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  1. AuganixOptics industryOptics and AI56

    Skyworth XR to Showcase Full-Body First-Person Data Capture Solution at RoboBusiness 2026

    Skyworth XR announced that it will showcase a full-body first-person data capture solution for embodied intelligence at RoboBusiness 2026. The company says the E2, E6, and E8 headsets work with wrist-mounted cameras and a 6DoF positioning module, keeping synchronization differences within 50 microseconds during wireless communication to supplement hand operation details that are easily occluded from the head-mounted viewpoint. The company says these systems have been delivered since April 2026, with more than 10,000 units delivered to date, and support customers in collecting hundreds of thousands of hours of data.

Oct 14Wed
  1. Optica News CenterOptics industry66

    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.

    Why we recommend it: Compared with the team's earlier silicon nitride Brillouin gyroscope rated at 72,000 degrees per hour, this is nearly a 2,000-fold improvement, helping gauge how far on-chip optical gyroscopes are from navigation applications.

  2. optics.org (SPIE Industry News)Optics industryOptics and AI57

    US Army Research Office awards $19.2 million grant to UCF-led team

    A team led by the University of Central Florida (UCF) will receive a five-year, $19.2 million grant from the US Army Research Office to study light propagation and control in complex dynamic environments. The project, led by Guifang Li, will explore weak backscattering coherent measurement, inverse methods, AI analysis and multi-plane light conversion, with the goal of measuring and rapidly correcting light field distortions when remote sensors or beacons cannot be placed. Potential applications include directed-energy systems, biological tissue imaging, laser medicine, remote sensing and free-space optical communications.

Oct 8Thu
  1. OFweek Optics Network · NewsOptics industryOptics and AI55

    Yuanxi Photonics Closes Tens of Millions of Yuan Angel Round to Advance Metasurface Optical Chip Mass Production

    Wuhan Yuanxi Photonics has completed an angel funding round worth tens of millions of yuan, with investors including CASSTAR and Hongshan Capital. Founded in late 2025, the company will focus on metasurface optical chip R&D and product introduction, targeting the two major markets of intelligent 3D sensing and data center optical interconnects.

Oct 6Tue
Oct 5Mon
  1. 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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Jul 31Fri
  1. Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics (SIOM) · Research UpdatesOptics industry61

    Configurational Entropy Engineering Enables Ultra-Broadband Luminescence in Bismuth-Doped Glass Fiber

    SIOM has proposed a configurational entropy engineering strategy that enables ultra-broadband luminescence in bismuth-doped glass fiber.

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

Jul 24Fri
  1. Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics (CIOMP) · Research ProgressOptics industryOptics and AI47

    Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics Dual-Modal Neuromorphic Device Uses Optical Signals to Boost Machine Olfaction Gas Classification Accuracy

    A team led by researcher Li Shaojuan at the Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics has developed a vision-olfaction dual-modal neuromorphic device based on a MoS2/SnS2 floating-gate heterostructure. The device responds to both optical and gas signals and fuses them at the device level. The results were published in Advanced Materials. The device has an active area of 148 µm² and static power consumption of 3.4 µW. With the optical modality introduced, classification accuracy for 12 gases rose from 52.24% to 98.27%, while recognition accuracy for 51 gas mixtures reached 89.32%.

May 26Tue
  1. Hangzhou Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics · Industry NewsOptics industry33

    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.

May 6Wed
  1. Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics (CIOMP) · Research ProgressOptics industry54

    Changchun Institute Proposes 8-Channel Complex-Coupled DFB Laser Array for Near-Infrared Gas Sensing

    A team led by Academician Wang Lijun at the Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, together with Zheng Chuantao's team at Jilin University, published a paper in Optics and Laser Technology proposing an 8-channel complex-coupled DFB semiconductor laser array based on high-order surface gratings and periodic current injection, requiring neither epitaxial regrowth nor nanoscale lithography.

Jan 26Mon
  1. Hangzhou Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics · Industry NewsOptics industry28

    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.

Nov 25Tue
  1. Hangzhou Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics · Industry NewsOptics industryOptics and AI34

    Liutong Photonics Integrated Sensing and Communications Equipment Powers Digital Track at the 15th National Games

    Guangdong Telecom, Sun Yat-sen University, and the Su Bingtian Speed Research and Training Center, among others, used integrated sensing and communications equipment and a digital twin system from Liutong Photonics, a company incubated by the Hangzhou Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, to build a digital track based on communication optical fiber and a smart transportation demonstration project around the venue. The system captures vibration signals through hundreds of meters of fiber laid beneath the track and uses AI algorithms to calculate stride length, ground contact time, and other parameters, while the traffic sensing network extracts vehicle speed, trajectories, and traffic density from urban communication fiber cables.

Nov 12Wed
  1. Hangzhou Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics · Industry NewsOptics industry23

    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.

Sep 26Fri
  1. Hangzhou Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics · Industry NewsOptics industryOptics and AI41

    Liutong Photonics SC-DAS-1550-FA Integrated Sensing and Communications Device Monitors Typhoon Hagiwara via Submarine Cable

    During Typhoon Hagiwara, Liutong Photonics used the SC-DAS-1550-FA integrated sensing and communications device to turn the submarine communication cable of the Guishan Offshore Wind Farm into a distributed acoustic sensor array, monitoring in real time ocean waves and currents, as well as the impact, vibration and deformation of wind turbine foundations, towers and submarine cables.