China Mobile's Han Liuyan: Intelligent Collaborative Optical Networks for AI
China Mobile's Han Liuyan presented an intelligent collaborative optical network designed for AI development.
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LightCounting's Cao Li said Scale-Across is reshaping data center interconnect demand in the AI era.
C114 Communications Network · Optical CommunicationsOptics industryOptics and AIAI score5555 Guangyin Technology Unveils 8x8 Nanosecond-Class OCS
Guangyin Technology has released an 8x8 nanosecond-class optical circuit switch, moving optical switching closer to the compute side.
Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics (SIOM) · Research UpdatesOptics industryOptics and AIPicksAI score6363 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.
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OFweek Optics Network · NewsOptics industryOptics and AIAI score5757 Lumus Licenses Quanta to Mass-Produce Next-Generation Geometric Waveguides
Lumus and Quanta have signed a licensed manufacturing agreement to produce Z-30 2.0 and A-Lens waveguides with 30-degree and 50-degree fields of view.
OFweek Optics Network · NewsOptics industryOptics and AIAI score4949 Unitree Supplier Lianhe Imaging Closes Several Hundred Million Yuan Financing
Robot vision solutions company Lianhe Imaging has completed a financing round worth several hundred million yuan, with investors including Dunhong Capital, and annual revenue of about 2 billion yuan.
OFweek Optics Network · NewsOptics industryOptics and AIAI score4444 California Moves to Crack Down on Secret Filming with AI Glasses
California lawmakers are advancing a bill that would impose criminal penalties for covert filming using devices such as AI glasses.
OFweek Laser Network · NewsOptics industryOptics and AIAI score5454 Hesai, RoboSense and Seyond Half-Year Report Comparison
In the first half of 2026, RoboSense shipped 719,200 units, up 169.6% year on year, while Seyond shipped 450,900 units, up 364.8%. The article compares the scale, profitability and second growth curves of the three companies.
OFweek Optics Network · NewsOptics industryOptics and AIAI score4444 Even Realities Sues XGIMI; AI Glasses Crowdfunding Halted
Even Realities has sued XGIMI in the United States, halting the USD 1.2 million Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign for its MemoMind One AI glasses.
Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics (AIOFM) · Research ProgressOptics industryOptics and AIAI score4242 AIOFM Proposes GeoAdapt and Freq-LoRA to Enhance Intelligent Sensing of Aerial Targets in Ground-Based Optical Remote Sensing
A team at the Optoelectronics Center of the Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics has published two results in Remote Sensing, proposing the lightweight keypoint localization framework GeoAdapt and the frequency-domain low-rank adaptation segmentation method Freq-LoRA for aerial target sensing in ground-based optical remote sensing. GeoAdapt has only 5.95M parameters and achieves PCK@0.05D of 89.3%; Freq-LoRA requires only 559K trainable parameters and reaches a mean intersection-over-union of 0.904 across five simulated weather datasets, achieving 96.1% of full fine-tuning performance.
OFweek Optics Network · NewsOptics industryOptics and AIAI score4444 SeeYA Technology H1 revenue surges 287.87%
SeeYA Technology reported H1 revenue of RMB 584 million, up 287.87% year on year, with losses narrowing to RMB 53.722 million and order backlog of about RMB 1.6 billion.
C114 Communications Network · Optical CommunicationsOptics industryOptics and AIAI score5353 Innolight: NPO could see first shipments in 2027
Innolight said NPO could see its first shipments in 2027, and the share of overseas production capacity will increase.
OFweek Optics Network · NewsOptics industryOptics and AIAI score4949 Zeiss invests EUR 2.2 million in eye-tracking firm SeeTrue
Zeiss has invested EUR 2.2 million in Finnish eye-tracking startup SeeTrue Technologies, betting on eye tracking for smart glasses.
OFweek Optics Network · NewsOptics industryOptics and AIAI score4141 Optics to Decide the XR Era
The article argues that optical technology is the core breakthrough for the XR industry, with wafer-level optics reaching million-unit volumes and major players entering the market simultaneously.
C114 Communications Network · Optical CommunicationsOptics industryOptics and AIAI score5151 T&S Communications CPO Supporting Products Enter Volume Production and Delivery
T&S Communications said its CPO supporting products have entered the volume production and delivery stage.
OFweek Optics Network · NewsOptics industryOptics and AIAI score3434 Sharge Launches loomos L1 AI Glasses
Sharge Technology unveiled the loomos L1 AI glasses in Wuhan on August 18.
Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics (SIOM) · Research UpdatesOptics industryOptics and AIAI score5454 SIOM Publishes Review of Machine Learning in Inertial Confinement Fusion
The Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics has published a review summarizing the applications, challenges and outlook of machine learning in inertial confinement fusion.
C114 Communications Network · Optical CommunicationsOptics industryOptics and AIAI score5151 Cignal AI Raises OCS Market Forecast: Over $8 Billion by 2030
Cignal AI has raised its forecast for the optical circuit switch market, projecting that it could exceed $8 billion by 2030.
C114 Communications Network · Optical CommunicationsOptics industryOptics and AIAI score4343 Omdia Spotlights AI Optical Interconnect Landscape at ECOC 2026
Omdia presents a systematic overview of AI optical interconnect at ECOC 2026.
C114 Communications Network · Optical CommunicationsOptics industryOptics and AIAI score4545 Nokia Bets on AI Optical Interconnect
Nokia is stepping up its optical interconnect business amid the AI supercycle.
