An article by Dolphin Research breaks down Lumentum: its share price has risen nearly tenfold in one year, its market value exceeds 70 billion US dollars, and Nvidia invested 2 billion US dollars for a stake in March 2026. The article argues that no matter how optical module form factors change, the position of high-value, barrier-protected optical engines remains solid.
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
A team led by researcher Wei Chaoyang at the Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics has published a review systematically covering the full technology chain of CO2 laser processing of fused silica optical components, from fundamental physical mechanisms to advanced functional applications.
A team led by researcher Tian Ye and academician Li Ruxin at the Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics has proposed a new mechanism in which intense lasers excite surface waves on microwires that interact with relativistic charged particles to efficiently modulate spin. The approach is universal for leptons and ions and applies to particles at energies of GeV and even TeV.
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
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.
The article profiles Friendess, which holds about 60% of China's low- and medium-power laser cutting control system market and has consistently posted gross margins close to 80%.
Jixi Semiconductor, an incubated company of the Hangzhou Institute of Optics and Mechanics, has completed a Pre-A financing round worth tens of millions of yuan, jointly invested by Shanghai Science and Technology Innovation Fund, CASSTAR and Zhongying Venture Capital. The funds will be used for PCSEL (photonic crystal surface-emitting laser) product R&D and capacity expansion.
The article analyzes the Beijing Stock Exchange IPO of Jinan Senfeng Laser. Seventy percent of the company's revenue comes from overseas, and the actual controllers, the couple Li Fengxi, are bound by a valuation adjustment mechanism agreement.
AI computing is driving the adoption of liquid cooling, and laser welding of liquid-cold plates determines product performance, reliability and mass-production capability.
A team led by Yang Shanglu at the Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics has suppressed brittle intermetallic compounds in laser joining of dissimilar Ti/Ni materials, improving joint reliability.
Hamamatsu China held an SLM industrial laser processing seminar in Shenzhen on September 8, bringing together nearly 200 experts to exchange views on ultrafast laser precision manufacturing and micro- and nano-processing applications.
The Joint Laboratory for High-Power Laser Physics at the Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics has proposed a measurement method for nonlinear phase shift (B-integral) in high-power laser facilities.
On the first day of CIOE 2026, Han's Laser launched the Lingchuang Edition 500W integrated fiber green laser, targeting welding applications.
Amid price wars and homogenization, the article explores new growth engines for China's semiconductor lasers in areas such as AI optical communications.
The LECO laser process is shifting TOPCon front-side silver paste from aluminum-doped to aluminum-free formulations.
The article analyzes a leading laser company holding nearly 17 billion yuan in orders, with AI-related businesses becoming a growth driver.
Everbright Photonics posted revenue of RMB 391 million in the first half of 2026, up 82.67% year on year.
High-power laser crystals are used in ultra-intense, ultra-short laser systems and other applications, with CASTECH a representative domestic supplier.
Beijing Zolix Laser's STAR Market IPO application was accepted on June 30. Performance has rebounded, and existing shareholders cashed out before the filing.
Haitian Laser unveiled the GP D-P series direct-drive flatbed laser cutting machine in Ningbo on August 25.
The Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics has made progress in research on the mechanism of nanosecond ultraviolet laser damage in PMMA optical components.
The article describes ultrashort pulse technology using nonlinear compression in multi-pass cells to achieve kilowatt average power and pulse energies at the tens-of-millijoule level.
SIOM has made progress in petawatt laser-driven multi-pulse, multi-angle ultrafast X-ray imaging.
Why we recommend it: The source provides specific data and details that help assess actual progress in this direction
SIOM has made a major breakthrough in accelerating high-energy protons using transition radiation fields.
Why we recommend it: The source provides specific data and details that help assess actual progress in this direction
The Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics has revealed strong-field radiation reaction effects in cosmic fast radio bursts.
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.
The article introduces Haitian Laser's GP D-P series direct-drive ultra-high-speed laser cutting technology.
Pinzhun Laser listed on the STAR Market, with each winning lot requiring a payment of about 93,440 yuan, as it faces fluctuating downstream demand and overseas competition.
Pinzhun Laser listed on the STAR Market on August 18, with payment of 93,440 yuan required for each winning lot.
Focuslight Technologies reported slightly higher revenue but a widened loss of 67.23 million yuan in its 2026 interim results, while disclosing a private placement plan to raise up to 1 billion yuan.
EML demand is tied to the optical communications speed upgrade cycle, with a concentrated surge in data center interconnects.
The article maps the laser equipment supply chain and profiles 10 companies leading in growth and profitability.
Wuhan Guangzhi Technology completed IPO guidance registration on August 7, building on its expertise in precision lasers.
Loss-making Focuslight plans to raise 1 billion yuan to step up investment in optics-related businesses.
Raycus Laser presents its 3D printing laser product line and its applications in rockets, chip heat dissipation and other fields.
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.
Focuslight posted first-half revenue of CNY 419 million, with orders in some business lines rising sharply.
United Winners Laser Chairman Jia Song discusses the company's advances and defenses amid a lithium battery market recovery.
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.