Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 116053

Photonics

Tabled: 25 February 2026

Answered: 16 March 2026

Question

Ben Obese-Jecty

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

Answer

Kanishka Narayan

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...

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