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Oct 18Sun
  1. Phys.org Optics & PhotonicsOptics industry69

    Hybrid Diamond Chip Enhances Light-Qubit Interaction

    Researchers have developed and demonstrated a GaP-on-diamond hybrid nanophotonic platform enabling controlled interaction between photons and silicon-vacancy (SiV) centers in diamond. Using stamp transfer, the team fabricated more than 600 nanophotonic cavities on a diamond substrate with a yield of 99.5%, achieving cooperativity above 1 and a spin relaxation time exceeding 0.4 milliseconds, enabling single-shot readout of SiV electron spins. Next steps include connecting multiple devices on the same chip and demonstrating entanglement.

    Why we recommend it: A transfer process that avoids etching the diamond balances device yield with spin-photon coupling, offering a concrete example of how quantum network interfaces could move toward scalable manufacturing.

Oct 16Fri
  1. Light: Science & ApplicationsOptics industry60

    Sliding Metasurface Achieves Frequency Filtering and Beam Steering Simultaneously in One Device

    A review article in Light: Science & Applications describes sliding metasurfaces developed by H. Shi, W. Zhu, G. Hu and colleagues. Relative lateral displacement of two complementary metasurface layers generates an effective phase gradient, enabling passive beam steering while retaining frequency-selective filtering. The authors argue that this geometry-driven passive approach is simpler and more scalable than tunable metasurfaces that depend on active components, and could extend to terahertz and optical bands.

    Why we recommend it: The article contrasts tunable metasurfaces that rely on active components such as PIN diodes, explaining the idea of replacing per-unit cell control with interlayer translation.

Oct 15Thu
  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.

  2. OFweek Optics Network · NewsOptics industry53

    SVG breaks ground on micro- and nano-optical manufacturing excellence center with total investment of about RMB 557 million

    SVG broke ground in Suzhou on its Micro- and Nano-Optical Manufacturing Excellence and Innovation Center, with total investment of about RMB 557 million, including about RMB 353 million for construction and about RMB 204 million for equipment, on a 25,000 square meter site. The center will establish an AI plus integrated nano-manufacturing platform for semiconductor lithography, optical inspection and novel displays, undertaking basic research, key technology development and pilot-scale translation.

Oct 13Tue
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

  2. 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

Oct 2Fri
Sep 30Wed
  1. Optics & Photonics NewsOptics industry59

    Fishbone Photonic Crystal Cavity Enables Heterogeneous Integration of Diamond and TiO2 Circuits

    Shuo Sun and colleagues used fishbone photonic crystal cavities to combine diamond nanobeams with titanium dioxide integrated optical circuits, achieving heterogeneous integration.

    Why we recommend it: The original paper presents a new structure coupling diamond color centers to integrated optical circuits, relevant to quantum photonic chips

Sep 24Thu
  1. 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

Aug 10Mon
  1. Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics (CIOMP) · Research ProgressOptics industry53

    Changchun Institute of Optics Proposes New Stress-Induced Nano-Shaping Method Using Direct Laser Writing

    A team led by Academician Zhang Xuejun at the Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics published a paper in Laser & Photonics Reviews, proposing direct writing of amorphous silicon thin films with femtosecond lasers below the ablation threshold, using residual stress from solid-phase transformation to form controllable nanoscale surface topography.

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.

Jul 7Fri
  1. Guangdian Hui · TrendsOptics industryOptics and AI61

    Suda Weige Delivers Large Direct-Write Lithography System, Plans to Sell 100% of Huarisheng

    Suda Weige announced the successful delivery of an independently developed large direct-write lithography system for lithographic manufacturing of materials used in photonic chips, optical communications and optical chips. The system supports real-time 3D navigation autofocus on large-area substrates, proximity effect compensation during exposure and other functions. Several more large lithography system contracts are awaiting delivery. The company also plans to transfer 100% of Huarisheng for 550 million yuan, concentrating resources on micro- and nano-optics equipment and materials.

    Why we recommend it: The equipment delivery and the planned exit from the reflective materials business together show a path of concentrating resources in micro- and nano-manufacturing, useful for understanding Suda Weige's technology portfolio and commercialization direction.