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1. Uniting The Light Spectrum On A Chip 9/12/2025

   Focused laser-like light that covers a wide range of frequencies is highly desirable for many scientific studies and for many applications, for instance quality control of manufacturing semiconductor electronic chips. But creating such broadband and coherent light has been difficult to achieve with anything but bulky energy-hungry tabletop devices.

2. Researchers Revive The Pinhole Camera For Next-Gen Infrared Imaging 9/11/2025

   Researchers have used the centuries-old idea of pinhole imaging to create a high-performance mid-infrared imaging system without lenses. The new camera can capture extremely clear pictures over a large range of distances and in low light, making it useful for situations that are challenging for traditional cameras.

3. IOWN Global Forum To Present Latest Photonics-Driven Innovation In Dallas 9/11/2025

   On Thursday, October 2, the Innovative Optical and Wireless Network Global Forum (the IOWN Global Forum) will host the fourth edition of FUTURES in Dallas, one of the United States’ fastest growing technology hubs, to showcase the Forum’s mission and work with key national stakeholders.

4. PsiQuantum Raises $1B To Build Million-Qubit Scale, Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computers 9/10/2025

   PsiQuantum today announced it has raised $1B in funding for its Series E round to build the world’s first commercially useful, fault-tolerant quantum computers.

5. The Infrastructure Behind The Algorithms: FICG's Optical Transceivers Are Shaping The Future Of AI 9/10/2025

   As artificial intelligence continues to reshape the global economy, the underlying infrastructure enabling its growth is drawing increasing attention. At the heart of this transformation is a little-known but critical component — optical transceivers — and FIC Global Inc. (TWSE: 3701; FICG), a leading expert in packaging and installing semiconductors on optical modules, is drawing on over 16 years of expertise to take the lead in this space.

6. Butterfly Wings Inspire Solution To Impossible Problem 9/10/2025

   The iridescent blue of butterfly wings has inspired researchers to find a solution to a challenge previously considered insurmountable – dynamically tuning advanced optical processes at visible wavelengths.

7. Laser Breakthrough Could Find Applications In Cutting-Edge Tech 9/10/2025

   A record-breaking development in laser technology could help support the development of smaller, cheaper, more easily-fabricated optical and quantum technologies, its inventors say.

8. A Bright Future For Quantum Computing 9/10/2025

   Within the SPOC project, Fraunhofer IZM and Akhetonics are working on a fully optical quantum processor to make it more efficient and scalable with advanced packaging and interconnection technologies for its optical components.

9. Measuring Electron Pulses For Future Compact Ultrabright X-ray Sources 9/10/2025

   In a step toward making ultrabright X-ray sources more widely available, an international collaboration led by the University of Michigan—with experiments at the U.K.’s Central Laser Facility—has mapped key aspects of electron pulses that can go on to generate laser-like X-ray pulses.

10. Applied Energetics Strengthens IP Portfolio With Issuance Of Two Breakthrough Patents In Raman Amplification And Coherent Optical Sources 9/10/2025

    Applied Energetics, Inc., a pioneer in ultrashort pulse laser (USPL) and advanced directed energy solutions, today announced the issuance of two critical patents from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office that significantly advance the state-of-the-art in laser-driven optical amplification and tunable, multi-wavelength light sources.