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31. SMART Photonics Partners With GlobalFoundries To Offer Industry's First Open Access Foundry Service For Integrated Silicon And Indium Phosphide Photonics Products 9/21/2026

    SMART Photonics B.V. today announced its partnership with GlobalFoundries (GF) to offer a new open access foundry service combining GF’s scalable and production-proven silicon platform with SMART Photonics’ high-volume indium phosphide photonic integrated circuits (PICs), including lasers and modulators.

32. Coherent Showcases Optical Innovations To Scale AI Infrastructure At ECOC 2026 9/20/2026

    Coherent Corp. (NYSE: COHR), the global leader in photonics, today announced new optical technologies and live demonstrations designed to help customers scale AI infrastructure at the European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC) 2026 in Málaga, Spain.

33. Credo To Showcase 1.6T Optical Connectivity Solutions For AI Scale-Out Fabrics At ECOC 2026 9/18/2026

    Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd (Credo) (NASDAQ: CRDO), an innovator in providing connectivity at scale through fast, reliable, and energy-efficient system solutions, will showcase its latest optical connectivity technologies and silicon photonics innovations at ECOC 2026, taking place September 21-23 at FYCMA in Málaga, Spain.

34. Quantum Computing Inc. To Showcase Quantum Secure Communications Beyond Quantum Key Distribution At ECOC 2026 9/18/2026

    Quantum Computing Inc. ("QCi" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: QUBT), a vertically integrated quantum company pioneering photonics and semiconductor manufacturing, today announced it will showcase, for the first time, an integrated quantum security platform that brings encryption and authentication together in a single solution, at the ECOC Exhibition 2026, September 21–23 at FYCMA in Málaga, Spain.

35. Robotic Lab Sets Up And Runs Optics Experiments On Demand 9/17/2026

    Every new generation of phone display, television screen, and solar panel is a result of precision optics experiments, which use lasers and other light sources to measure the optical properties of candidate materials.

36. SENKO And PHIX Advance European Photonics Packaging With A Serviceable Optical Interface For Multi-Chip Modules 9/17/2026

    SENKO Advanced Components and PHIX Photonics Assembly today announced a collaborative solution framework that establishes a common optical interface for photonic multi-chip modules, supporting precision assembly, package-level testing, final system integration, and long-term serviceability. 

37. A New Bridge For Quantum Networks: CCNY Physicists Convert Microwaves To Light Using 2D Magnets 9/17/2026

    Physicists at The City College of New York have demonstrated a new way to transfer microwave signals onto light using magnetic waves inside a layered semiconductor.

38. ITMO Scientists Devise Way To Apply Hybrid Light Particles In Ultrafast Optical Chips 9/17/2026

    A group of researchers from ITMO University, MIPT, and universities of Germany and Switzerland have succeeded in “capturing” ultrafast hybrid light particles previously considered unobtainable.

39. Coherent Expands Pluggable Optical Line Systems Portfolio With Full C-Band Amplification To Enable AI Datacenter Networks 9/17/2026

    Coherent Corp. (NYSE: OHR), the global leader in photonics, today announced the expansion of its Pluggable Optical Line System (POLS) portfolio, with the full C-band, high-power variable-gain amplifier optical line system in a compact QSFP form factor.

40. NLM Photonics And LIGENTEC Build The First Silicon Nitride Organic Hybrid Modulators On A Commercial Platform 9/17/2026

    NLM Photonics, the leader in the development of organic electro-optic (OEO) technology, has partnered with LIGENTEC to produce the first Silicon Nitride Organic Hybrid (NOH) modulators on a commercial photonics platform.