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0 items todayPhotonics.comOptics industryAI score3333 Optics & Photonics NewsOptics industryPicksAI score5959 UC San Diego switches magnetic information in materials with structured light
Engineers at the University of California, San Diego demonstrated a new method for switching magnetic information in a material using specially designed ultrafast laser beams, without an external magnetic field.
Why we recommend it: The original article demonstrates the use of structured light in all-optical magnetic storage, relevant to light-controlled magnetic recording
AuganixOptics industryAI score5656 Pimax Launches $1,399 Crystal Pro Headset and Ring-Free Controllers
Pimax has launched the Crystal Pro wireless PC VR headset, priced at $1,399, featuring a quantum dot LCD (QLED) panel with 2880 x 2880 pixels per eye and a 110-degree field of view. The company also unveiled ring-free VR controllers and the Spation mini PC.
Electro OpticsOptics industryAI score4949 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Honors Optogenetics, a Photonic Technology
Electro Optics reports that the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded for optogenetics research, a technology that uses light to control individual nerve cells in living brains.
Phys.org Optics & PhotonicsOptics industryAI score5555 X-Ray Technique Reveals Quantum Materials' Response to Ultrafast Laser Pulses in Real Time
A paper in ACS Nano uses X-ray techniques to observe in real time the structural response of a quantum material after ultrafast laser pulses strike a crystal. Fabricating quantum devices often begins with deliberately damaging a crystal using ultrafast lasers, and this method could help clarify that process.
LightwaveOptics industryAI score3939 AI Demand and Memory Costs Drive 92% Rise in Q2 Data Center Capex
Lightwave reports that data center capital expenditure rose 92% year over year in the second quarter, driven by AI demand and rising memory costs.
Phys.org Optics & PhotonicsOptics industryPicksAI score6161 New chip-scale frequency comb demonstrates potential for portable atomic clocks
Researchers have demonstrated a new chip-scale optical frequency comb formation process in which two laser beams interact, enabling a range of precision measurements and showing potential for use in portable atomic clocks.
Why we recommend it: The original article explains the path from chip-based frequency combs to portable timekeeping, serving as a reference for integrated photonic precision measurement
Optica News CenterOptics industryOptics and AIAI score4141 Hamamatsu and MEETOPTICS Partner to Integrate Scientific AI Chat
Hamamatsu Photonics and MEETOPTICS have announced a partnership to exclusively integrate MEETOPTICS' scientific AI chat tool into Hamamatsu's product portfolio, helping users find photonic devices.
LightwaveOptics industryAI score3939 Zhone Acquires Tellabs Access to Deepen Optical LAN Capabilities
Zhone Technologies has acquired Tellabs Access, deepening its optical LAN capabilities and expanding into government, education, healthcare, transportation and enterprise network markets.
Optica News CenterOptics industryAI score2929 Optica Congratulates Francis Halzen on 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics
Optica congratulates Francis Halzen of the University of Wisconsin on receiving the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics.
Laser Focus WorldOptics industryAI score3333 2026 Nobel Physics Prize Goes to Francis Halzen of the IceCube Neutrino Observatory
Laser Focus World reports that the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to Francis Halzen for his work on the IceCube Neutrino Observatory, which uses light detectors embedded in ice to capture neutrino signals.
Electro OpticsOptics industryAI score4949 NVision CTO: Scaling Photonic Quantum Computing Chemically, With Up to 100,000 Molecular Qubits on a Single Chip
In an interview, NVision CTO Ilai Schwartz explains that the company is betting on chemically designed photonic interconnects, arguing that this will make modular quantum computing hardware scalable, with a single chip potentially holding up to 100,000 molecular qubits.
AuganixOptics industryOptics and AIAI score5555 Cellid Partners with Japanese Eyewear Retailer Megane Top to Commercialize AR Glasses
AR glasses display developer Cellid has partnered with Japanese eyewear retailer Megane Top to jointly develop and sell AR glasses.
AuganixOptics industryAI score4343 Schneider Electric to Acquire PTC, Parent of Vuforia AR Software, for $22.6 Billion
Schneider Electric has agreed to acquire industrial engineering software company PTC in an all-cash deal worth $22.6 billion. PTC owns the Vuforia augmented reality product line.
