Rokid Global@RokidGlobalOptics and AIAI score2626

Rokid has opened its first global flagship store at Shop 323A, 3/F, Ocean Centre, Harbour City, Hong Kong, billed as the world's first unstaffed self-service AI glasses experience store. Customers can try the latest AI glasses on site and pick up products themselves using in-store robotic arms. Rokid describes itself as the world's No. 1 display AI glasses brand.

Vuzix@VuzixOptics industryOptics and AIAI score3939

#OCPSummit26 has wrapped. Thanks to everyone who met with Vuzix and discussed Causeway™, our optical interconnect evaluation platform for AI computing, which demonstrated 19,200 parallel optical channels over a range of about 30 mm. Next stop: PECC Summit, October 20-21. $VUZI

TRUMPF@TRUMPF_NewsOptics industryPicksAI score5959

TRUMPF reported results for fiscal year 2025/26, with sales of about EUR 4.3 billion, roughly flat year over year, while orders rose nearly 7% to EUR 4.5 billion. The EBIT margin improved significantly to 11.1%. The linked press release headline notes that global semiconductor and data center demand drove the business.

Rokid Global@RokidGlobalOptics and AIAI score4444

Rokid's first unstaffed self-service AI glasses experience store has officially opened in Hong Kong. 🇭🇰👓 Today, we held the opening ceremony for our first global flagship store at Harbour City. Special guests Carlos Chan and Benjamin Yuen attended the ribbon-cutting and experienced Rokid Glasses together with guests, partners and community members.

XREAL 👓@XREAL_GlobalOptics industryOptics and AIPicksAI score6363

XREAL has launched the XREAL 1 Pro+, improving brightness, 3D performance and wearing comfort over the XREAL One Pro. The new model delivers 1,200 nits of perceived brightness and supports AI HDR, with native REAL 3D conversion at up to 60 fps. It features a redesigned nose pad, and the X1 chip keeps the virtual screen stable during head movement. It is currently sold only through the official store.

Nature Photonics@NaturePhotonicsOptics industryAI score4949

New paper online: lattice light-sheet activation structured illumination super-resolution microscopy. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41566-026-02019-6

Nature Photonics@NaturePhotonicsOptics industryAI score5151

Nature Photonics has published the open-access paper "Endlessly self-injection-locked photonic integrated lasers" online. The post provides only the paper title and link https://www.nature.com/articles/s41566-026-01985-1, with no specific results described.

Rokid Global@RokidGlobalOptics and AIAI score2424

Great to see our smart glasses helping bring on-device native VLMs into real industrial workflows. This is exactly the value an open ecosystem can unlock: models, chips and devices working together to create real-world value. 😎 https://twitter.com/STL_AI/status/2110219163767853414

XREAL 👓@XREAL_GlobalOptics industryOptics and AIAI score3939

XREAL AURA has been named to TIME's Best Inventions of 2026. It brings immersive spatial experiences to lightweight glasses, with a 70° field of view, hand tracking and spatial anchoring. A lightweight wired spatial computing glasses powered by Android XR. Read TIME's coverage: https://t.co/KJnFBypy2O Pre-order XREAL Aura now: https://t.co/DOYECoE5Qa #XREALAURA #AndroidXR #SpatialComputing Android XR is a trademark of Google LLC.

Gallium Phosphide-Diamond Hybrid Platform Enhances Quantum Light-Matter Interaction

Researchers integrated gallium phosphide (GaP) nanophotonic cavities onto a diamond substrate using a stamp transfer process, enhancing quantum optical interaction with diamond color centers. The devices are first fabricated by electron-beam lithography in a GaP thin film on a carrier, screened by spectroscopic testing, and then transferred. Experiments achieved cooperativity above 1. The platform can serve as a light-matter interface in quantum networks.

Rokid Global@RokidGlobalOptics and AIAI score4343

Rokid's first global flagship store has officially opened in Hong Kong! 🇭🇰👓 It is also the world's first self-service AI glasses experience store. You can try Rokid Glasses and Rokid Style at your own pace, then watch a robotic arm in the store retrieve the product you selected. Come to Harbour City to discover a new way to experience AI glasses. 📍 Shop 323A, Level 3, Ocean Centre, Harbour City, Hong Kong #Rokid #RokidGlasses #RokidStyle #AIGlasses #WearableAI #HongKong

Rokid Global@RokidGlobalOptics and AIAI score3636

Good ideas rarely wait until you find somewhere to write them down. Rokid Style lets you record thoughts or set reminders by voice, keeping inspiration close at hand while you stay focused on the moment. 👓 #Rokid #RokidStyle #AIGlasses #WearableAI

Chip-Scale Optical Ring Laser Gyroscope Measures Slow Rotations of 37 Degrees per Hour

A team from UC Santa Barbara and Caltech published in Optics Letters a chip-scale optical ring laser gyroscope capable of measuring rotations as slow as 37 degrees per hour, approaching Earth's rotation rate of 15 degrees per hour. The device is based on a low-noise Brillouin laser in a silicon nitride waveguide photonic integrated circuit, can be fabricated with standard CMOS processes, requires only milliwatt-level optical power, and offers nearly 2,000-fold higher sensitivity than the team's earlier device.

