Coherent has agreed to sell its aerospace and defense business to the private equity group Advent International, for $400 million. The deal, announced on the same day that the photonics giant revealed ...

IPG ships counter-drone laser weapons to Lockheed Martin 12 Aug 2025 Fiber laser firm’s 'Crossbow' system is designed to destroy small drones; CEO says tariff impacts 'largely mitigated'.

EPFL speeds up protein imaging with single-photon detector 13 Aug 2025 Fluorescence lifetime method characterizes thousands of molecules quickly and simultaneously.

Advanced Navigation (AN), based in Pyhäjärvi, Finland, a developer of laser-based navigation and autonomous systems, has demonstrated a breakthrough in underground navigation, achieving precise ...

Photonic component manufacturer Lumentum says that its sales revenues will exceed half a billion dollars in the current quarter - and surpass $600 million this time next year, as demand from ...

A new European research project is exploring whether the same fibre-optic cables that carry our internet could also serve as real-time sensors for hidden damage in infrastructure, including bridges, ...

nLight revenues jump 22% on defense demand 12 Aug 2025 High-power laser manufacturer beats sales expectations after record quarter for its aerospace and defense division.

Canadian-German group converts laser light into electrical power at 54% efficiency... 11 Aug 2025 ...and solar panels and rice fields thrive together in Japanese agrivoltaics pilot.

The Optical Engineering plenary held 5 August at SPIE Optics + Photonics 2025 in San Diego, between 3-7 August, contributed both some ruggedness and a little sparkle to the week’s proceedings.

ICFO launches 13th spin-off Shinephi for interferometric imaging 09 Aug 2025 To address a “critical need” in semiconductor manufacturing and nanofabrication.

SPIE Government Affairs Director Jennifer O'Bryan yesterday presented attendees to Optics & Photonics 2025 with an overview of actions by the Trump administration and U.S. Congress that have impacted ...

Kyosemi Opto America Corp. Kyosemi has over 37 years experience designing and manufacturing components for Optical Sensing, Optical Communication and Photo-Voltaic Energy using Silicon and Compound ...