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  1. China's New Quantum Protocol Breaks Distance And Speed Barriers In Fiber Networks 5/11/2026

    (ECNS) - Scientists at the University of Science and Technology of China have successfully deployed a multi-mode quantum relay network, achieving matter-matter entanglement over 14.5 kilometers, according to media reports.

  2. Toward Smart Light Sources 5/10/2026

    Technion researchers have developed, for the first time, a comprehensive physical model explaining how the properties of a radiating material, including absorption, emission, and quantum efficiency, affect the fundamental characteristics of the light it emits as a function of temperature.

  3. Photon Design Enables Industry-First, 3D Quantum Dot Laser Simulation, With Its HAROLD QD And Picwave Integration Launch At CLEO 2026 5/10/2026

    Photon Design, a global leader in photonic simulation CAD software, has enabled the industry-first, 3D, quantum dot laser simulation, by integrating its HAROLD QD, quantum dot laser simulation tool with its PICWave, laser diode, SOA, and Photonic Integrated Circuit (PIC) simulator.

  4. ProPhotonix Announces COBRA Slim UV With Up To 20,000 Wm-2 UVA Output For Inspection Applications 5/7/2026

    ProPhotonix Limited, a designer and manufacturer of laser diode modules and LED illumination systems, part of the Exaktera Group, announces the latest COBRA Slim UV, a high-performance LED line light engineered to deliver high irradiance and uniform UVA output for demanding inspection applications.

  5. Molex Completes Acquisition Of Teramount Ltd 5/7/2026

    Molex, a global electronics leader and connectivity innovator, has completed the acquisition of Teramount Ltd., an Israel‑based developer of detachable fiber‑to‑chip connectivity solutions optimized for high‑volume Co‑Packaged Optics (CPO) and other silicon photonics applications.

  6. Photonics Advance Could Enable Compact, High-Performance Lidar Sensors 5/7/2026

    Lidar systems use pulses of infrared light to measure distance and map a 3D scene with high resolution, allowing autonomous vehicles to rapidly react to obstacles that appear in their path.

  7. The Fast Computational Speed Of Photon Design's EME Simulation Tools Has Transformed Photonic Device Design 5/7/2026

    The fast computational speed of Photon Design’s market-leading, photonics simulation CAD software has enabled engineers to take an optimised, iterative design approach to photonic device design, for the best results.

  8. Uviquity Announces The World's First Chip-Scale Deep-UV Laser At 229 nm 5/7/2026

    Uviquity, a deep-tech company developing integrated photonics for ultraviolet wavelengths, today announced its first product: a chip-scale laser operating at 229 nm.

  9. Physicist Burak Guzelturk Turns Laser Pulses Into Breakthroughs At The Advanced Photon Source 5/6/2026

    Physicist Burak Guzelturk grew up in a small industrial town on Turkey’s west coast, where a large petrochemical plant was a major local employer. Conversations with his father’s friends, some of whom were chemists and physicists, sparked his early interest in science.

  10. New InSb Quantum Dot Synthesis To Detect Infrared Light 5/6/2026

    Quantum dots, tiny semiconductors that behave like a single atom, can absorb and emit light at different wavelengths depending on their size (the larger the dots, the longer the wavelength).