Laser Focus WorldOptics industryAI score4141 Selecting Laser Welding Parameters and Assessing Quality for Nitinol
A Laser Focus World article covers the key process parameters for laser welding of Nitinol, including shielding gas delivery, heat control and post-weld treatment, along with methods for evaluating weld quality.
Electro OpticsOptics industryAI score4949 Gekko Photonics Wins $1 Million Luminate NY Prize for Online Raman Chemical Analyzer
Polish company Gekko Photonics has won the $1 million Luminate NY prize for its online chemical analyzer and says it will expand its production base for online Raman analyzers in Rochester, New York.
UploadVR (Glasses & Hardware)Optics and AIAI score2929 Quest PTC Update: Reworks Window Management and Restores the Classic Home Environment
The Meta Quest Horizon OS 2.9 (v209) system update has begun rolling out on the Public Test Channel (PTC), reworking window management and restoring the classic home environment.
Phys.org Optics & PhotonicsOptics industryAI score5151 Atomic Motion Could Help Solar Cells Break Through Conventional Limits
A paper in Advanced Functional Materials examines the in-plane anisotropy of the bulk photovoltaic effect in the Pc phase of CuCrP2S6 at 100K, concluding that atomic motion could help solar cells surpass conventional efficiency limits.
Phys.org Optics & PhotonicsOptics industryAI score4646 Lightsaber-Like Laser Plasma Antenna Radiates Radio Waves from Ionized Air
Researchers have demonstrated an antenna that uses a laser-generated plasma filament to emit radio waves; the related paper is titled "Laser-Induced-Plasma-Filament" antenna research.
LightwaveOptics industryAI score1919 Lightcurve Launches Coaxial Multi-Gigabit MDU Broadband with Harmonic
Lightwave broadband buildout roundup: Lightcurve is working with Harmonic to deliver coax-based multi-gigabit broadband to apartment buildings, while Bigleaf Networks, GoNetspeed, Kinetic, Rightfiber and Xfinity are also expanding their networks.
Laser Focus WorldOptics industryAI score5353 Optogenetics Wins 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Laser Focus World reports that optogenetics has won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
Optica News CenterOptics industryPicksAI score6161 Optica congratulates three optogenetics pioneers on 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
On October 5, Optica congratulated Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel on receiving the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their pioneering contributions to optogenetics.
Why we recommend it: The original article is the optical society's official response to the Nobel Prize, a landmark event for optical technology entering the mainstream of life sciences
Optics & Photonics NewsOptics industryOptics and AIPicksAI score6363 UCLA digital-optical hybrid processor identifies multiple deepfake videos simultaneously
The Ozcan laboratory at the University of California, Los Angeles developed a digital-optical hybrid system capable of identifying deepfake videos simultaneously across multiple channels.
Why we recommend it: The original article shows a new application of diffractive optical processors in AI vision tasks, a practical case of optical computing
AuganixOptics industryPicksAI score6161 Vuzix launches Shrike waveguide display platform for defense and emergency response
Vuzix has launched the configurable Shrike waveguide display platform for defense, security and emergency response applications, with the first samples already shipped to customers.
Why we recommend it: The original article gives a specific product bringing waveguide displays into the defense market, helping to understand non-consumer markets for AR waveguides
Laser Focus WorldOptics industryAI score4646 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.
Optics & Photonics NewsOptics industryAI score5656 Optogenetics Pioneers Deisseroth, Hegemann, and Nagel Receive 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Optics & Photonics News reports that Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann, and Georg Nagel have received the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their pioneering contributions to optogenetics.
Phys.org Optics & PhotonicsOptics industryAI score5656 Giant Fluctuations of Focused Light Reveal Hidden Correlations in Opaque Materials
A Nature Communications paper uses wavefront shaping to focus light through a scattering medium onto multiple target points, revealing giant fluctuations in focused intensity and using them to uncover hidden correlations in opaque materials.
