Photon Bridge and CPFC partner on multi-wavelength light engines
Photon Bridge has announced a strategic partnership with CPFC, the Canadian Photonics Fabrication Centre, as the InP laser foundry partner for Photon Bridge’s multi-wavelength external laser sources (ELS).
Photon Bridge says this cooperation highlights the manufacturability and volume scalability of its heterogeneous photonics platform with a production-grade compound semiconductor foundry.
CPFC is a commercial-scale, pure-play InP photonics wafer foundry within the National Research Council of Canada with over 20 years of experience in manufacturing high-power, high-reliability lasers for optical communications and sensing. Through this partnership, Photon Bridge is positioned as a preferred integration partner for CPFC-fabricated lasers, combining CPFC laser diode manufacturing expertise with Photon Bridge’s heterogeneous integration platform.
CPFC is delivering high-power InP laser wafers, supporting Photon Bridge’s roadmap delivering multiplexed 8, 16 and 32 color with optical output power exceeding 30mW per wavelength. These developments reinforce the technical feasibility of high-power, multi-wavelength light engines built on a scalable integration approach.
External laser sources (ELS) based on Photon Bridge’s thick-silicon platform are claimed to offer simpler manufacturing, reduced system complexity, and easier testing compared with alternative integration approaches.
“High-power, multiplexed laser sources are becoming a critical building block for next-generation AI and sensing systems,” said Velko Tzolov, director general at CPFC. “CPFC is focused on advancing high-power InP laser manufacturing, and Photon Bridge’s integration platform strongly complements our capabilities. Together, we are establishing a credible path toward scalable, multi-wavelength external laser sources that move beyond lab prototypes toward commercially relevant photonic engines.”
“This milestone marks a pivotal step forward,” said Rui Santos, CTO and co-founder of Photon Bridge. “Photon Bridge is designed for manufacturing from day one and validating our products in the CPFC foundry confirms that our platform is built for real-world manufacturing. We have demonstrated a process that lowers cost and removes traditional yield barriers, unlocking scalable, multi-wavelength photonics for high-volume applications.”
The Photon Bridge team will be at the OFC Conference where visitors can explore how multi-wavelength light engines are redefining bandwidth scalability for AI and data centre infrastructure.
