Optical neural computing harnesses the physical properties of light to perform neural network operations with unprecedented parallelism, speed and energy efficiency. By encoding weights and inputs ...

As artificial intelligence grows more powerful, so does its appetite for speed and energy. The quest for faster, smarter systems has driven researchers to an unlikely ally—light itself. A new study by ...

Innovation paves the way for a high-volume, silicon photonics 400G/lane platform to meet next-generation 3.2T optical communication architectures for datacom and AI applications. The integrated ...

Researchers demonstrate ultrafast multivalley optical switching in germanium (Ge) using a single-color pulse laser. This breakthrough enables precise transparency control across multiple wavelengths, ...

Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates. The research, published in Nature Communications, addresses one of the key challenges to engineering computers that run on light ...

Want to call someone a quick-thinker? The easiest cliché for doing so is calling her a computer – in fact, “computers” was the literal job title of the “Hidden Figures” mathematicians who drove the ...

Machine learning and nanophotonics combine to enable fast, energy-efficient computing and sensing with potential for transformative AI-driven technologies. Fueled by metasurfaces and integrated ...

Global market size reached USD 181.6 million in 2025. • Market expected to grow to USD 722.0 million by 2033. • CAGR projected at 18.1% from 2026 to 2033. • North America accounted for the largest ...

According to Strategic Market Research, the Global Active Optical Cable Market was valued at USD 3.6 billion in 2024 and is projected to reach nearly USD 7.8 billion by 2030, expanding at a CAGR of 14 ...

Opaque materials can transmit light when excited by a high-intensity laser beam. This process, known as optical bleaching, induces a nonlinear effect that temporarily alters the properties of a ...