The coinciding conference, World of Photonics Congress, will be held in a digital format on the original dates of 20–24 June
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Z-Laser bought by Boston-based private equity firm
The manufacturer of laser sources and laser projectors will serve as the core and initial asset in Union Park’s newly-created holding company, Exaktera
Rockley Photonics raises further $65m for growth acceleration
The company has raised more than $290m of financing to date to develop its silicon photonics platform
Spectrecology acquired by Salvo Technologies
Spectrecology owner Mike Morris was the founder of Ocean Optics
Quantum holography technique set to advance imaging
The technique uses entangled photons to overcome the limitations of conventional holographic approaches
Tibidabo Scientific acquires Photek
Tibidabo Scientific Industries, a supplier of technology for scientific research, aerospace, and industrial markets, has acquired Photek, a manufacturer vacuum based tubes and camera systems for photon detection
II-VI follows Lumentum and MKS in bid for Coherent
Following Lumentum's recent announcement it was set to buy Coherent, MKS Instruments and II-VI have both put in acquisition bids
Lumentum acquires Coherent
Two laser manufacturing giants are set to merge following Lumentum's announcement that it will acquire Coherent for $5.7 billion
Researchers print cost-effective MEMS loudspeaker
The process could be used as a faster and more affordable alternative to vacuum- and mask-based piezo-MEMS manufacturing methods
Silicon PIC processor promises faster data speeds
The discovery, made by researchers at the Universities of Oxford, Münster, Exeter, Pittsburgh, EPFL and IBM Research Europe, is the first to apply frequency combs in the field of artificial neural networks
Newly-funded PIC NIR sensors to push towards mass production
Dutch start-up MantiSpectra has received investment from PhotonDelta and Innovation Industries, while Senorics is set to receive more than €2 million from the Development Bank of Saxony
Laser TV at CES 2021 'better than cinema'
The TV, which contains a newly-developed RGB laser light source, offers a colour gamut coverage almost 50 per cent beyond that of high-end cinema