Lumentum@LumentumOptics industryOptics and AIAI score4848

Before October 15, visit booth B34 at the 2026 OCP Global Summit to see a rack-scale optical PCIe link demonstration featuring Astera's Scorpio smart fabric switch, @Lumentum's 1060 nm VCSEL-based optical interconnect solution, and Corning's multimode fiber connectivity solution. 🔗 https://investor.lumentum.com/financial-news-releases/news-details/2026/Lumentum-Astera-Labs-and-Corning-to-Demonstrate-1060-nm-VCSEL-Based-PCIe-over-Optics-for-AI-Rack-Scale-Connectivity-at-the-2026-OCP-Global-Summit/default.aspx

Vuzix@VuzixOptics industryAI score2323

We are at #AUSA2026. Message Vuzix to experience Vuzix SHRIKE™ live in Washington, D.C., through October 14. $VUZI

Coherent Corp.@CoherentCorpOptics industryOptics and AIAI score2525

Coherent at #OCPGlobalSummit Join Dr. Chris Kocot of Coherent on October 14 for the presentation "Slow and Wide 12.8T VCSEL Solutions." October 14 | 1:50 PM San Jose, California Learn more: https://2026ocpglobal.fnvirtual.app/a/schedule/ #OCPGlobalSummit

AIOFM Uses Multi-Source Satellite Remote Sensing to Reveal Diurnal Aerosol Variations in Inland and Coastal Pakistan

A research team at the Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics (AIOFM), specializing in remote sensing information characterization, combined EPIC and MODIS satellite observations from 2015 to 2025 with ERA5 reanalysis and AERONET ground-based data to analyze diurnal variations in aerosol optical depth over Quetta and Karachi, Pakistan. The results were published in Remote Sensing. In representative scenarios, aerosol optical depth in Quetta rose by 0.159 from morning to afternoon, while Karachi saw an increase of 0.066. The study provides a multi-source remote sensing analysis method for monitoring diurnal aerosol variations in regions with sparse ground observations.

Optica: New Model Makes Lighting Design Better Suited to Aging Eyes

Researchers have developed a model that accounts for age-related changes in color vision and simulated different lighting configurations to improve color perception for older adults. The findings were published by Optica on October 13, 2026.

XREAL 👓@XREAL_GlobalOptics and AIAI score1818

Brighter, more immersive spatial experiences are on the way. Built on everything you already love, plus more, to make every moment better. Get ready to feel the difference. Click the link to subscribe for exclusive news and a chance to win an XREAL Eye for free! https://t.co/0i6kAQ7mDU #XREAL #ARGlasses #SpatialDisplay

Nature Photonics@NaturePhotonicsOptics industryAI score4848

New article online: Dangling-bond-free, chemically anisotropic semiconductors for ultrahigh-resolution X-ray imaging. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41566-026-02013-y

Philip Russell, Director of the Russell Center at Hangzhou Institute of Optics, Receives 2026 Chinese Government Friendship Award

Academician Philip Russell, director of the Russell Advanced Photonic Wave Science Center at the Hangzhou Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, received the 2026 Chinese Government Friendship Award at the Great Hall of the People on September 30. A total of 50 foreign experts received the award this year. Russell is an internationally renowned scholar in photonic crystal fibers.

Rokid Global@RokidGlobalOptics and AIAI score3939

Rokid brought display-equipped AI glasses to the Tesla community at X Takeover 2026. 👓 They were showcased at Giga Texas during the event.

Vuzix@VuzixOptics industryOptics and AIAI score5656

Vuzix offers a new route for AI optical interconnects: the company will showcase its Causeway waveguide optical interconnect evaluation platform at two industry events.

Hangzhou Institute of Optics and Mechanics holds dedicated AI training

On October 10, the Hangzhou Institute of Optics and Mechanics organized a dedicated training session on artificial intelligence. Chief Scientist Zhao Dongfeng delivered the lecture, attended by more than 60 people, including executives from incubated companies and partners, covering topics such as large model evolution and quantum computing.

Xi'an Institute of Optics and Precision Mechanics Research on Near-Infrared Optogenetic Pain Relief Draws Nature Photonics Commentary

A team led by researcher Wang Quan at the Biomedical Spectroscopy Laboratory of the Xi'an Institute of Optics and Precision Mechanics used upconversion nanoparticles to achieve wireless near-infrared optogenetic pain relief. The research was recently highlighted in a special commentary in Nature Photonics. Optogenetics received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine on October 5, 2026.

