Laser equipment technology is flourishing in multiple areas; miniaturization and precision machining innovations are empowering upgrades in various fields.
Release Time:
Apr 28,2026
Recently, the laser equipment field has witnessed several breakthroughs, from the micrometer-level breakthrough in miniature spectrometers to the industrialization of water-guided lasers, from efficiency innovations in laser drilling to the market explosion of lidar. my country's laser equipment industry is driving high-quality development in precision machining, public health, aerospace, and other fields, with technological innovation at its core. Domestic substitution continues to deepen, and industrial competitiveness is steadily improving.
Recently, the laser equipment field has witnessed several breakthroughs, from the micrometer-level breakthrough in miniature spectrometers to the industrialization of water-guided lasers, from efficiency innovations in laser drilling to the market explosion of lidar. my country's laser equipment industry is driving high-quality development in precision machining, public health, aerospace, and other fields, with technological innovation at its core. Domestic substitution continues to deepen, and industrial competitiveness is steadily improving.
A major breakthrough has been achieved in miniature laser equipment, solving the industry's "impossible triangle" problem. A domestic research team recently published research results in *Nature Electronics*, successfully developing an ultra-compact on-chip spectrometer module by creating two microholes in a common thermoplastic polymer using femtosecond lasers, inducing the formation of a self-organized vortex structure. The core dispersive component of this device is only 10×10 micrometers square, equivalent to one-tenth the diameter of a human hair. It can cover a wavelength range of 400 to 1550 nanometers, with an average peak wavelength error controlled within 2 nanometers. It also exhibits outstanding anti-interference capabilities, a tolerance for substrate angle shifts of up to 12°, requires no complex etching or assembly, can be mass-produced with high repeatability, and is compatible with various commercial optical polymers. Concurrently, another team has jointly developed an "optical convolutional spectrometer," integrating the system into a module the size of a fingernail. This reduces costs to one-thousandth to one-ten-thousandth of traditional equipment, potentially reaching as low as a hundred yuan. Wafer-level fabrication has been completed, and commercial wearable products are expected to launch within a year, with potential widespread applications in non-invasive health monitoring, rapid testing of agricultural products, and analysis of mobile phone material composition.
The industrialization of water-guided laser technology is accelerating, providing a new path for high-precision machining. The new water-guided laser equipment couples water and laser light, utilizing total internal reflection to precisely conduct the laser within the water jet. This effectively reduces the heat-affected zone, avoiding problems such as micro-cracks and molten residue in materials, making it particularly suitable for processing heat-sensitive and high-reliability materials. Currently, this technology has achieved breakthroughs in the aerospace field. Related equipment has successfully passed overall system verification and entered the engineering practice stage at aerospace assembly plants. It can perform high-precision drilling and irregular structure processing of difficult-to-machine materials such as carbon fiber composites and ceramic matrix composites, and has already finalized the design for dozens of new aerospace components. In the semiconductor field, this technology also provides solutions for improving quality and efficiency. Related R&D companies have established a complete R&D system, accumulating a mature processing technology database for over 400 types of hard and brittle materials, driving precision machining towards higher efficiency and greater precision.
Laser drilling equipment is revolutionizing efficiency and deeply penetrating multiple high-end manufacturing sectors. With the increasingly widespread application of glass substrates in semiconductors, consumer electronics, and new energy fields, laser drilling equipment, with its advantages of high precision, high speed, and high adaptability, is reshaping industry production paradigms. For ultra-thin glass, the equipment uses femtosecond laser "layer-peeling" processing, removing 0.1 to 0.3 micrometers of material per pulse to avoid substrate breakage. For high-hardness glass, the combination of infrared laser and high-speed scanning with a galvanometer increases processing speed by 30% compared to traditional methods. In composite substrate processing, it can automatically identify material interfaces, ensuring processing accuracy without damaging the substrate, achieving a processing yield of over 99%. This equipment has been widely used in applications such as hinge holes for foldable screen phones, through-holes in semiconductor glass interposers, and lead holes in photovoltaic glass. Specifically, when processing 100,000-density through-holes on a 6-inch glass wafer, the processing time per wafer can be controlled within 15 minutes, meeting the demands of large-scale mass production.
The LiDAR market is experiencing explosive growth, becoming a core support for the robotics industry. With the rapid development of the robotics market, LiDAR, as a core component for robot positioning, navigation, and obstacle avoidance, has seen a significant increase in orders. Domestic companies have seen sales growth approaching 100%, with some companies already booked until the end of the year. Data shows that the LiDAR market size in my country is expected to exceed 24 billion yuan in 2025 and further rise to 43.18 billion yuan in 2026, becoming a new growth engine for the laser equipment industry. At the same time, the integration of AI and laser technology continues to deepen. Driven by the explosive demand for AI computing power, orders for CPO (co-packaged optics) and CW (continuous wave laser) lasers continue to grow, further promoting the application of laser equipment in data centers, high-speed communications, and other fields.
Industry development data shows that my country's laser equipment industry continues to expand, with market sales revenue reaching 95.8 billion yuan in 2025, a year-on-year increase of 6.8%, accounting for 58% of the global market. The growth rate is projected to remain around 7% in 2026. Among them, laser welding equipment performed exceptionally well, with sales revenue reaching 21.25 billion yuan in 2025, a year-on-year increase of 29.3%, and is expected to surpass the cutting market to become a core sub-segment within the next three years. Currently, several laser industry clusters have formed in China, gathering hundreds of related enterprises. The self-sufficiency and controllability of core components are continuously improving, with the localization rate of high-power lasers above 10kW approaching 80%. Special fiber optic technology can be applied to extreme environments such as nuclear power plants, and the advantages of a complete industrial chain are becoming increasingly prominent.
Industry experts point out that the laser equipment industry is currently in a period of dual opportunities: technological iteration and application expansion. Miniaturization, precision, and green technology are becoming the core development trends. In the future, the industry will continue to focus on tackling core technologies, promote the deep integration of laser technology with AI and IoT, expand the application boundaries in wearable devices, aerospace, semiconductor packaging and other fields, accelerate the pace of domestic substitution, and promote my country's laser industry to continuously move from a major production country to a technological and industrial powerhouse.
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