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  1. 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.

  2. 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).

  3. 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.

  4. AOI Introduces New Ultra High-Power Semiconductor Laser To Support Silicon Photonics And CPO 12/18/2025

    Applied Optoelectronics Inc. (NASDAQ: AAOI), a leading provider of advanced optical and HFC networking products that power the internet, today announced a new 400-milliwatt narrow-linewidth pump laser designed to meet growing demand for silicon photonics and co-packaged optics (CPO) in AI data centers.

  5. F-713 - Successful 6-Axis Alignment System For PICs Upgraded With New Controller 12/17/2025

    PI (Physik Instrumente) is pleased to announce the release of the F-713, the latest upgrade to its highly regarded F-712, 6-axis alignment system for photonics chips, fiber arrays, and wafers.

  6. Voyant Photonics Introduces Industry's First Fully Solid-State 4D FMCW LiDAR, Unlocking High Performance Depth And Velocity Sensing To Next-Generation Industrial & Consumer Applications 12/17/2025

    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.

  7. LLNL Researchers Break Speed And Scale Barriers In 3D Nanofabrication With New Meta-Optics Platform 12/17/2025

    Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) engineers and scientists, in collaboration with Stanford University, have demonstrated a breakthrough 3D nanofabrication approach that transforms two-photon lithography (TPL) from a slow, lab-scale technique into a wafer-scale manufacturing tool without sacrificing submicron precision.

  8. Breaking Barriers In Attoscience With The Shortest Light Pulse Ever Created 12/17/2025

    ICFO researchers have set a new record by generating the shortest soft X-ray pulse to date –just 19.2 attoseconds long.

  9. Formfactor Expands Silicon Photonics Test Capabilities With Acquisition Of Keystone Photonics 12/15/2025

    FormFactor, Inc. (NASDAQ: FORM), a leading semiconductor test and measurement supplier, announced today the acquisition of Keystone Photonics, a pioneer in optical probing technology for silicon photonics (SiPh) and co-packaged optics (CPO) wafer testing.

  10. OU Researcher Awarded Funding To Pursue AI-Powered Material Design 12/15/2025

    Mike Banad, a researcher with the University of Oklahoma, has been awarded funding from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to pursue the development of advanced materials that could shape the future of energy-efficient electronics and photonics.