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  1. Czech Lasers To Shine In Japan: CEITEC BUT And Start-Up CactuX To Present At EXPO 2025 In Osaka 8/19/2025

    The Czech Republic is preparing to present the best of its laser, photonic, and space technologies to the world.

  2. ORCA Computing Powers Up Photonic Quantum Systems At Montana State University 8/19/2025

    ORCA Computing, a leading quantum computing company, today announced that two of its PT Series quantum photonic systems have been deployed and in use following their successful installation and launch at Montana State University (MSU). 

  3. Western Researchers Discover New Uses For Mineral 8/18/2025

    Perovskite is a rising star in the field of materials science. The mineral is a cheaper, more efficient alternative to existing photovoltaic materials like silicon, a semiconductor used in solar cells.

  4. Lightmatter Achieves World-First 16-Wavelength Bidirectional Link On Single-Mode Optical Fiber 8/18/2025

    Lightmatter, the leader in photonic (super)computing, today announced a groundbreaking achievement in optical communications: a 16-wavelength bidirectional Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) optical link operating on one strand of standard single-mode (SM) fiber.

  5. Looking Into The Tiniest Deformations Of Atomic Lattices 8/18/2025

    The deformations are caused by so-called electron-hole pairs and play an important role in optoelectronics as well as in a special type of solar cells.

  6. NVIDIA Unveils Silicon Photonics CPO Technology, Transforming AI Data Center Networks Introduction 8/18/2025

    With AI computing rapidly advancing, data center network infrastructures are under increasing pressure. At GTC 2025 on March 18, 2025, NVIDIA unveiled its revolutionary silicon photonics technology, replacing traditional pluggable optical transceivers with co-packaged optics (CPO).

  7. KAIST Develops World's Most Sensitive Light-Powered Photodetector—20 Times More Sensitive, Operating Without Electricity 8/16/2025

    Silicon semiconductors used in existing photodetectors have low light responsivity, and the two-dimensional semiconductor MoS₂ (molybdenum disulfide) is so thin that doping processes to control its electrical properties are difficult, limiting the realization of high-performance photodetectors.

  8. Tuning Photons Like A Guitar String 8/15/2025

    Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) researchers at the University of Waterloo have demonstrated a new technique to help connect quantum devices over long distances, a critical component to realizing a quantum internet.

  9. TeleQuant Receives €780,000 To Build Finland's Quantum-Safe Future 8/15/2025

    A project led by Tampere University, called TeleQuant, has been awarded €780,000 in funding through Business Finland’s Rise to the Challenge call, which supports groundbreaking research ideas.

  10. Sweden's Most Powerful Laser Delivers Record-Short Light Pulses 8/15/2025

    For the first time, researchers at Umeå University have demonstrated the full capabilities of their large-scale laser facility.