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Oct 15Thu
  1. OFweek Optics Network · NewsOptics industry51

    Labsphere acquires ultra-precision optical systems maker Photon Gear

    Integrating sphere and light measurement specialist Labsphere announced the acquisition of Photon Gear, which focuses on the design and manufacture of ultra-precision custom optical systems and lens assemblies and has multi-wavelength interferometric testing capabilities. The deal value was not disclosed. Combined, Labsphere will pair its light generation, control and measurement platforms with custom lens assembly and interferometric testing capabilities to serve customers in semiconductors, aerospace and defense.

Oct 13Tue
  1. C114 Communications Network · Optical CommunicationsOptics industryOptics and AI71

    NVIDIA and Cisco Jointly Define New USFP Pluggable Optical Module

    NVIDIA and Cisco jointly announced plans for the USFP (Ultra-Small Form Factor Pluggable) optical module on October 12. This high-density pluggable optical module supports 400Gb/s per lane and targets the scaling needs of next-generation AI factory networks, helping control network complexity, power consumption and cost as connection scale grows.

    Why we recommend it: The article explains the motivation behind two leading vendors jointly defining a new package form factor, helping assess the evolution of optical module formats for AI networks

Oct 12Mon
  1. OFweek Optics Network · NewsOptics industryOptics and AI65

    Kunyou Optoelectronics Completes C+ Round of Over 1 Billion Yuan; 12-Inch Wafer-Level Optics Line to Come Online in 2027

    Kunyou Optoelectronics announced the completion of a C+ round exceeding 1 billion yuan, with investors undisclosed. The company's 12-inch wafer-level optics production line in Lingang, Shanghai, built with an investment of 2 billion yuan, is expected to be completed and come online in 2027, targeting AR, fiber optics, optical communications, automotive optics and optical computing markets. This follows its C round in January 2026 and a C+ round of nearly 400 million yuan in April.

    Why we recommend it: The article lists three funding rounds this year and progress on the 12-inch wafer-level optics line, helping understand capital and capacity deployment in wafer-level optics

Oct 5Mon
  1. AuganixOptics industry61

    Vuzix launches Shrike waveguide display platform for defense and emergency response

    Vuzix has launched the configurable Shrike waveguide display platform for defense, security and emergency response applications, with the first samples already shipped to customers.

    Why we recommend it: The original article gives a specific product bringing waveguide displays into the defense market, helping to understand non-consumer markets for AR waveguides

  2. Laser Focus WorldOptics industry46

    Virtual Prototyping Before Hardware: From Optical Design to System Performance

    A Laser Focus World article notes that optical designs can meet specifications yet still fail at the system level, for example when imaging instrument output is interpreted by algorithms rather than the human eye. The article advocates using virtual prototyping to evaluate system performance before building hardware.

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Sep 29Tue
  1. OFweek Optics Network · NewsOptics industry43

    Chenling Optics, Whose Acquisition by Hasan Was Terminated, Wins Clients Including Luxshare Precision

    Suzhou Chenling Optics had its acquisition by Hasan Co. terminated in December 2025 over valuation disagreements, but in the same period it secured leading clients including Luxshare Precision and Dongshan Precision, and extended its optical inspection business into robotics.

Sep 28Mon
  1. OFweek Optics Network · NewsOptics industryOptics and AI59

    The Other Side of the First Year of Waveguide Mass Production: Capacity Is in Place, but Is Yield Keeping Up?

    The article argues that 2026 is the first year of optical waveguide mass production, with multiple production capacities of one million units coming online, but capacity expansion does not equal stable mass production. The core barrier has shifted from whether it can be done to whether it can be done consistently at high yield. The three major bottlenecks in materials, processes and inspection are interlinked, requiring end-to-end system capabilities.

Sep 18Fri
  1. OFweek Optics Network · NewsOptics industry43

    Fujian Forecam Redirects RMB 110 Million in Raised Funds to Precision Optics and Aerospace Lenses

    Fujian Forecam announced on September 17 that it plans to invest about RMB 110 million of remaining raised funds in a multi-field precision optical components industrialization project and a high-performance aerospace optical lens R&D project, with the precision optical components project carrying a total investment of RMB 87.0416 million.

Sep 16Wed
  1. OFweek Optics Network · NewsOptics industryOptics and AI54

    Hongshi Intelligence and Tsinghua University Team Up on MicroLED Optics Challenges

    Hongshi Intelligence has formed a strategic partnership with Cao Liangcai's team in Tsinghua University's Department of Precision Instruments to tackle the narrowing of light emission angles and optical energy losses in MicroLED microdisplay light sources, supporting lightweight optical engines for AI glasses.

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  1. Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics (CIOMP) · Research ProgressOptics industry50

    Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics Proposes Polarization Aberration Compensation Method for Optical Systems Based on Plane Mirrors

    A team led by Associate Researcher Luo Jing at the Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics published a paper in Optics and Lasers in Engineering using the low-frequency polarization aberration produced by plane mirrors in non-parallel optical paths to compensate for the polarization aberration of the optical system itself. In design verification of a typical off-axis three-mirror system, adding a plane mirror and adjusting its pose reduced the system's polarization aberration to 1/15 of its original value, with the full-field average phase retardance dropping from 0.0759 rad to 0.0050 rad, while wavefront aberration and optical efficiency were essentially unaffected.

Jul 10Wed
  1. Guangdian Hui · BriefsOptics industry60

    Progress in Passively Mode-Locked Laser Technology with Ring Cavities at Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech

    A team at the Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech, Chinese Academy of Sciences, has developed a theoretical model for PML-SRLs, revealing that operating states are governed by the temporal balance of gain and loss. The model combines time-domain traveling-wave equations with partial differential equations for carrier density, examining the relationship among SOA carrier accumulation rate, SA carrier lifetime and ring-cavity round-trip time. The work, published in Optics Express, also found that an SOA with a narrow gain spectrum and a short resonator configuration can merge output pulses to yield high-energy optical pulses.

    Why we recommend it: Putting gain, absorber and cavity round-trip time into a unified dynamic model offers transferable design insight for understanding mode-locking states and pulse merging in semiconductor ring cavities.

Jan 18Thu
  1. Guangdian Hui · TrendsOptics industry64

    At the Start of the Year, Focuslight and Three Other International Optics Companies Launch an Acquisition Wave

    Focuslight, Synopsys, AMS Technologies and Oxford Instruments announced or completed acquisitions in early 2024, covering micro- and nano-optics, simulation software, laser systems and scientific cameras. Focuslight completed the acquisition of 100% of the equity in SMO for EUR 75.5405 million, while Synopsys plans to acquire Ansys for $35 billion, a deal still subject to shareholder and regulatory approval. AMS Technologies acquired neoLASE, and Oxford Instruments acquired First Light Imaging.

    Why we recommend it: The four deals respectively add device manufacturing, simulation software, laser system and scientific imaging capabilities, useful for comparing different paths optics companies take to expand through acquisitions.