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  1. LightIC Technologies Announces New FMCW LiDAR With Exceptional Cost And Power-Efficiency For Automotive And Robotic Applications 1/26/2026

    LightIC Technologies (“LightIC”), a leading supplier of silicon photonics–based FMCW LiDAR, and indie, an automotive solutions innovator, today announced a strategic partnership and the completed reference design, integrating indie’s iND83301 System-on-Chip (SoC) into LightIC’s silicon photonic FMCW LiDAR architecture.

  2. Goeroptics Showcases Industry-Leading 50° FoV SiC Waveguide And XR Optical Innovations At SPIE 1/23/2026

    Goeroptics, a world's leading AR&MR solution provider, unveiled a suite of advanced XR optical solutions at SPIE AR|VR|MR 2026.

  3. New Experiment Reveals Quantum Behaviour In Powerful Laser-Electron Collisions 1/23/2026

    An Imperial led study has provided the first clear evidence of quantum radiation reaction, reshaping our understanding of strong-field physics.

  4. SPIE Announces Best New Photonics Products At Its 18th Annual Prism Awards 1/22/2026

    The industry-focused awards recognized innovations in areas such as lasers, quantum tech, sensors, optical materials and components, and XR tech.

  5. 'Quantum Imaging' Could Open New Window To Nanoscale Universe 1/22/2026

    As spectacular as modern imaging can be in illuminating the tiniest aspects of life, some avenues of biology are still cloaked in darkness.

  6. Neurophos Secures $110M Series A To Launch Exaflop-Scale Photonic AI Chips 1/22/2026

    Neurophos, a leader in photonic AI chip technology, has raised $110M in an oversubscribed Series A round, bringing total funding to $118M.

  7. Scintil Photonics, Presto Engineering And CEA-Leti Receive Bpifrance Grant For The CanopAI Project To Advance Photonic Integration For AI And Data Centers 1/22/2026

    Scintil Photonics, Presto Engineering, and CEA-Leti announce that their joint project, CanopAI, has been awarded funding by the French government under the France 2030 “i-Demo” program supported by Bpifrance.

  8. ANELLO Photonics Awarded $20M In Department Of War APFIT Funding To Accelerate GPS-Denied Navigation 1/22/2026

    ANELLO Photonics, the creator of the Silicon Photonics Optical Gyroscope (SiPhOG™) and a leader in solid-state, high-precision inertial navigation systems, today announced it has been selected by the Department of War (DoW) for a $20 million award under the Accelerate the Procurement and Fielding of Innovative Technologies (APFIT) program.

  9. Coalesenz Inc., SPKL LLC., and Seaborough take home top prizes at 2026 SPIE Startup Challenge 1/21/2026

    The annual competition supports new businesses and potential startups in optics and photonics.

  10. PI Introduces Miniaturized Alignment Engine Platform For Scalable, Parallel E/O Wafer-Level Test 1/21/2026

    PI (Physik Instrumente) announced a new technology platform for electro-optical wafer-level testing designed to validate electrical and optical device functions simultaneously in high-volume production.