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Two laser manufacturing giants are set to merge following Lumentum's announcement that it will acquire Coherent for $5.7 billion

Luna Innovations has acquired OptaSense from parent company, QinetiQ for £29m

Judges reviewed 149 applications from 18 countries to select finalists in the fields of quantum, manufacturing, healthcare, smart sensing, and autonomous transportation

As a result of the pandemic’s ongoing disruption to international travel, SPIE will be hosting Photonics West as a virtual conference this year in March

The JePPIX pilot line has introduced its design and manufacturing services for indium phosphide (InP) photonic integrated circuit (PIC) production

Trumpf has completed the renaming and merger of its wholly-owned fibre laser manufacturing subsidiary SPI Lasers, which is now known as Trumpf Laser UK

The partnership will encourage cooperation between the members, including participation at events, collaboration on information exchange and promotion, and advisory mandates to develop an efficient and sustainable industry

The Discovery project, the largest industry-led quantum computing project in Britain to date, will be led by M Squared

California-based SLD Laser was co-founded in 2013 by a group of pioneers in solid state lighting, including Dr Shuji Nakamura (2014 Nobel Laureate in Physics)

Going forwards, Hitachi High-Tech will provide a more complete one-stop service for photonic integrated circuits