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0 items todayC114 Communications Network · Optical CommunicationsOptics industryAI score4141 Hangzhou Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics · Recent HighlightsOptics industryAI score2424 Hangzhou Institute of Optics and Machinery to Exhibit at CIOE 2026 Shenzhen with Incubated Companies
The Hangzhou Institute of Optics and Machinery will exhibit at CIOE 2026 with its incubated companies from September 9 to 11.
OFweek Laser Network · NewsOptics industryAI score3434 27th CIOE Opens with More Than 4,000 Exhibitors
CIOE opened in Shenzhen on September 9, drawing more than 4,000 optoelectronics companies from around the world under the theme 'Light + AI.'
C114 Communications Network · Optical CommunicationsOptics industryAI score2929 Sixth China Forum on High-Quality Development of Optical Communications Held
The sixth China Forum on High-Quality Development of Optical Communications has been held.
Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics (AIOFM) · Research ProgressOptics industryAI score3838 Anhui Institute of Optics and Mechanics Wins Three 2025 National Science and Technology Progress Second Prizes
At the 2025 National Science and Technology Awards Conference held on July 8, the Anhui Institute of Optics and Mechanics led one project and participated in two that won the National Science and Technology Progress Second Prize, covering atmospheric environment satellite remote sensing, precision monitoring of volatile organic compounds, and a major aviation remote sensing facility. The lead project, "Domestic Hyperspectral Satellite Atmospheric Environment Remote Sensing Technology, Equipment and Applications," developed the spaceborne atmospheric trace gas differential absorption spectrometer EMI. The participating projects include chemical park VOCs monitoring based on Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy equipment and the National Major Science and Technology Infrastructure for Aviation Remote Sensing Systems.
Hangzhou Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics · Recent HighlightsOptics industryAI score3232 Hangzhou Institute and Incubated Companies Exhibit at 2026 Changchun Optics Expo
The Hangzhou Institute of Optics and Mechanics attended the third Changchun International Optics Expo, held June 12 to 14, together with incubated companies including the Russell Advanced Optical Wave Science Center and Xishi Technology. The Russell Center said its proprietary 'new structure' low-loss hollow-core fiber achieved continuous drawing lengths greater than 15 km, with a minimum loss of about 0.1 dB/km in the telecom band. Xishi Technology showcased optical film thickness measurement and thin-film inspection equipment.
Hangzhou Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics · Industry NewsOptics industryAI score3333 Faibo's Distributed Fiber-Optic Acoustic Field Sensing Technology Named Among China's Top 10 Optical Industry Technologies
Faibo, an incubated company of the Hangzhou Institute of Optics and Mechanics, was named among China's Top 10 Optical Industry Technologies of 2025 (optics category) for its distributed fiber-optic acoustic field sensing technology based on multi-domain multiplexing. The competition received 128 entries, and the awards ceremony was held May 18 at the China Optics Valley Science and Technology Convention Center. The technology targets distributed monitoring in power grids, energy and mining, rail transit, oil and gas pipelines, and smart cities.
Hangzhou Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics · Recent HighlightsOptics industryAI score3030 Hangzhou Institute of Optics and Mechanics Brings Incubated Companies to LASER World of PHOTONICS CHINA 2026
The Hangzhou Institute of Optics and Mechanics, together with the Russell Center for Advanced Lightwave Science, Hengying Technology, Chuxin Optoelectronics, Hengmai Optics, Tuozhi Optoelectronics, and Yuexin Microelectronics, will attend LASER World of PHOTONICS CHINA 2026, held from March 18 to 20. The participating companies cover fields including infrared optical materials, semiconductor lasers, ultra-precision machining equipment, microstructured specialty optical fibers, volume grating devices, and high-end analog chips. This year's exhibition brings together more than 1,400 exhibitors from around the world, with an exhibition area exceeding 100,000 square meters.
Hangzhou Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics · Recent HighlightsOptics industryAI score2828 Philip Russell Receives 2025 CAS International Science and Technology Cooperation Award
Philip St. John Russell, a professor at the Russell Center for Advanced Lightwave Science at the Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics and the Hangzhou Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, has received the 2025 International Science and Technology Cooperation Award of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Russell proposed the concept of microstructured photonic crystal fiber in 1991, and in 1996 and 1999 led teams that produced the world's first solid-core and hollow-core microstructured fibers, respectively.
