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  1. A Landmark Step Toward Achieving Laser Fusion Power Generation 7/31/2025

    Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. and EX-Fusion Inc have conducted a joint experiment to demonstrate essential technology for laser fusion research.

  2. ELD Asset Management: Next-Gen Solar Tech Unveiled 7/30/2025

    Revolutionary perovskite quantum-dot innovation significantly enhances silicon solar panel efficiency, lowers renewable energy costs, and impacts global photovoltaic markets

  3. SPIE Welcomes 92 New Senior Members 7/29/2025

    The recognition honors scientific excellence and technical achievements, as well as active participation in the optics community.

  4. Xanadu And Hyperlight Unveil Groundbreaking Advancements In Photonic Chips, Setting New Benchmarks For Quantum Computing Performance 7/29/2025

    Xanadu, the leading photonic quantum computing company and HyperLight, creator of the TFLN Chiplet™ platform, have achieved through a joint effort a significant breakthrough in the development of thin-film lithium niobate (TFLN) photonic chips that demonstrate superior performance metrics.

  5. Researchers Make Key Gains In Unlocking The Promise Of Compact X-Ray Free-Electron Lasers 7/29/2025

    New research by scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), in collaboration with scientists from TAU Systems Inc., has brought the promise of smaller and more affordable X-ray free-electron lasers one step closer to reality.

  6. Many Analytical Applications Made Possible By One Flexible IR Laser System 7/29/2025

    Creating new laser systems for use in spectroscopy applications is a challenging and costly endeavor.

  7. Phoenix: Paderborn Scientists Develop New Open Source Programme For Quantum Physics 7/29/2025

    Scientists at the Institute for Photonic Quantum Systems (PhoQS) and the Paderborn Centre for Parallel Computing (PC2) at Paderborn University have developed a powerful open-source software tool that enables the simulation of light behaviour in quantum systems.

  8. Carbon-Based Molecules Open New Pathways For Quantum Sensing 7/29/2025

    Researchers from the University of Cambridge and Université Paris-Saclay have found a new kind of a molecular material, built bottom-up with carbon atoms, that can link electron spin and light in a simpler, cheaper, and more flexible manner.

  9. New Laser Power Converters Transmit Power Further And Better 7/28/2025

    In a joint research effort, scientists from the University of Ottawa, the National Research Council Canada NRC and Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE developed photonic power converters which convert 1446 nanometer laser light into electrical power with unprecedented 53.6 percent efficiency and an output voltage above 2 volts.

  10. Pioneering Interdisciplinary Research Drives Innovation In Optics And Photonics 7/28/2025

    The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) scholars harness the University’s multidisciplinary strengths to specialise in research on material synthesis, characterisation, and device fabrication for applications in lasers, photosensors and photothermal technologies.