Phys.org Optics & PhotonicsOptics industryAI score5656 Programmable Photonic Chip Reads Hidden Topology of Light Despite Energy Leakage
Researchers use a programmable photonic chip to read out the hidden topology of a lossy system: two signal channels reproduce the lossy system, while two auxiliary channels absorb leaked energy, allowing topological properties to be measured even under energy loss.
Phys.org Optics & PhotonicsOptics industryAI score5353 Rigorous Experiments Show Visible Light Does Not Accelerate Water Evaporation
Earlier studies in hydrogel and water droplet experiments proposed a photomolecular effect in which visible light illumination accelerates water evaporation. New rigorous experiments find this claim to be inaccurate.
Phys.org Optics & PhotonicsOptics industryAI score5656 Long-Pulse Laser-Driven Proton Surfing Acceleration Reaches Higher Energies
Researchers irradiate a large-area suspended thin film with an intense laser to induce a propagating electrostatic wave, letting protons surf it to higher energies under long-pulse laser conditions.
Phys.org Optics & PhotonicsOptics industryPicksAI score6565 EPFL develops photonic integrated laser that stays locked without active control
Researchers at EPFL have developed a photonic integrated, infinite self-injection-locked laser that remains locked without active control and has been packaged in a fiber-coupled standard butterfly package.
Why we recommend it: The original article presents an integrated narrow-linewidth laser that can be packaged directly, relevant to simplifying laser sources in optical communications and sensing
Phys.org Optics & PhotonicsOptics industryAI score5959 New Method Generates Nearly Indistinguishable Photons from Quantum Dot Biexciton Cascades
Researchers propose a new method for generating nearly indistinguishable photons from quantum dot biexciton cascades, suitable for quantum communication.
Optica News CenterOptics industryOptics and AIPicksAI score5555 XPANCEO partners with Contamac to advance AR contact lenses using FDA-cleared ophthalmic materials
Smart contact lens company XPANCEO has partnered with Contamac to advance the development of AR contact lenses using materials already used in FDA-cleared ophthalmic devices.
Laser Focus WorldOptics industryAI score5353 Tailored Multiple Quantum Well Materials Could Bring Large Nonlinearity to Nanophotonic Devices
Multiple quantum well materials developed by Seth Bank's group at the University of Texas at Austin show promise for nonlinear photonics, potentially enabling tailored large nonlinearities in nanophotonic devices.
Optica News CenterOptics industryPicksAI score5656 New Study Explains Why Modern Display Colors Look Different to Everyone
Optica published the study on October 1. The model accounts for individual differences in color vision and explains why colors on modern displays appear different to different people, potentially helping to develop more consistent displays.
Phys.org Optics & PhotonicsOptics industryAI score5656 ICTER: Letting light pass through milk, controlled scattering improves optical imaging
ICTER researchers show that acquiring and combining multiple measurements while altering how light scatters can reduce speckle noise and distortion in optical imaging.
Light: Science & ApplicationsOptics industryPicksAI score6161 Multilevel Time-Encoded Cluster State Transmitted Over 29.5 km Deployed Fiber
A paper in Light: Science & Applications used multilevel time encoding to transmit a cluster state over 29.5 km of partially deployed fiber.
Why we recommend it: The original paper transmitted a high-dimensional cluster state over actually deployed fiber, offering useful lessons for quantum network engineering
Optica News CenterOptics industryAI score5353 Optikos acquires Omega Optical, integrating the complete optical workflow
Optikos, an optical engineering and manufacturing services provider, announced on September 29 the acquisition of Omega Optical, bringing design, manufacturing and testing under one ownership to deliver a complete optical workflow.
Phys.org Optics & PhotonicsOptics industryAI score5757 3D light field pushes electrons into quantum states previously out of experimental reach
Researchers used an interferometer to split a laser into two beams of different colors and overlapped them in a vacuum chamber to form a 3D light field, which was used to manipulate electrons and drive them into quantum states that had previously been inaccessible experimentally.
LightwaveOptics industryAI score2121 Lightwave 2026 Diamond Technology Review returns
Lightwave's 21st Diamond Technology Review returns to recognize innovation in DOCSIS 4.0 and PON-based fiber networks.