Hangzhou Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics · Recent HighlightsOptics industryAI score1616 Hangzhou Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics Director Qi Hongji Named Zhejiang Young and Middle-aged Expert with Outstanding Contributions
The People's Government of Zhejiang Province issued a commendation naming Qi Hongji, director of the Hangzhou Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, a Zhejiang Young and Middle-aged Expert with Outstanding Contributions. Qi Hongji's research focuses on ultra-wide-bandgap semiconductor crystal materials and he also serves as secretary-general of the Optical Materials Committee of the Chinese Optical Society.
Hangzhou Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics · Industry NewsOptics industryAI score2828 Distributed Optical Fiber Sensing Industry Innovation Alliance Holds Expanded Standing Directors Meeting in Hangzhou
The Distributed Optical Fiber Sensing Industry Innovation Alliance held an expanded meeting of its standing directors at the Hangzhou Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics on January 21, attended by more than 40 entrepreneurs, experts and scholars. The meeting reviewed the alliance's charter and discussed its 2026 work plan, the formation of working committees and website development. Participants reported problems including fragmented industry standards, weak links between industry, academia and research, and brain drain. The original report said the alliance now has more than 200 members.
Google Blog · XR/AROptics industryAI score3434 Android XR Lights Up the Las Vegas Sphere at CES
Google showcased Android XR at the Las Vegas Sphere during CES.
Hangzhou Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics · Recent HighlightsOptics industryAI score2929 Hangzhou Institute of Optics and Mechanics and Its Incubated Companies Exhibit at 2025 China Optoelectronic Materials Conference
The Hangzhou Institute of Optics and Mechanics formed an exhibition consortium with the Russell Advanced Optical Wave Science Center, Hengying Technology, Yinhu Laser and Tuozhi Optoelectronics to participate in the 2025 China Optoelectronic Materials Conference, held in Shanghai on December 23-24. The exhibits covered low-loss hollow-core fibers, infrared optical materials, laser micro- and nano-processing for chip packaging materials, and volume gratings. The conference focused on advanced glass materials, optical communications and laser materials, among other areas.
Hangzhou Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics · Recent HighlightsOptics industryAI score1717 Hangzhou Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics Exhibits with Incubated Companies at "New Knowledge, New Quality: Zhejiang's Best Results" Showcase and Trade Fair
The Hangzhou Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics (HIOM), serving as a proof-of-concept center, joined the HIOM Russell Center and incubated company Hengying Technology at the "New Knowledge, New Quality: Zhejiang's Best Results" showcase and trade fair ("AI+" special session). The group highlighted innovative practices and industrialization outcomes at the intersection of artificial intelligence and optoelectronic technology. On site, HIOM presented its full-chain service capabilities for early-stage scientific and technological achievements, including technical verification, pilot-scale incubation, and industry matchmaking, and used core products from the Russell Center and Hengying Technology to illustrate innovation strengths in fiber manufacturing, optoelectronic materials, and other fields.
Hangzhou Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics · Recent HighlightsOptics industryAI score2020 Hangzhou Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics Exhibits with Four Incubated Companies, Including Hengying Technology and Yinhu Laser, at the 2025 Laser Manufacturing and Additive Manufacturing Exhibition
The Hangzhou Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics exhibited with four incubated companies, Hengying Technology, Yinhu Laser, Jiayue Intelligent, and Hengmai Optics, at the 2025 Laser Manufacturing and Additive Manufacturing Exhibition, showcasing industrialized products from optoelectronic industry-chain technologies. The exhibition was held November 29-30 at the China National Convention Center in Beijing, bringing together 296 industry-leading companies, universities, and research institutions across an exhibition area of 22,000 square meters. The participating companies covered infrared optical materials, laser micro- and nano-processing of chip packaging materials, high-temperature intelligent equipment, and other fields.
Hangzhou Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics · Industry NewsOptics industryAI score2323 Faibo's Distributed Fiber-Optic Acoustic Technology Wins First Prize from Jiangsu Instrument and Meter Society
Faibo, an incubated company of the Hangzhou Institute for Optics and Photonics, received the first prize of the Jiangsu Instrument and Meter Society Science and Technology Award for its project "Applied Research on Distributed Fiber-Optic Acoustic Signal Reconstruction Technology for Arbitrary Disturbances." Faibo focuses on the research, development and application of distributed optical fiber sensing (DOFS) systems, with its core technology originating from Nanjing University.
