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1. Pre-Aligned Beam Collimator Kits For FSO Communication Systems 8/13/2026

   Optical Surfaces Ltd has developed a novel approach for delivering modular large beam collimators – a key component for assembly and testing of Free Space Optical (FSO) communication systems.

2. Sivers Semiconductors Announces $3.4M Program With SemiNex For Next-Generation InP Light Sources Used To Power AI Data Centers 8/13/2026

   Sivers Semiconductors AB (STO: SIVE), a global leader in photonics and wireless technologies and SemiNex Corporation, a developer of high-power indium phosphide (InP) laser diodes, DFB lasers, semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOAs) and external cavity lasers, today announced a program for next-generation InP light sources for AI data center interconnects.

3. New £8M Project Aims To Take Ultra-Stable Lasers Beyond The Laboratory 8/12/2026

   Technologies that help people navigate, communicate and measure time with extraordinary precision could be transformed by a major new research programme at the University of Strathclyde.

4. International Conference Brings Metamaterials And Nanophotonics To Umeå 8/11/2026

   METAmeet 2026 gathered leading researchers in light–matter interactions at the nanoscale for three days of presentations, discussions and networking.

5. OpenLight And Tower Semiconductor Expand PH18DA Photonics Ecosystem To Accelerate Photonic IC Development 8/11/2026

   OpenLight, a leader in heterogeneous III‑V‑on‑silicon photonic integration and custom Photonic Application‑Specific Integrated Circuits (PASICs), and Tower Semiconductor (NASDAQ/TASE: TSEM), the leading foundry for high-value analog semiconductor solutions, today announced the availability of OpenLight’s photonic Process Design Kit (PDK) for Tower Semiconductor’s PH18DA indium phosphide (InP)-on-silicon photonics platform in Cadence’s electronic design automation (EDA) tools.

6. World's First Perovskite Laser Diode Created By Russian Scientists 8/10/2026

   Researchers from ITMO University, Skoltech, and HSE University have developed the first electrically powered perovskite laser that requires no additional external lighting from another laser or a powerful lamp; instead, it can be directly connected to a power source like a regular LED.

7. Pasqal Brings Qubit Control On-Chip – Advancing The Path To Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computing At Scale 8/10/2026

   Pasqal, a global leader in neutral-atom quantum computing, today announced what it, to its knowledge, believes to be a world-first: the trapping of individual atoms using laser light generated by a photonic integrated circuit (PIC).

8. Spin-Out Developing Hardware Needed For Quantum Computing And The Next Wave Of AI Applications 8/10/2026

   From quantum computing to AI infrastructure and autonomous systems, much of today’s deep tech innovation depends on how well we can control and manipulate light.

9. 'Lying Mirror' Uses Structured Surfaces To Conceal Optical Information 8/9/2026

   Mirrors normally reveal what is placed in front of them, even when their curvature distorts a reflection.

10. Quantum In The Palm Of Your Hand: The Evolution Of Superconducting Qubits 8/7/2026

    Electrons zipping through transistors, powering the screens on our smartphones. Light zooming from distant stars to Earth, moving faster than anything else in the universe. Protons enabling MRI machines to analyze people’s injuries.