Current Headlines

  1. TUM Develops Single-Photon Sources For Quantum Communication 8/18/2026

    Absolutely secure transmission of large amounts of data: Quantum communication promises many advantages over today’s standard technologies.

  2. Solar Cells And Quantum Technology Of The Future: LMU Researchers Embrace Perovskites 8/17/2026

    LMU researchers are using perovskite crystals as the basis for developing materials for tomorrow’s energy technology and optoelectronics.

  3. Global CEOs To Convene At Optica's Global Photonics Economic Forum As Early Bird Registration Enters Final Month 8/17/2026

    As photonics becomes increasingly critical to artificial intelligence, quantum technologies, advanced manufacturing, healthcare, aerospace and next-generation communications, more than 400 executives and decision-makers from around the world are expected to gather at the Global Photonics Economic Forum (GPEF) 2026, taking place 24–25 September in Málaga, Spain.

  4. Three Photons At Once Beat The Standard Photon Test 8/17/2026

    Physicists at the University of Twente have improved the standard test for the quality of individual particles of light.

  5. UNL Graduate Students Uncover Potential Breakthrough In Quantum Emitter Research 8/14/2026

    What began as a routine materials characterization project became something unprecedented when three University of Nebraska-Lincoln graduate students discovered data that, by all accounts, should not have been possible.

  6. KAIST Controls The Rotation Direction Of Light Without Complex New Materials 8/14/2026

    A new pathway has opened for controlling the rotation direction of light simply by changing how molecules are arranged, without having to synthesize complex new materials.

  7. Pre-Aligned Beam Collimator Kits For FSO Communication Systems 8/13/2026

    Optical Surfaces Ltd has developed a novel approach for delivering modular large beam collimators – a key component for assembly and testing of Free Space Optical (FSO) communication systems.

  8. Sivers Semiconductors Announces $3.4M Program With SemiNex For Next-Generation InP Light Sources Used To Power AI Data Centers 8/13/2026

    Sivers Semiconductors AB (STO: SIVE), a global leader in photonics and wireless technologies and SemiNex Corporation, a developer of high-power indium phosphide (InP) laser diodes, DFB lasers, semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOAs) and external cavity lasers, today announced a program for next-generation InP light sources for AI data center interconnects.

  9. A New Approach To Building High-Performance Lasers 8/13/2026

    Over the past two decades, photonic-crystal surface-emitting lasers (PCSELs) have shown promise as a type of advanced semiconductor laser useful in defense and aerospace-related applications.

  10. Innosphere, Montana Photonics And Quantum Alliance, And Headwaters Tech Hub Sign MOU To Build A Unified Mountain West Innovation & Test Facilities Network 8/13/2026

    Innosphere, on behalf of the National Science Foundation ASCEND Engine, has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Montana Photonics and Quantum Alliance (MPQA) and the Headwaters Tech Hub (HTH).