HyperLight develops thin-film lithium niobate photonic integrated circuits (PICs) that deliver high bandwidth and low power consumption for applications in data centers, telecommunications, and sensing. Their technology addresses the need for efficient, high-performance electro-optic solutions with minimal on-chip loss and low drive voltage, enabling advanced communication systems and sensor functionalities.
Funding
$55.4M raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
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Product
Problem
Existing electro-optic solutions often struggle to deliver the bandwidth and energy efficiency required by modern data centers, telecommunications networks, and advanced sensor systems. High on-chip losses and high drive voltages limit the performance and scalability of these systems.
Solution
HyperLight develops thin-film lithium niobate (TFLN) photonic integrated circuits (PICs) that provide high bandwidth and low power consumption for applications in data centers, telecommunications, LiDAR, and sensing. Their proprietary platform leverages the unique properties of TFLN to create electro-optic solutions with minimal on-chip loss and low drive voltage. This enables advanced communication systems and sensor functionalities with improved performance and scalability.
Target Audience
HyperLight's primary customers are those in data centers, telecommunications, radio communication, sensing, and LiDAR applications requiring high bandwidth and low power electro-optic solutions.
Features
- High bandwidth, exceeding 100 GHz
- Low on-chip loss, approximately 1 dB
- Low drive voltage, around 1 volt
- Broad transmission range from visible to mid-infrared
- High optical linearity
- Capability for nonlinear optical frequency conversion
- Packaged intensity and phase modulators
- Customizable PICs produced in volume