Hangzhou Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics · Industry NewsOptics industryAI score1919 Guangzai Technology Professor Xia Haiyun's Research on High-Precision, High-Sensitivity Wind Field Measurement Based on Optical Frequency Comb Calibration Wins Second Prize in the 2024 National Defense Science and Technology Progress Award
The research project "Study of High-Precision, High-Sensitivity Wind Field Measurement Technology Based on Optical Frequency Comb Calibration," completed by Professor Xia Haiyun, chief scientist and founder of Guangzai Technology, won second prize in the 2024 National Defense Science and Technology Progress Award, marking a major breakthrough for Guangzai Technology in national defense science and technology honors. The award, announced by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, is the highest distinction in the national defense science and technology field. Guangzai Technology is a high-tech LiDAR company focused on the R&D and manufacturing of intelligent LiDAR systems for ground-based, airborne, shipborne, and spaceborne platforms.
Hangzhou Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics · Recent HighlightsOptics industryAI score2323 Hangzhou Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics Exhibits with Seven Incubated Companies at the 26th China International Optoelectronic Exposition
The Hangzhou Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics exhibited at the 26th China International Optoelectronic Exposition together with seven incubated companies: Hengying Technology, Fuja Gallium, Tuozhi Optoelectronics, Aiou Optics, Muqi Optoelectronics, Yuexin Microelectronics, and Chuxin Optoelectronics. The group showcased industrialized products from optoelectronic industry-chain technologies, including infrared optical materials, gallium oxide single-crystal substrates and epitaxial wafers, volume Bragg gratings, ultrafast lasers, optical modules, semiconductor pump sources, and ADC chips.
Hangzhou Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics · Industry NewsOptics industryAI score1919 Dr. Zhang Lei of Precilase Wins the 2024 Shanghai Youth Science and Technology Outstanding Contribution Award
Dr. Zhang Lei, founder, chairman, and general manager of Shanghai Precilase, received the "Shanghai Youth Science and Technology Outstanding Contribution Award" at the 2024 Shanghai Science and Technology Awards Ceremony. He was the youngest of the 10 award recipients and the only one from a company. His team pioneered the technology route of "broadband, narrow-linewidth precision lasers based on fiber and semiconductor integration," achieving domestic substitution for more than 60 precision laser products and delivering over 5,000 precision lasers in total.
Hangzhou Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics · Recent HighlightsOptics industryAI score1717 Hangzhou Institute of Optics and Mechanics Wins Three Awards at the 2024 Zhejiang Province Industry-University-Research Cooperation Innovation and Promotion Awards
At the 5th Qianjiang Tide Science and Technology Innovation Forum, the Hangzhou Institute of Optics and Mechanics received the 2024 Zhejiang Province 'Industry-University-Research Cooperation Promotion Award,' while Director Qi Hongji won the 'Industry-University-Research Cooperation Innovator Award.' Its incubated company Hangzhou Yinhu Laser Technology Co., Ltd., in collaboration with Zhejiang University of Technology and Zhejiang Huamao Technology Co., Ltd., won the 'Industry-University-Research Cooperation Innovation Achievement Award' for its automated diamond laser slicing machine. The forum was held on June 22 at the Zhejiang University Hangzhou International Science and Technology Innovation Center.
Guangdian Hui · TrendsOptics industryAI score4545 Yitong Photonics and RX Global Form Strategic Partnership to Co-Host Photonics World Asia 2024
Shanghai Yitong Photonics Technology Co., Ltd. and RX Global have formed a strategic partnership to co-host Photonics World Asia 2024. Held as a preview edition, the show will take place from November 6 to 8, 2024 at the Shenzhen World Exhibition and Convention Center (Bao'an), alongside six RX flagship exhibitions. The event focuses on laser technology and applications, optical systems and precision optics, precision machinery and motion control, and test, measurement and sensing technology. It is expected to attract 10,000 professional visitors from China and abroad, with industry conferences on laser applications in touchscreens, semiconductor manufacturing and other fields.