India, April 10 -- Lumotive, a pioneer in programmable optical semiconductor technology, today announced a landmark breakthrough with the successful demonstration of the world's first programmable two-dimensional (2D) photonic beamforming chip based on its Light Control Metasurface (LCM) architecture.

This leapfrog advance in semiconductor-based photonics enables electronic control of light across two dimensions within a single chip - a capability long pursued in optical science and widely considered essential for scalable programmable optical systems.

"This is a defining moment for programmable photonics," said Dr. Sam Heidari, CEO of Lumotive. "For decades, optical systems relied on static components or mechanical motion to control li...