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Photonics
Coherent Accelerates AI Optical Interconnect Growth with NVIDIA Partnership and $2 Billion US Investment Plan, Meeting 800G/1.6T Demand
Andy Lin's Long-term Stock Investment Blog USA Overview Coherent is addressing increasing demand for advanced 800G/1.6T optical transceivers and photonic components driven by expanding AI data center infrastructure and high-performance c... -
Photonics
Solinide Photonics Secures €4M Seed Round to Commercialize AI Data Center Microcomb Technology
Tech.eu Sweden Overview Swedish deep-tech firm Solinide Photonics has closed a €4 million seed funding round to accelerate the commercialization of its silicon nitride (SiN) photonic integrated circuits and microcomb technology for AI da... -
Space Industry
SETI Institute, Backed by NASA NIAC, Develops Orbital Raman Spectroscopy for Remote Space Resource Detection on Moon, Asteroids, and Phobos, Accelerating ISRU
EurekAlert! USA Overview A SETI Institute research team, supported by the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program, is developing an innovative method for remote space resource identification. They are testing the use of Raman sp... -
Photonics
Solinide Photonics Lands €4M Seed to Scale Silicon Nitride Microcombs for AI Data Centers and Next-Gen Telecom
FinSMEs Sweden Overview Swedish deeptech company Solinide Photonics has secured €4 million in seed funding to accelerate the commercialization of its silicon nitride photonic integrated circuit (PIC) technology. Their microcomb-based mul... -
Photonics
Lumentum Reports Over $1 Billion Revenue in FY26, Up 83.2%, Driven by Surging 1.6T Transceiver and Optical Circuit Switch Demand
Semiconductor Today USA Overview Lumentum achieved robust financial results for fiscal year 2026, with revenue exceeding $1 billion, an 83.2% year-on-year increase. This growth was propelled by the initial rollout of higher-ASP 1.6T tran... -
Photonics
NVIDIA’s $2 Billion Investment Validates Coherent’s AI Optics Strategy, Driving Leadership in AI Data Center Transceiver Market
HDIN Research USA Overview Coherent achieved significant revenue growth in FY26, largely driven by the deployment of 800G and 1.6T AI transceivers for hyperscalers. A strategic $2.0 billion equity investment from NVIDIA strongly validate... -
Photonics
HT Electronics Underscores 1.6T Optical Transceivers as Critical Enablers for Next-Gen AI Networks
HT Electronics Global Overview HT Electronics highlights the escalating importance of 1.6T optical transceivers for AI networks, offering superior bandwidth density, lower latency, and enhanced power efficiency compared to 400G and 800G ... -
New Technology
Accelerating Deep-Ultraviolet Nonlinear Optical Material Discovery: Integrated MLIP-First Principles Framework Demonstrated in LiB2O3F
ACS Publications USA Overview An integrated framework for accelerating the discovery of deep-ultraviolet (deep-UV) nonlinear optical materials has been established, demonstrating its efficacy in the LiB2O3F system. This framework combine... -
Quantum Computing
Pasqal Achieves World-First Atom Trapping with On-Chip Photonic Light, Paving Way for 10,000 Atom, 100 Logical Qubit Fault-Tolerant Systems
Pasqal France Overview Pasqal, in collaboration with Aeponyx, announced a world-first achievement in neutral-atom quantum computing: successfully trapping individual atoms using laser light generated directly from a photonic integrated c... -
Quantum Computing
TUM Breakthrough: VECSELs Poised to Revolutionize Quantum Computing and the Quantum Internet
Presseportal Germany Overview Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have achieved a significant milestone in integrating Vertical External Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers (VECSELs) into quantum computing and quantum inte...