10 companies we recorded at Photonics West 2026
These are the companies Bounce Watch has picked up as having been at Photonics West 2026 in San Francisco, gathered from what they announced publicly. Each is listed with what it does and the date we recorded it, and the list stays up after the event closes. It is not the official exhibitor list — an event this size had many more companies than we saw, so read it as who we caught, not a roster.
Our record
There were almost certainly more — this is what we detected from public announcements.
- Exhibiting
- 7
- Speaking
- 1
We track them daily and tell you what changes.
Who we saw at Photonics West 2026
Bertin Technologies
France · 1956
Excellence drives Technology
Recorded 16 Jan 2026
Certification Achieved · 22 Sep 2026
Exail
· 2022
Expanding your capabilities
Recorded 30 Jan 2026
New Product Launched · 1 Jul 2026
Brilliance RGB
The Netherlands · 2023
The Future is Visible: Photonic Integrated Laserchip for AR
Recorded 3 Feb 2026
New Product Launched · 12 Aug 2026
SuperLight Photonics
The Netherlands · 2022
Leading the industrial revolution in integrated wide-bandwidth laser sources
Recorded 23 Jan 2026
Key Hire Announced · 12 Aug 2026
FlexEnable
United Kingdom · 2015
Enabling ultra-thin and lightweight 3D curved active liquid crystal optics for AI/AR glasses and flexible displays
Recorded 23 Feb 2026
New Product Launched · 23 Apr 2026
CareGlance Srl
Italy · 2019
Fast swept sources for real-time and portable optical coherent tomography systems.
Recorded 10 Mar 2026
New Office Opened · 9 Apr 2026
AddOptics
The Netherlands · 2018
Making tomorrow look good with manufacturing technology for thinner, smarter lenses.
Recorded 2 Jun 2026
Board Appointment · 16 Mar 2026
QDI systems
The Netherlands · 2019
Quantum dot Image sensors for X-ray and SWIR
Recorded 20 Jan 2026
New Product Launched · 20 Feb 2026
NIL Technology
Denmark · 2006
Global leader in the design, development, and manufacturing of optical elements and components at the nanoscale.
Recorded 16 Feb 2026
MIKROP AG
Switzerland · 1981
Micro Optics since 1981
Recorded 9 Jan 2026
No company matches that.
What changed at these 10 companies recently?
We recorded 33 changes here in the last 180 days, including 16 product launches, 5 awards, 5 hiring moves, 3 funding events and 2 expansion moves. Each entry below carries the date we observed it, from public sources.
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Bertin Technologies
— Certification Achieved
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Brilliance RGB
— New Product Launched
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SuperLight Photonics
— Key Hire Announced
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Exail
— New Product Launched
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FlexEnable
— New Product Launched
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CareGlance Srl
— New Office Opened
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