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  1. AI-Designed Waveguides Pave The Way For Next-Generation Photonic Devices 6/8/2025

    A team of researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) has introduced a novel framework for designing and creating universal diffractive waveguides that can control the flow of light in highly specific and complex ways.

  2. IEEE Study Describes Polymer Waveguides For Reliable, High-Capacity Optical Communication 6/6/2025

    Co-packaged optics (CPO) technology can integrate photonic integrated circuits (PICs) with electronic integrated circuits like CPUs and GPUs on a single platform.

  3. Demonstration Of Waveguide-Multiplexed Silicon Photonic Matrix Processor: Paving The Way For Massively Parallel Optical Computing For AI 6/6/2025

    Recent advances in generative AI have created a pressing need for next-generation computing technologies capable of processing massive volumes of data with both high speed and energy efficiency.

  4. World's First Practical Surface-Emitting Laser For Optical Fiber Communications Developed: Advancing Miniaturization, Energy Efficiency, And Cost Reduction Of Light Sources 6/6/2025

    The National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT, President: TOKUDA Hideyuki Ph.D.), in collaboration with Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation (Sony), has developed the world's first practical surface-emitting laser that employs quantum dot(QD) as the optical gain medium for use in optical fiber communication systems.

  5. Oxford Physicists Recreate Extreme Quantum Vacuum Effects 6/5/2025

    Physicists at the University of Oxford have successfully simulated how light interacts with empty space – a phenomenon once thought to belong purely to the realm of science fiction.

  6. Imec And Ghent University Present A Fully-Integrated, Single-Chip Microwave Photonics System For Compact And Versatile Signal Processing 6/5/2025

    This week, the Photonics Research Group and IDlab, two imec research groups at Ghent University, and imec, a world-leading research and innovation hub in nanoelectronics and digital technologies, have published the demonstration of a fully-integrated single-chip microwave photonics system, combining optical and microwave signal processing on a single silico

  7. Xanadu Unveils First On-Chip Error-Resistant Photonic Qubit 6/4/2025

    Xanadu has achieved a significant milestone in the development of scalable quantum hardware by generating error-resistant photonic qubits on an integrated chip platform. A foundational result in Xanadu's roadmap, this first-ever demonstration of such qubits on a chip is now published in Nature.

  8. Applied Energetics Announces Issuance Of Two New Patents Strengthening Its Portfolio In Advanced Laser Technologies 6/4/2025

    Applied Energetics, Inc., a leader in the development of advanced laser and optical technologies, is pleased to announce the issuance of two new patents by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  9. INRS And ELI Deepen Strategic Partnership To Train The Next Generation In Laser Science 6/4/2025

    The Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) recently welcomed a European delegation from the Extreme Light Infrastructure (ELI), marking a significant milestone in strengthening scientific ties between Canada and Europe in the field of high-intensity laser science.

  10. Q.ANT Debuts First Interactive Live Demonstration And New Benchmarks For Analog Photonic Computing At ISC 2025 6/4/2025

    Q.ANT, today announced it will showcase live demonstrations of its photonic Native Processing Server (NPS) at ISC 2025, a leading global conference for highperformance computing (HPC).