonics UCITS ETF (PHOT) 7/9/2026

   Defiance ETFs is excited to announce the launch of the Defiance Photonics UCITS ETF (ticker: PHOT), Europe's first photonics ETF.

7. 'Research In Brief': New Developments From FBH Research 7/9/2026

   This issue covers topics ranging from diode lasers for future fusion power plants and highly reliable red laser diodes to miniaturized optical isolators for photonic quantum systems, as well as new concepts for high-voltage transistors, full-duplex communication, and compact picosecond laser sources.

8. KAUST Researchers Develop New Way For Devices To Prove Their Identity Online 7/8/2026

   Researchers at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) have developed a new technology that allows digital devices to verify their identity using their own physical characteristics, potentially offering a faster and more secure alternative to conventional passwords and security keys.

9. SNU–University Of Seoul Joint Research Team Develops Programmable Photonic Integrated Circuit That Slows Light On Demand 7/8/2026

   Seoul National University College of Engineering announced that a joint research team led by Professors Namkyoo Park and Sunkyu Yu of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at SNU, in collaboration with Professor Xianji Piao of the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Seoul, has developed a photonic integrated circuit that can slow light on demand.

10. Illinois Researchers Discover New Diamond Quantum Emitter With Potential To Advance Quantum Technologies 7/8/2026

    Researchers in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have discovered a new type of quantum light emitter in diamonds that could help overcome a number of challenges facing quantum technologies.