MKS has announced it will showcase new and existing photonics hardware from its Newport, Ophir, and Spectra-Physics brands at Photonics West 2026 in San Francisco, California, running January 20 to 22, 2026. The company says its product demos at Booth 927 will focus on applications spanning artificial intelligence (AI), quantum science, biophotonics, security and surveillance, and industrial micromachining. For data center operators and vendors, the most direct tie is MKS’ positioning around optical transceiver manufacturing and the photonics-enabled “high-speed data infrastructure” used to support large AI workloads.
In its AI section, MKS claims ultrafast lasers and precision motion systems support high-density interconnects for AI hardware. It also notes “deep expertise in supporting optical transceiver manufacturing,” and says its tools help data centers reach bandwidth and energy-efficiency targets for AI workloads. The company’s show highlights for this segment include the Newport HybrYX single-plane air-bearing XY hybrid stages, which it says provide “exceptional accuracy, reduced vibration, and fast, stable positioning” for semiconductor inspection systems, and the Spectra-Physics Talon Ace, described as a pulsed nanosecond laser delivering greater than 100 W ultraviolet (UV) and greater than 500 µJ with programmable pulse capability for process control and high-speed micromachining.
For quantum science, MKS says quantum computing and secure communications require atomic-level precision in device fabrication and optical control, and that it provides lasers and ultra-stable motion systems for manipulating quantum states and fabricating quantum devices. Products it plans to highlight include Spectra-Physics Matisse continuous-wave tunable ring lasers, which MKS says deliver “the highest output power, ultra‑narrow linewidth, and broad tunability,” and Newport non-magnetic vibration tables, positioned for vibration isolation with minimal magnetic interference.
For biophotonics, MKS highlights the Spectra-Physics InSight X3+, described as a tunable femtosecond laser covering 680 nm to 1300 nm with stable pulses and hands-free operation, and Newport ODiate fluorescence filters specified at at least 96 percent transmission and optical density of at least 10 blocking. In security and surveillance, MKS plans to show the Ophir SupIR-X 15–300 mm f/4 lens for 10 µm SXGA detectors; the company says it supports extenders up to 1200 mm, targets long-range detection beyond 26 km, and maintains a constant f/4 aperture.
In industrial micromachining, MKS describes an integrated stack that includes ultrafast and high-power lasers, beam delivery, precision motion control, and beam analysis and power measurement for cutting, drilling, and surface texturing across materials. Show highlights include the Spectra-Physics IceFyre FS UV50 laser, specified at greater than 50 W output with less than 500 fs pulses, and the Ophir 70K-W water-cooled power sensor, specified to measure up to 70 kW continuous-wave (CW) and 100 kW short-term.
Source: MKS
