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Photonics

Commons · Question 116053 · Tabled 25 Feb 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record

Answered 16 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by Ben Obese-Jecty

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what progress she has made in developing photonic computing.

Answer

Answered by Kanishka Narayan, 16 Mar 2026

DSIT are funding an Innovation and Knowledge Centre led by the University of Southampton’s world leading silicon photonics research foundry, Cornerstone. This centre is focused on translating silicon photonics technologies from research to industry, inclu...