Innovation Through Silicon

Our long-range LiDAR product concept.

Our Vision

To deliver the most compact, lightweight, and cost-efficient solution for high-performance LiDAR and free-space optical communication—designed for autonomous vehicles, drones, and other platforms where size and weight are critical. Built on wafer-scale silicon photonics, our technology enables ultra-low-cost scalability at high volumes. The flat, ultra-compact design integrates seamlessly into virtually any vehicle or UAV platform.

Our Technology

We are leaders in silicon photonics-based optical phased arrays and tunable lasers for dynamic 2D beam steering. Our proprietary heterogeneous integration of CMOS, silicon photonics, and indium phosphide (InP) delivers unmatched miniaturization while enabling advanced automation in manufacturing. This architecture supports scalable, high-performance optical systems ready for next-generation mobility and communication applications.

Our Markets

Automotive – We’ve developed an optical phased array (OPA)-based LiDAR that offers an ultra-compact, flat form factor—unlike today’s bulky, rotating systems found in robotaxis. Our LiDAR enables autonomous vehicles to maintain the sleek appearance of conventional cars.

Free-Space Optical Communication – Drones require secure, lightweight, and power-efficient communication systems. Our OPA technology delivers a low-SWaP (Size, Weight, and Power) solution capable of high-bandwidth links, achieving 1 Gb/s over distances up to 4 km.

Robotics and Factory Automation – Our wafer-scale OPA technology enables extremely low-cost, high-volume production of LiDAR, making it viable for cost-sensitive applications requiring both 1D and 2D scanning.

Security and Surveillance – The high-density point clouds generated by our LiDAR systems enhance AI-driven target classification, significantly reducing false alarms.

Wind Turbines – Unlike today’s bulky LiDAR units mounted on buoys, our compact LiDARs can be directly integrated into turbine blades, providing precise measurements of wind speed, shear, and turbulence in real time.

Our Team

Our team includes highly trained and talented members from broad array of industries including Photonics, Communications, Aerospace, Automotive and Academics.

News and Events

AIM Photonics and Analog Photonics unveil silicon photonics PDK

The Rochester-based consortium AIM Photonics (American Institute for Manufacturing Photonics), an industry-driven public-private partnership advancing the USA’s photonics manufacturing capabilities, and Analog Photonics of Boston, MA, USA (which has expertise…
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