AIOFM Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy Team Helps Develop Six Standards for Chinese Herbal Medicine Grades

Six group standards for the commercial specifications and grades of Chinese herbal medicines, issued under the Anhui Provincial Association of Chinese Materia Medica, have been released. The team led by researcher Li Xiangxian at the Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics (AIOFM) was among the principal drafting units, covering Peucedanum root, Clinopodium herb, Atractylodes macrocephala root, Moutan bark, red peony root, and white peony root. The standards classify grades primarily by morphological characteristics and active ingredient content. The team applied the advantages of Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy - rapid, nondestructive, and multicomponent detection - to the quality evaluation of Chinese herbal medicines, and demonstrated mid-infrared and portable near-infrared FTIR analyzers.

HMI, a spaceborne high-precision greenhouse gas imager developed by AIOFM, returns first on-orbit data

The spaceborne High-precision Main Greenhouse gas Imaging instrument (HMI) aboard the Pujiang-4 satellite began imaging on September 27 and downlinked its first data. The developer team led by Xiong Wei at the Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics (AIOFM) performed a preliminary assessment and found that the payload's functions and performance met design requirements. HMI uses an information modulation technique combining spatial imaging and spectral interferometry, acquiring hyperspectral data in a 520 km orbit with a 30 km swath, spatial resolution better than 400 m, and spectral resolution better than 0.125 nm. From the first data, the team preliminarily estimated the methane emission rate of the Bogatyr open-pit mine in Kazakhstan at about 27.52±1.70 tons per hour.

Hamamatsu and MEETOPTICS Partner to Integrate Scientific AI Chat

Hamamatsu Photonics and MEETOPTICS have announced a partnership to exclusively integrate MEETOPTICS' scientific AI chat tool into Hamamatsu's product portfolio, helping users find photonic devices.

Optica Congratulates Francis Halzen on 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics

Optica congratulates Francis Halzen of the University of Wisconsin on receiving the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics.

Optica congratulates three optogenetics pioneers on 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

On October 5, Optica congratulated Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel on receiving the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their pioneering contributions to optogenetics.

XPANCEO partners with Contamac to advance AR contact lenses using FDA-cleared ophthalmic materials

Smart contact lens company XPANCEO has partnered with Contamac to advance the development of AR contact lenses using materials already used in FDA-cleared ophthalmic devices.

New Study Explains Why Modern Display Colors Look Different to Everyone

Optica published the study on October 1. The model accounts for individual differences in color vision and explains why colors on modern displays appear different to different people, potentially helping to develop more consistent displays.

Optikos acquires Omega Optical, integrating the complete optical workflow

Optikos, an optical engineering and manufacturing services provider, announced on September 29 the acquisition of Omega Optical, bringing design, manufacturing and testing under one ownership to deliver a complete optical workflow.

SIOM Uses Improved YOLOv8-seg for Intelligent Laser Spot Analysis in High-Power Laser Facilities

The Joint Laboratory for High Power Laser and Physics at the Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics (SIOM) has proposed a laser spot analysis system based on an improved YOLOv8-seg to meet the need for rapid, precise alignment of optics along the full chain of high-power laser facilities, and has completed experimental validation.

SIOM Proposes Programming Coherent and Quantum Light Sources with Free-Electron Wave Packets

Researcher Tian Ye and Academician Li Ruxin at the Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics (SIOM), together with Researcher Pan Yiming at ShanghaiTech University and colleagues, have proposed a new mechanism that uses the quadratic phase accumulated during the propagation of free-electron quantum wave packets to simultaneously achieve selectable high-harmonic bunching and synthesis of nonclassical quantum light, linking quantum state control, high-harmonic radiation and quantum light synthesis.

SIOM reveals internal dynamics of spatiotemporal optical vortex strings

Researchers at the Joint Laboratory for High Power Laser Physics at the Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics studied the internal dynamics of spatiotemporal optical vortex strings, uncovering phenomena such as spatiotemporal attraction and filamentation stretching. The results were published as "Probing Internal Dynamics of Spatiotemporal Optical Vortex Strings".

Delfyett, Backus and Vanholsbeeck Join Optica Board of Directors

Optica announced that Peter J. Delfyett, Sterling Backus and Frédérique Vanholsbeeck will serve as members of its Board of Directors.

Three National Standards for Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy Released with Input from Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics

The State Administration for Market Regulation and the Standardization Administration of China have released three national standards for Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, drafted with participation from the team of Li Xiangxian at the Environmental Optics Center of the Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics.

CCTV Interviews Guangzai Technology Chairman Xia Haiyun on Domestic LiDAR

CCTV host Dong Qian interviewed Xia Haiyun, chairman of Guangzai Technology, an incubatee of the Hangzhou Institute of Optics and Mechanics, on the program Trust in China, discussing the path of independent innovation in domestic LiDAR.

Fujia Gallium Approved to Establish Zhejiang Postdoctoral Workstation

Hangzhou Fujia Gallium, an incubated company of the Hangzhou Institute of Optics and Mechanics, was approved on September 1 to establish a postdoctoral workstation in Zhejiang Province. It will partner with universities to train talent around core technologies such as ultra-wide-bandgap semiconductor materials.