CEA-Leti, a France-based research center, unveiled some of its latest achievements in photonics at #PhotonicsWest. These achievements outline the researchers' progress in integrating quantum cascade lasers with silicon #photonics. 💡 Find out more here: https://optics.org/news/17/1/27

With more than 23,000 registrants for #PhotonicsWest 2026, it was great to see the global #photonics community come together! 💡 The launch of Vision Tech and strong global industry growth data highlighted the expanding impact of photonics. Read the press release for more: https://bit.ly/49Zl18s

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“When I look into this room, I see the architects of this computing revolution.” Says Hugo Swart of Google as he delivers his talk today on Android XR. 😎 His discussion defines an AI-powered ecosystem of AR/VR headsets that are innovative, immersive, and ever-improving. ✨ #PhotonicsWest

#PhotonicsWest is a team effort! 🤩

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“Everything is like a recipe. It’s a bit like baking a cake,” says David Hayes, CEO of Plessey, likening the company’s operations to a structured, repeatable process. 🎂 In his plenary talk today, he shares insights on optical computing and outlines his team’s plans for Plessey. 🥼 #PhotonicsWest

Let’s build an embodied AI robotics demo together! 🤖🐶 Happening on the Moscone West Expo Stage at Vision Tech — RealSense, Inc. takes us on a robot journey. ✨ #PhotonicsWest

At the Career Hub, Jess Wade of imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social presents a Lunch and Learn talk on closing the opportunity gap and the hidden curriculum in science. 📍 Come visit the Career Hub in Moscone West— Career Sparks talks will continue throughout #PhotonicsWest! 💥

The #SPIEBiOS Student 3-Minute Poster Presentations brought rapid-fire research to the Career Hub Stage at #PhotonicsWest, judged by editors from #SPIE_JBO, #Neurophotonics, and #BiophotonicsDiscovery. Congrats to all the presenters! 🎉