Company profile
Wave Photonics
Cambridge company designing photonic integrated circuit building blocks and offering design services for quantum, sensing and communications applications.
Company overview
Wave Photonics is a Cambridge-based company founded in 2021 that provides design solutions and services for the photonic integrated circuit (PIC) industry. The company aims to accelerate the development cycle for PICs, which are used in applications such as quantum technologies, telecommunications, sensing, and AI data centres. Wave Photonics develops Process Design Kits (PDKs), offers PIC design services, and provides an automated measurement service. It also licenses intellectual property for photonic components, including energy-efficient modulators and control circuits. The company's technology is designed to be fabrication-tolerant and supports various materials, including Silicon Nitride and Silicon-on-Insulator, across a wide range of wavelengths. Backed by US and European investors, Wave Photonics collaborates with foundries and chip designers to streamline the process of taking a PIC from concept to production. The company is also involved in projects funded by Innovate UK.
Semiconductor activity
Primary capability: Photonic Integrated Circuits. Supply-chain role: Design Enablement, IP Provider, Process Design Kit (PDK) Development, Photonic Design Services.
Technologies and capabilities
- Photonics
- Quantum
- Photonic Integrated Circuits (PICs)
- Computational Photonics
- Co-Packaged Optics (CPO)
- Quantum Photonics
- Optimisation
- Silicon-on-Insulator (SOI)
- Silicon Nitride (SiN)
- Thin-Film Lithium Niobate (TFLN)
- Aluminium Nitride (AlN)
- Gallium Arsenide (GaAs)
- Silicon Carbide (SiC)
PIC Design Services; Process Design Kit (PDK) Development; PDK Management Platform; Component IP Licensing; Automated Measurement Service; Packaging Design Kits (ADKs)
Markets served
- Quantum Technologies
- Telecommunications
- Data Communications
- Sensing
- AR/VR
- Optical Computing
UK presence
Cambridge. Part of the Cambridge / East of England cluster.
Research links: Innovate UK, CORNERSTONE.
Funding and transactions
Venture-backed by US and European investors. Recipient of project funding from Innovate UK, the UK's innovation agency.