Pupil Labs, a global leader in wearable eye tracking technology, today announced a partnership with NIL Technology (NILT) to integrate NILT’s ultra-compact metaEye™ technology into Pupil Labs’ forthcoming eye tracking product. The collaboration brings together NILT’s cutting-edge meta-optics camera modules and Pupil Labs’ artificial intelligence-based eye tracking pipeline – NeonNet. At the core of the partnership are NILT’s metaEye™ cameras measuring just 1.6 × 1.6 × 2.0 mm, enabling unpreceden...

In 2026, LASER COMPONENTS will celebrate its 40th anniversary in optical coating. The company is known worldwide in the laser industry for its high-performance optical components with customized coatings. These components ensure the stability and efficiency of all laser processes and are indispensable in medicine, defense, aerospace, and laser material processing. LASER COMPONENTS manufactures laser optics in any quantity, from prototypes to series production. Increasing laser power in industry demands complex optics with high reflectivity and laser da...

Lightera, a leading innovator and manufacturer of advanced fiber optic solutions, will demonstrate its technical expertise and industry leadership through a series of technical presentations and live product demonstrations at SPIE Photonics West and BiOS 2026. The event will take place at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, California, from January 17 through January 22, 2026, with the BiOS Expo running January 17–18. With six technical conference presentations and three live product demonstrations, Lightera research scientists and technical experts will hi...

With 10 years of experience as a Sales Manager at Marubeni, I can honestly say that Photonics West was one of the most thrilling events I’ve had the opportunity to be a part of. It wasn’t just about showcasing our wide wavelength range LEDs, stretching from 365nm to 1900nm—it was about seeing how our technology could be used in ways that really impact industries around the world. The chance to connect with so many different customers, each with unique needs and visions, was invaluable. The buzz around our small EDP packages with SWIR flip chips for w...

WHO: Excelitas®, a leading provider of advanced, life-enriching technologies that make a difference, serving global market leaders in the life sciences, advanced industrial, next-generation semiconductor and avionics sectors, will highlight its high-performance photonics innovations at SPIE BiOS Expo and Photonics West. Company experts will also present four sessions at Photonics West. WHAT: Featured technologies at BiOS Booth #8531 and Photonics West Booth #637: Instant Co-Localization for Dual-Fluorescence Emission Demo highlighting high-reso...

Coherent Corp., a global leader in photonics, announced today that it will showcase its broad portfolio of products and innovations at SPIE Photonics West, taking place January 20-22, 2026. At the event, Coherent will highlight the depth and breadth of its photonics portfolio, spanning from CW to ultrafast lasers, beam delivery, advanced materials and thermal management solutions. Together, these capabilities enable next-generation innovations across AI datacenters, semiconductor and display capital equipment, life sciences, scientific research, precision manufacturing, and e...

Instrument Systems presents its new camera system LumiTop X30 AR and a broad range of advanced optical measurement solutions at SPIE AR|VR|MR 2026 and SPIE Photonics West 2026 in San Francisco, USA. At SPIE AR/VR/MR and Photonics West from 17–22 January 2026 in San Francisco, Instrument Systems will showcase its latest high-accuracy measurement systems in optical metrology. A key highlight will be the launch of the new LumiTop X30 AR – an advanced camera system for precise characterization of near-eye displays used in AR glas...

Lumentum Holdings Inc. (“Lumentum”), a market-leading designer and manufacturer of optical and photonic products, announced today its participation in SPIE Photonics West 2026, where it will showcase high-power ultrafast, UV, and 3D sensing laser solutions designed to meet the growing precision, throughput, and reliability demands of advanced manufacturing and sensing applications. Attendees are invited to visit Lumentum booth #2343 at the San Francisco Moscone Center from January 20-22, where the company will demonstrate how its latest laser and photonic i...

From January 20th to 22nd, Nichia will exhibit at Photonics West in San Francisco, CA. Photonics West is the largest international conference and exhibition of optical technology in North America. Leaders from academia, industry, and government will gather to discuss the latest research in areas such as biomedical optics, biophotonics, industrial lasers, optoelectronics, microfabrication, MOEMS-MEMS, displays, and quantum technologies. Nichia will present its wide-ranging portfolio of industrial laser diodes, including advanced solutions developed for high reliabil...