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  1. Phys.org Optics & PhotonicsOptics industry71

    International Team Achieves Quantum Coherent Control of Helium Electrons with Extreme Ultraviolet Light

    An international research team used extreme ultraviolet (XUV) pulses to control the interference of two stimulated Raman pathways by adjusting the optical field phase, altering the excitation yield of the helium He(2s) bound state. The experiment was carried out at the FERMI free-electron laser facility in Italy, and the results were published in Nature Photonics. The team believes the concept could eventually be used in element-specific imaging and spectroscopy tools to track electron motion and chemical transformations.

    Why we recommend it: Varying the phase of the extreme ultraviolet field changes the interference of two stimulated Raman pathways, showing a route for extending coherent control methods from visible and infrared light to higher-energy spectral regions.

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  1. OFweek Optics Network · NewsOptics industry59

    Forsight Optics Abandons Integrated Assembly: What Has Full-Chain Domestic FTIR R&D Achieved?

    Forsight Optics recently announced its inclusion in the eighth batch of the national-level specialized and sophisticated "little giant" list. Its FTIR approach relies on full-chain in-house development of optomechanics, electronic control and software. To date, the company has accumulated nearly 30 related patents. It won a Nanjing University multi-channel in-situ online FTIR project worth 896,000 yuan, and a Peking University FOLI20 procurement project at a unit price of 735,000 yuan. The article also notes that full-stack in-house development requires bearing the cost of yield ramp-up at each core stage, and current procurement volumes are not yet enough to shake up the high-end installed base.

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  1. Optica News CenterOptics industry63

    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.

    Why we recommend it: The source details the heterogeneous integration process and the screening-and-transfer workflow, offering useful reference for fabrication routes for diamond color center quantum photonic devices.

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  1. Optica News CenterOptics industry56

    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.

    Why we recommend it: The source article explains the relationship between lighting spectra and age-related color vision, helping understand the role of spectral design in healthy lighting

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  1. Xi'an Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics (XIOPM) · Research ProgressOptics industry59

    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.

    Why we recommend it: The article applies upconversion nanoparticles to near-infrared wireless optogenetics, offering reference value for biophotonics applications

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  1. Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics (AIOFM) · Research ProgressOptics industry43

    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.

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  3. Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics (AIOFM) · Research ProgressOptics industry63

    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.

    Why we recommend it: The original article gives HMI's swath, spatial resolution and spectral resolution, and uses first data to estimate methane emissions from a mining area, showing the on-orbit performance of the combined spatial imaging and spectral interferometry approach

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  1. Laser Focus WorldOptics industry61

    DTU 'Bakes' Fiber to Nearly Double the Range of Ultralow-Noise Supercontinuum Lasers

    A team at DTU Electro in Denmark has made progress on ultralow-noise supercontinuum lasers, using heat treatment of the fiber to nearly double the spectral range compared with similar low-noise sources.

    Why we recommend it: The original paper presents a simple fiber post-processing method that is useful for supercontinuum light source design

  2. Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics (SIOM) · Research UpdatesOptics industry63

    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.

    Why we recommend it: The original paper proposes a unified framework for free-electron lasers and quantum light sources, relevant to novel light source research

  3. Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics (AIOFM) · Research ProgressOptics industry57

    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.

Sep 24Thu
  1. Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics (SIOM) · Research UpdatesOptics industry63

    SIOM Fabricates Large-Area, Wide-Angle, Broadband AR Metasurface Using Nanoimprint Lithography

    A team from the Department of High-Power Laser Component Technology and Engineering at the Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics (SIOM) used nanoimprint lithography to fabricate large-area, double-sided fused-silica nanopillar metasurfaces, achieving broadband, wide-angle antireflection from the visible to near-infrared, along with good high-temperature stability and laser damage tolerance.

    Why we recommend it: The original article provides a scalable nanoimprint process and laser damage tolerance, offering practical value for high-power laser optics

  2. Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics (SIOM) · Research UpdatesOptics industry59

    SIOM Achieves Deep-Subwavelength Long-Wave Infrared Absorption and Thermal Emission Control

    A team at the Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics (SIOM) proposed and validated a lithography-free Cr/a-GST/Bi planar metal-insulator-metal absorber based on an ultrahigh-refractive-index material. With a total thickness of only 550nm, it achieves high absorption and thermal emission control across the 8-14μm long-wave infrared band.

