Optics and Photonics News

Scaling AI Data Centers with XPO Optics

eXtra-dense Pluggable Optics are rewriting the rules of density, thermal management and reliability to future-proof artificial intelligence networks.

How to Staff a Growing Industry

Governments, companies and academic institutions are striving to build a photonics workforce tuned to local and regional needs—and a booming global market.

Circular Dichroism Yields Value for Berry Curvature

Simple all-optical scheme featuring a slither of semiconductor could boost the development of “valleytronic” devices.

EpoQ Wins PhotonDelta Contest with Photonic Atomic Clock

Dutch venture aims to miniaturize trapped-ion clock systems by replacing bulky optical components with integrated photonics.

Dynamic Molecular Structure 

Stem cell distribution in Hydra vulgaris. A population of interstitial stem cells (yellow) gives rise to neurons, gland cells, gametes and stinging cells.

Salience Labs Raises US$125 Million To Go All-Optical

Series B funding will enable the company to accelerate deployment of its optical circuit technology.

Magnetic Sensor Breaks Performance Barrier

Quantum device exploits a modified laser cavity to deliver high sensitivity over a wide operating range.

Circular Dichroism Yields Value for Berry Curvature

Simple all-optical scheme featuring a slither of semiconductor could boost the development of “valleytronic” devices.

Arlington Acquires Gooch & Housego

Private equity firm plans to expand photonics manufacturing capacity after completing £400 million buyout.

How the Mantis Shrimp Eye Senses Color

Researchers analyzed 17 visual pigments in the crustacean’s incredibly complex eye.

Journeys in Optics: Thomas Luhmann

Thomas Luhmann discusses collaborating on an award-winning textbook, his career in photogrammetry and founding an institute at his university.

Do Biographies of Scientists Inspire Children?

Children’s books about the careers of famous scientists may contain inadvertently discouraging messaging.

A Mental Health Crisis in Academia?

New meta-analysis suggests that one in three early-career researchers experience elevated psychological distress.

Journeys in Optics: Andrea Pacheco

Andrea Pacheco talks about why she became a physicist, the importance of collaboration, and balancing her academic career with family life.

Journeys in Optics: Václav Hanus

Václav Hanus discusses the twists and turns in the path he took to a career in ultrafast lasers—and his work on science-themed music.