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Quantum

FIGURE 1. A superconducting quantum processor is not only a chip. It is a cold signal system that must move control, readout, timing, and diagnostic information through a tight refrigerator without adding too much heat or clutter.
Quantum

Cryogenic photonics gives superconducting quantum hardware a path to scale

Superconducting quantum computers are often shown as chips inside deep refrigerators, but scale will depend on the cold signal network around the chip. Control, readout, timing...
May 7, 2026
FIGURE 1. Comparison of laser frequency deviation: The unlocked laser (gray) exhibits significant environmental drift, while the analog lock (blue) suppresses most of this noise but is limited by hardware-induced drift and component tolerances. The digital implementation (green) leverages high-speed DSP to achieve a near-zero error signal and provide the superior stability required.
Lasers & Sources

Laser stabilization system prototypes: Analog lock-in amplifiers to digital implementations

April 29, 2026
Credit: Haoran Ren
Mosaic pattern artwork that inspired this work.
Optics

Disordered ‘mosaic’ metasurface enables multiple simultaneous optical functions

April 15, 2026
Credit: M. King/NIST
NIST scientist Nikolai Klimov holds a PIC with tweezers.
Optics

NIST scientists create PIC packaging that survives extreme temperatures

April 8, 2026
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Quantum

PODCAST: Interview with Judy Wu, University of Houston

Following the Photons: A Photonics Podcast
April 7, 2026
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12- and 24-channel high-accuracy fiber arrays.
Optics

Nanometer precision at scale: Active-alignment fiber arrays unlock next-gen photonics

March 19, 2026
Credit: Bowen Li
Adam Shaw, Anna Soper, Danial Shadmany, and Da Yeon Koh in front of the cavity array microscope apparatus.
Quantum

Optical cavity for each atom within a quantum computer?

March 4, 2026
Credit: Infinita Lab
Post-silicon validation.
Optics

Materials beyond silicon photonics emerge for scalable quantum photonic systems

Feb. 24, 2026
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Laser Processing

PODCAST: Interview with Patrick Heissler, CEO of SCRONA

Following the Photons: A Photonics Podcast
Feb. 17, 2026

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