OFweek Optics Network · NewsOptics industryOptics and AIAI score5151 Oxford Optical Labs Liquid Lens Switches Focal Length in 70 ms
Startup Oxford Optical Labs showcased a liquid lens at AWE that switches focal length in 70 ms, with potential use in varifocal XR headsets.
C114 Communications Network · Optical CommunicationsOptics industryOptics and AIAI score4949 Lumentum: NPO Is Incremental, CPO Is the End Game
Lumentum said NPO represents an incremental market, while CPO is the ultimate form.
OFweek Laser Network · NewsOptics industryOptics and AIAI score5454 2.282 Million LiDAR Units Installed in H1 2026; Huawei's 896-Beam Sets New Bar
LiDAR installations totaled 1.595 million units in 2024 and 3.316 million in 2025; 2.282 million units were installed in the first half of 2026, with Huawei's 896-beam LiDAR becoming the new benchmark.
OFweek Optics Network · NewsOptics industryOptics and AIAI score5757 Array Waveguides Heat Up, SRG Capacity Expands, VHG Commercializes: Optical Waveguide Competition Enters a New Phase
VR Tuoluo reviews the 2026 optical waveguide landscape: array waveguides are heating up, SRG diffractive waveguide production is expanding, and VHG volume holographic gratings are being commercialized.
OFweek Laser Network · NewsOptics industryOptics and AIAI score5454 Duogen Hexin Begins Volume Production of CWDM4 100mW High-Power DFB Chips
Duogen Hexin has begun large-scale volume production of CWDM4 100mW high-power CW DFB chips and COC devices for 400G/800G/1.6T data centers.
OFweek Optics Network · NewsOptics industryOptics and AIAI score4444 Huiyan Technology Wins 80% of Apple Housing Inspection Orders
Huiyan Technology has secured about 80% of visual quality inspection orders for housings in Apple's supply chain.
C114 Communications Network · Optical CommunicationsOptics industryOptics and AIAI score4747 LightCounting: Three Hurdles to Large-Scale CPO/NPO Deployment
LightCounting analyzes the three major hurdles facing large-scale CPO/NPO deployment.
OFweek Optics Network · NewsOptics industryOptics and AIAI score5151 Guangna Siwei Raises Nearly 200 Million Yuan in Series A, Betting on Full-Color Optical Waveguides
Guangna Siwei has completed a Series A round of nearly 200 million yuan, with investment from Guangzhou Industrial Investment, Guangzhou Financial Holdings and others, to develop full-color optical waveguides.
C114 Communications Network · Optical CommunicationsOptics industryOptics and AIAI score4747 LightCounting: Ethernet Optical Module Market to Grow 73% in 2026
LightCounting forecasts that the Ethernet optical module market will grow 73% in 2026.
Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics (SIOM) · Research UpdatesOptics industryOptics and AIAI score5151 SIOM Develops Intelligent Distributed Control System for Laser Wakefield Accelerator
The Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics (SIOM) has developed an intelligent distributed control system for a laser wakefield accelerator.
OFweek Optics Network · NewsOptics industryOptics and AIAI score4444 China-Japan Optical Breakthrough Improves the Look of AR Glasses
Collaborative research between China and Japan has delivered an optical breakthrough for AR glasses, so the lenses no longer look like dark sunglasses.
C114 Communications Network · Optical CommunicationsOptics industryOptics and AIAI score4747 Tencent, Alibaba Bet on NPO as Nvidia Follows
Tencent and Alibaba are pushing the NPO solution, and Nvidia is also making moves.
C114 Communications Network · Optical CommunicationsOptics industryOptics and AIAI score4343 Luster Zhang Hua Details RDCN Technology Roadmap
Luster's Zhang Hua said optical interconnects are rebuilding the foundation of AI computing power and detailed the RDCN technology roadmap.
OFweek Optics Network · NewsOptics industryOptics and AIAI score4444 After AI Glasses Sell Out, Why Did EssilorLuxottica's Share Price Halve?
The article analyzes the eyewear giant's halved share price, exclusive agreements and succession issues amid strong AI glasses sales.
OFweek Optics Network · NewsOptics industryOptics and AIAI score5454 JONHON Launches ELSFP External Light Source Optical Connector for CPO/NPO
JONHON has introduced the ELSFP external light source optical connector designed for CPO/NPO architectures, consisting of host-side and module-side connectors.
Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics (CIOMP) · Research ProgressOptics industryOptics and AIAI score4747 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%.
C114 Communications Network · Optical CommunicationsOptics industryOptics and AIAI score4343 China Telecom's Liu Yuyang: OCS Moves Toward Metro-Scale Compute Optical Interconnects
China Telecom's Liu Yuyang says AI inference is driving compute closer to the edge, and OCS is moving toward metro-scale compute optical interconnects.
C114 Communications Network · Optical CommunicationsOptics industryOptics and AIAI score4343 Omdia's Lu Mingyang Analyzes OCS Market Opportunities and Barriers
Omdia's Lu Mingyang analyzes the market opportunities and barriers for OCS amid AI-driven demand.
OFweek Optics Network · NewsOptics industryOptics and AIAI score4949 O-Film and Luming Photonics Advance Solid-State LiDAR Mass Production Based on ADS6311
O-Film and Luming Photonics are deepening their collaboration to scale solid-state LiDAR deployment based on the ADS6311 SPAD chip.
C114 Communications Network · Optical CommunicationsOptics industryOptics and AIAI score4141 China Unicom's Hu Yakun Explains Optical Interconnect for Intelligent Computing Centers
China Unicom's Hu Yakun discusses optical interconnect technologies and practical applications for intelligent computing centers.