News: Optoelectronics
11 March 2026
Photon Bridge and CPFC partner to validate path to scalable multi-wavelength light engines
Photonic integration firm Photon Bridge of Eindhoven, The Netherlands has announced a strategic partnership with CPFC, the Canadian Photonics Fabrication Centre, as the indium phosphide (InP) laser foundry partner for its multi-wavelength external laser sources (ELS). The firm says that the 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 the partnership, Photon Bridge says it 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 are said to reinforce the technical feasibility of high-power, multi-wavelength light engines built on a scalable integration approach.
Photon Bridge claims that external laser sources based on its thick-silicon platform offer simpler manufacturing, reduced system complexity, and easier testing compared with alternative integration approaches. Leveraging OSAT-aligned integration and relaxed tolerances, Photon Bridge targets lower cost at volume, higher yield, and faster paths from prototype to production.
“High-power, multiplexed laser sources are becoming a critical building block for next-generation AI and sensing systems,” says CPFC’s director general Velko Tzolov. “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,” he adds.
“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,” says Photon Bridge’s chief technology officer & co-founder Rui Santos. “We have demonstrated a process that lowers cost and removes traditional yield barriers, unlocking scalable, multi-wavelength photonics for high-volume applications.”
Photon Bridge reckons that this validation strengthens its position as a manufacturing-driven photonics platform company, accelerating the availability of scalable, multi-wavelength light engines for AI infrastructure, physical AI applications, and advanced sensing systems.
Photon Bridge team is exhibiting in booth 757 (South Hall) at the Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC 2026) in Los Angeles, CA, USA (16–19 March).
Photon Bridge develops multi-wavelength digital light engines for DWDM data-center optics, to make light scalable, manufacturable and infrastructure-ready. Its cantilever waveguide platform unifies lasers, silicon photonics and optical control into a single, production-ready architecture, enabling cost-effective, high-volume photonic manufacturing.
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