New 'Swiss-army' optical chip integrates 11 functions to replace bulky hardware

Monash University researchers develop multifunctional optical chip using 'mosaic' pattern ...
American Institute of Physics

Using ‘labs’ on optical fiber probes to improve surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy

Fiber optic SERS probes, called “optrodes,” combine spectroscopy with the flexibility and versatility of fiber optic cables.

Rocket Lab Completes Mynaric Acquisition, Adding Laser Optical Communications To Growing Space Systems Portfolio

Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today announced it has completed the acquisition of Mynaric AG (“Mynaric”), ...
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Optical chip interconnect startup Ayar raises $155M to bring light to AI workloads

Ayar Labs Inc., a startup that’s developing optical interconnects that can transmit data between computer chips via light, said today it has closed on a hefty late-stage $155 million funding round led ...
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Salience Labs Launches Industry’s Highest Performing 32-Port All-Optical Silicon Photonic Switch to Transform the Networking Layer of AI Datacenter Infrastructure

OXFORD, England, March 10, 2026--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Salience Labs Limited, a leader in photonic solutions targeting connectivity for AI datacenter infrastructure, today announced the availability of the ...
Business Wire

Ayar Labs, with Investments from AMD, Intel Capital, and NVIDIA, Secures $155 Million to Address Urgent Need for Scalable, Cost-Effective AI Infrastructure

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ayar Labs, the leader in optical interconnect solutions for large-scale AI workloads, today announced it has secured $155 million in financing led by Advent Global ...
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Ayar Labs teams with Nvidia for optical interconnects to speed up AI/ML

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Ayar Labs, which specializes in something relatively new in ...
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Rocket Lab Acquires Optical Support, Inc., Strengthening National Security Payload Capability

LONG BEACH, Calif., Feb. 26, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rocket Lab Corporation (RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or the “Company”), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today announced it has ...
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Ayar Labs Raises $130 Million in Series C Funding, Accelerating Commercialization of Industry’s First In-Package Optical I/O Products

SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ayar Labs, the leader in chip-to-chip optical connectivity, today announced that the company has secured $130 million in additional financing led by Boardman Bay ...
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Rocket Lab Acquires Mynaric, Expands Role in SDA’s Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture

Mynaric is already embedded in SDA programs as a subcontractor and supplier of optical communications terminals.
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NTT Research names Dr. Tetsuomi Sogawa as new physics & informatics lab director

NTT Research, the Silicon Valley-based research division of Japanese telecom giant NTT, announced Dr. Tetsuomi Sogawa as ...
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Salience Labs Launches Industry’s Highest Performing 32-Port All-Optical Silicon Photonic Switch to Transform the Networking Layer of AI Datacenter Infrastructure

Salience Labs Launches Industry’s Highest Performing 32-Port All-Optical Silicon Photonic Switch to Transform the Networking Layer of AI Datacenter Infrastructure Industry Collaborations and Product ...