    Why we recommend it: The original article presents a lithography-free, ultra-thin long-wave infrared absorber, relevant to infrared stealth and thermal management devices

Sep 22Tue
  1. Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics (SIOM) · Research UpdatesOptics industry61

    SIOM Achieves High-Power Few-Cycle Pulse Compression with Dispersion-Engineered Multi-Pass Cell

    A team from the State Key Laboratory of Ultra-Intense Laser Science and Technology at the Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics (SIOM) achieved few-cycle nonlinear pulse compression in a dispersion-engineered folded multi-pass cell, producing high-power few-cycle ultrafast laser pulses. The results were published in Optics Letters.

    Why we recommend it: The original article presents a multi-pass cell compression scheme for few-cycle pulses, relevant to high-power ultrafast lasers

  2. Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics (SIOM) · Research UpdatesOptics industry61

    SIOM Achieves All-Optical Arbitrary Control of Chirality and Ellipticity in Solid-State High Harmonics

    A team from the State Key Laboratory of Ultra-Intense Laser Science and Technology at the Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics (SIOM) achieved, for the first time, all-optical arbitrary control of chirality and ellipticity in solid-state high harmonics through dynamical symmetry engineering and quantum geometric phase manipulation.

    Why we recommend it: The original article presents an all-optical means of controlling solid-state high-harmonic polarization, relevant to circularly polarized attosecond light sources

  3. Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics (SIOM) · Research UpdatesOptics industry53

    Shanghai Institute of Optics and Mechanics Advances High-Repetition-Rate Phosphate Laser Nd:Glass Materials

    A team led by researcher Hu Lili at the Shanghai Institute of Optics and Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, studied how compositional substitution in neodymium-doped phosphate laser glass affects structure and performance, providing a basis for Nd:glass materials used in high-repetition-rate lasers.

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.

  2. OFweek Optics Network · NewsOptics industryOptics and AI61

    Eye Tracking, ToF, AI Glasses: The Commercialization Path for Metalenses Becomes Clearer

    An article by VR Tuoluo notes that metalenses had a noticeably stronger presence at CIOE 2026, with NIL Technology showcasing metaEye for AR/VR eye tracking. The article maps out the application paths for metalenses in eye tracking, ToF and AI glasses.

    Why we recommend it: The source text lists specific applications of metalenses in XR, helping to gauge the progress of metasurfaces from the lab to products

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  1. Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics (SIOM) · Research UpdatesOptics industry61

    Shanghai Institute of Optics and Mechanics Advances Integrated Microcavity Optical Frequency Combs

    A team led by Peng Xie at the Shanghai Institute of Optics and Mechanics studied soliton generation and breather dynamics in microcavity optical frequency combs.

    Why we recommend it: The original article provides specific data and details that help assess the actual progress in this direction

  2. Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics (SIOM) · Research UpdatesOptics industryOptics and AI63

    Shanghai Institute of Optics and Mechanics Advances Multidimensional Multiplexed Optical Computing

    A team led by Peng Xie at the Shanghai Institute of Optics and Mechanics has made progress in multidimensional multiplexed optical computing, improving the parallelism of optical computing.

    Why we recommend it: The original article provides specific data and details that help assess the actual progress in this direction

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  1. Hangzhou Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics · Industry NewsOptics industry49

    Xishi Technology Delivers Automated Film Thickness Gauge to Global Semiconductor Leader

    Xishi Technology, an incubatee of the Hangzhou Institute of Optics and Mechanics, has delivered high-precision optical film thickness measurement equipment to a global semiconductor and optical communications leader and deployed it on production lines.

Aug 24Mon
  2. Xi'an Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics (XIOPM) · Research ProgressOptics industry61

    XIOPM Achieves Metasurface Mid-Infrared Upconversion Imaging

    A team led by Liu Hongjun at the Xi'an Institute of Optics and Precision Mechanics (XIOPM) has made progress in metasurface-based nonlinear frequency upconversion imaging in the mid-infrared.

    Why we recommend it: The source provides specific data and details that help assess actual progress in this direction