When the innovative butterfly Manus R&D company that stirred the world flew out of Optics Valley; From the world record of optical fiber transmission rate in five years and six times, to the 800G silicon photonics chip leading the era of intelligent computing - when the global wave of science and technology is rushing to the "new", China Optics Valley is using "light" as the pen to write a strong stroke for Wuhan to be a good leader and walk in the forefront of the construction of the fulcrum.
Whether it is the core components of the humanoid robot or the large model made in China, you can find the latest developments at the Optical Expo over the years.
China looks at the world in Wuhan, and the world sees China in Wuhan, and behind this is the persistence of long-termism that has been the same for decades.
It is reported that the 20th "China Optics Valley" International Optoelectronics Expo (hereinafter referred to as the "20th Optical Expo") will be held at the China Optics Valley Science and Technology Convention and Exhibition Center from May 15 to 17, 2025.
In 2002, 126 optoelectronic enterprises at home and abroad participated in the first optical expo, and many internationally renowned enterprises and "optoelectronic stars" such as Wuhan Academy of Posts and Telecommunications, Changfei and Chutian Laser showed their new products and achievements with their own unique and charming special equipment.
The 20th edition of the LASER Expo, which is about to write its history, will bring a revelation: how can a beam of "light" break through the clouds, and how can China let the world see it?
Look at the frontier of science and technology: Bluetooth, bendable mobile phone, infrared imaging intelligent driving
The brightest light is the "launch field".
A palm-sized module, after being loaded into the terminal, can arrange indoor household appliances as you like; A technology that allows you to see each other on a screen, through which you can talk without any obstacles, and the documents you need to discuss can be uploaded over the Internet...... Guess what?
Nowadays, elementary school students know that they are called "Bluetooth" and "video calls".
But 23 years ago, they were the world's most cutting-edge digital technology and were exhibited at the "most fashionable" exhibition in Wuhan that year.
When the reporter looked through the report materials of the first optical expo (the full name is "China Wuhan International Optoelectronic Information Technology Expo"), he accidentally found this news. It's just that 20 years have passed, and the future is in front of us.
After the flexible mobile phone display is folded in half repeatedly, the screen picture will not be affected; Intelligent conference system: it can convert voice into text in real time; Fiber laser cutting machine, which can carry out efficient metal processing and other operations; 1.6T high-speed silicon photonics modules will be applied in top data centers to meet the demand for higher bandwidth and transmission rates. The system equipped with the Dongfeng Mengshi 917 has upgraded the detection algorithm, which can automatically identify vehicles, pedestrians, animals, etc. in front.
At the 14th Optical Expo, BOE displayed a domestic flexible display.
These technologies are the first to be unveiled in the country and even the world, and many of them will choose the first stop at the Optical Expo. A number of cross-applications of optical communication and F5G all-optical networks, laser technology and applications, optics and precision optics, and optoelectronic frontiers were unveiled in China Optics Valley.
As the most influential optoelectronic information professional exhibition with the highest specifications in China, the CIOE has become a window for the world to understand the development of China's optoelectronic industry.
At the 8th CIOE, a Peugeot 508 body-in-white was placed at the booth of Huagong Technology. The roof of this car is welded with a laser welding machine independently developed by Huagong Technology. The robot performs extremely high-precision automatic laser welding of automobiles, and the body stiffness can be increased by 30%.
Look at the resilience of the industry: gradually become the main force to participate in global competition
The farthest optical transmission enterprise "to the world"
When participating in the 2nd China Wuhan International Optoelectronic Information Technology Expo in 2003, the media observed that Wuhan Research Institute of Posts and Telecommunications took advantage of the influence of the conference to fully communicate and cooperate with large international optical communication enterprises.
According to media reports, at the beginning of the 21st century, "Fiberhome Technology, a subsidiary of Wuhan Post Institute, has determined the strategic goal of 'going abroad to play international competitions', aiming to become a large-scale global high-tech enterprise with international influence".
Twenty years to sharpen a sword. The Wuhan Post Institute, which tried its edge for the first time at the Optical Expo, has now written the oath of "see you in the international arena" into a magnificent chapter of China's optical communication going to sea. Fiberhome Communication Technology Co., Ltd., which was jointly funded by ten companies and jointly funded by Wuhan Post Institute, contains the mission of the birthplace and inheritance of China's optical communications. Since the CIOE was held, China Information Technology Group has participated in almost every session. This company is getting closer and closer to the goal of "global large-scale high-tech enterprise" proposed that year.
