Jiangsu Yotai Photonics listed on the Beijing Stock Exchange on October 9 at an issue price of 13.75 yuan per share, offering about 17.6667 million shares and raising about 243 million yuan. The share price rose 449% on its first day of trading. The company mainly produces optical modules and optical interconnect products for data centers.
Active core alignment technology overcomes conventional manufacturing tolerances, enabling demountable fiber connectors to achieve optical performance close to fusion splicing, with connection loss below 0.05dB.
An article by VR Tuoluo notes that some AI glasses can now record everyday conversations with user permission, organize key information into searchable long-term memory, and extract schedules from conversations to send proactive reminders. Brands including RayNeo have introduced such features.
Jiate Laser held a themed presentation on the first day of CIIF2026 at the National Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai and gave the first physical demonstration of its Fengqing Pro bevel high-speed laser cutting machine.
Academician Philip Russell, director of the Russell Advanced Photonic Wave Science Center at the Hangzhou Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, received the 2026 Chinese Government Friendship Award at the Great Hall of the People on September 30. A total of 50 foreign experts received the award this year. Russell is an internationally renowned scholar in photonic crystal fibers.
Excelitas subsidiary Luxium Solutions, acquired by Excelitas in October 2025, will carry out legal entity changes for four entities and consolidate four U.S. Luxium brands starting in January 2027.
A Laser Focus World article describes how photonics provides new measurement tools for agriculture, including monitoring crop conditions, assessing food quality and controlling plant growth.
Scientists in the United States and New Zealand have demonstrated a new type of frequency comb based on a dual-pump laser, using a self-alignment mechanism that could move frequency comb technology from niche use toward broader applications. Miro Erkintalo of the University of Auckland participated in the research.
Why we recommend it: The source article explains the combination of dual pumping and self-alignment, offering a useful reference for simplifying frequency comb devices
NVIDIA and Cisco jointly announced plans for the USFP (Ultra-Small Form Factor Pluggable) optical module on October 12. This high-density pluggable optical module supports 400Gb/s per lane and targets the scaling needs of next-generation AI factory networks, helping control network complexity, power consumption and cost as connection scale grows.
Why we recommend it: The article explains the motivation behind two leading vendors jointly defining a new package form factor, helping assess the evolution of optical module formats for AI networks
In a paper published online in Nature Photonics on October 13, researchers used vapor-phase molecular passivation to decouple C60 molecules, thereby suppressing interface recombination in perovskite solar cells.
A paper published online in Nature Photonics on October 13 finds that nonlinear high-harmonic circular dichroism can be used to reveal local Berry curvature in crystals with broken time-reversal symmetry.
A paper in Light: Science & Applications uses topology-optimized dielectric nanocavities to enhance exciton emission from monolayer WSe2, offering stronger and customizable light-matter interactions for on-chip quantum optics, nonlinear optics and low-threshold lasers.
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An article by OFweek Laser notes that in 2025 Maxphotonics became the first company worldwide to ship 10,000 10 kW-class fiber lasers. Drawing on observations from the Shanghai industry fair, the article discusses how 10 kW lasers can sustain growth as the fiber laser industry shifts from price wars to competition on new fronts.
Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a laser-generated tunable plasma beam that resembles a lightsaber and can serve as a radio antenna, changing antenna size and direction for flexible radio systems.
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
Jio Platforms, part of Reliance Industries, showcased several AI wearable devices at the India Mobile Congress 2026 (IMC 2026). Among them, Jio AI smart glasses support voice-operated UPI QR code payments in India, targeting everyday users through Jio's 5G network and AI ecosystem.
On September 24, Zuckerberg's net worth reached about $266.4 billion, surpassing Michael Dell to become the world's fourth-richest person. Meta shares closed at $777.59 that day, up about 36% in September. The article argues that the AI agent Muse, launched on September 8, boosted market sentiment, and discusses Meta's smart glasses business.
Suzhou Dongshan Precision Manufacturing has passed its listing hearing at the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. CIC says it is the world's only supplier with capabilities in PCBs, optical chips and optical modules at the same time. These products together account for about 9% to 14% of AI server material costs, and the company is expanding in optical interconnects through Source Photonics in optical modules.
On October 10, the Hangzhou Institute of Optics and Mechanics organized a dedicated training session on artificial intelligence. Chief Scientist Zhao Dongfeng delivered the lecture, attended by more than 60 people, including executives from incubated companies and partners, covering topics such as large model evolution and quantum computing.
Avalon Holographics has announced a CAD 11.7 million purchase commitment for holographic displays from Lockheed Martin Canada, including a new CAD 5.6 million order.
Multiphysics simulation software vendor COMSOL has wrapped up COMSOL Conference 2026 in Boston, following earlier events in Cambridge and other locations. The year-end conference series highlighted user case studies and new software features.
A Laser Focus World article notes that fusion research has shifted toward private investment over the past five years after more than 60 years of public funding. The article examines whether high-power laser diodes are ready to drive inertial fusion energy (IFE).
Dongbai Group announced on the evening of October 11 that it plans to acquire a 52.6667% stake in Hangzhou Kuailing Optoelectronics for CNY 316 million, entering the indium phosphide photodetector chip market. The deal values Kuailing Optoelectronics at CNY 600 million. Kuailing Optoelectronics develops, manufactures and sells photodetector chips through its wholly owned subsidiary Guangte Technology.
Guangdong Jinding Optics plans to list on the ChiNext board, issuing up to 19.1706 million shares to raise CNY 758 million for projects including a precision optical equipment and optical products intelligent manufacturing base. The article notes frequent changes in its shareholding structure, customer concentration, and inconsistencies between its purchase and sales data and those of Yutong Optics.
A paper published online in Nature Photonics on October 12 reports that solid-state luminescent guest acceptors create thermally accessible radiative channels in organic solar cells, boosting device efficiency.
A paper published online in Nature Photonics on October 12 describes deep-blue organic light-emitting diodes that use phosphorescence-assisted TADF-sensitized fluorescence to accelerate exciton utilization, improving stability and reducing efficiency roll-off.
Images of ByteDance's upcoming Pico Space Pro headset have appeared in Japanese regulatory certification documents. Pico and ByteDance had previously mentioned plans to launch a next-generation headset.
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
Smartphone makers have entered another intensive product launch cycle, with larger sensors, longer telephoto reach, stronger stabilization and computational photography remaining key launch highlights. The article argues that as performance and displays mature, imaging remains the core battleground for differentiation and winning premium users.
The global smart glasses industry faced three regulatory tests in early October: Dutch eyewear chain Hans Anders suspended sales of Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses at more than 400 stores in the Netherlands and Belgium; the Norwegian government plans to submit a bill temporarily banning the use of AI glasses in parks, beaches, museums and other venues; and Australia's privacy regulator OAIC announced an investigation into a Shenzhen-based company.
STAR Market-listed Nanoradar announced plans to use its own funds of CNY 161.67 million to purchase a 51% stake in Guangzhou Xintai Communications. After the deal closes, Xintai Communications will become a controlled subsidiary, giving the company a foothold in optical communications.
Lei Technology reviewed the Huawei Mate 90 Pro Max. The phone features a new Kirin processor, a brighter display, and the Ruiying Z10 10x zoom module camera H1, with a starting price of CNY 9,499. The review found its imaging performance outstanding and the HarmonyOS ecosystem to be the highlight.
China Telecom's backbone 100G ROADM equipment (2026) procurement project is set to use direct procurement, covering ROADM network expansion equipment and services for five regions - North China, South China, Northwest, Southwest, and Northeast - as well as the Xinjiang (China-Kazakhstan) domestic extension segment. The direct procurement suppliers are Huawei, ZTE, and FiberHome.
Shenzhen Zhishang Technology announced the signing of a 2027 Demand Forecast Cooperation Memorandum with customer PH. The customer expects to purchase MPO fiber optic patch cords and other fiber optic connectors from the company in 2027, with a forecast target value of $500 million (approximately 3.346 billion yuan). C114 believes optical interconnect demand has expanded from optical modules and optical fiber cables to upstream optical components.
Why we recommend it: The article gives a $500 million connector demand forecast from a single customer, directly showing how AI optical interconnect demand is flowing upstream to components
A paper in Nano Letters reports a quantum chip capable of storing multiple photons simultaneously, offering a new path toward scalable quantum memory for fragile quantum information systems.
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.
Lightwave congratulates the winners of the 2026 Diamond Technology Review, recognizing products and technologies in optical communications.