At the 18th Optical Expo, China Information Technology showcased its self-designed and developed chips.
Until participating in the last Optical Expo, FiberHome, a subsidiary of China Information Technology, has doubled the transmission rate and energy efficiency of optical fiber. Not only have they refreshed the optical transmission record for 6 times in 5 years, but also new products in the chip field, including 800G coherent optical transceiver integrated devices and Tbit/s optical transmission chips, as well as the industry-leading fully autonomous and controllable 400GQPSK long-distance powerless relay transmission system and the latest solutions in the field of optical communication, have been unveiled at the Expo. Its technology and products serve more than 100 countries and regions around the world.
YOFC, Huagong Science and Technology, and many enterprises have left their mark on the CIOE for many times, constantly introducing new products and technologies, and accelerating the development of new countries and regions.
The Expo witnessed the tenacity of this industry: the East Lake High-tech Zone continues to gather "light" into a "chain" and "chain" into a "group" to achieve a "unique" development leap.
At present, the competitiveness of the world-class industrial cluster of optoelectronic information in East Lake High-tech Zone has been continuously enhanced, and it has become the main force in China's participation in the global optoelectronic information industry competition.
In 2024, the East Lake High-tech Zone will jump from 9th to 6th in the overall ranking of high-tech zones in the country. The scale of the optoelectronic information industry exceeded 600 billion yuan, creating an annual "report card" that passed through the cycle and exceeded expectations.
Look at China's magnanimity: more than 30 countries and regions around the world have come to chase the light
The brightest light welcomes global cooperation
On May 15, 2025, the 20th CIOE will be held as scheduled, with nearly 400 well-known companies bringing the world's most advanced new achievements and new products to the "Optics Valley Appointment", with an exhibition area of nearly 30,000 square meters.
A business card of the CIOE has made people from academia and industry at home and abroad intersect. Since its successful inception in 2002, the CIOE has attracted more than 6,000 well-known enterprises from more than 30 countries and regions around the world to participate in the exhibition, and nearly 600,000 professional visitors have witnessed the magnificent transformation of China's optoelectronic information industry from "following" to "running" and "leading".
CIOE not only focuses on cutting-edge scientific and technological progress in the field of optoelectronic information, but also brings many opportunities for cooperation.
At the 16th edition of the Optical Expo, the Latvian Edgar gained a lot. Previously, he met Wuhan Changyingtong, a leading company in special optical fibers, at an exhibition, and planned to cooperate in the field of medical special optical fibers. At the invitation of Changyingtong, Edgar rushed to Wuhan with a leaflet printed in Chinese and chatted with upstream and downstream enterprises in Shanghai, Shenzhen and other places.
When the giant ship of science and technology sails towards 2024, a pinnacle event in the field of optoelectronics, the 2024 China Optics Valley Optoelectronic Information Industry Innovation and Development Conference, is coming strongly in the spotlight.
Siemens, ABB, Schneider, these thunderous international industry giants, with full of black technology, at the conference to show intelligent and low-carbon solutions, they are like "wisdom messengers" from the future, injecting new vitality into the optoelectronics industry and making production more efficient and greener.
Not to be outdone, a number of international brands such as SCHOTT Group, Keysight Technology, Soleibo Optoelectronics, Agilent, Ocean Insight, and Japan Fan Port have come up with the latest optical products at the bottom of the box. Some of these products can make a leap in the transmission speed of light, and some can expand the application of light to unprecedented fields, each of which may rewrite the future of the optoelectronics industry.
Visitors from overseas markets such as Russia, Southeast Asia, Hungary, Mexico, Nigeria, Kenya, and South Africa also spontaneously formed overseas purchasing delegations to come. They bring different cultural backgrounds and market needs to inject diverse vitality into this exhibition. "The CIOE allows us to get a glimpse of the vast territory of the global optoelectronics market and witness a new chapter in the diversified development of the industry." A foreign company that has been exhibiting for many years commented.
For the first time, the 19th CIOE "moved" the exhibition into the factory workshop, and the participants visited the Yangtze River Electric Digital Intelligent Manufacturing Center.
At present, the 20th edition of the CIOE is actively promoting the process of internationalization, and has connected with business and trade institutions in the United States, Germany, Belarus, Indonesia and other countries, and is committed to inviting overseas visitors and high-quality buyer groups to participate in the exhibition to help exhibitors explore the international market.
(Source of this article: Guyuan News Network)