Industry field guide
The optical supply chain
Four layers for understanding the path from a component to a system. Each company links to events in our coverage.
This is an editorial map of roles, not a complete supplier directory. Adjacency and the progression between layers do not imply commercial relationships; companies may operate at more than one layer.
- 01
Substrates & foundries
Soitec ↗Tower Semiconductor ↗GlobalFoundries ↗ - 02
Lasers & optical engines
Photon Bridge ↗Sivers ↗Modulight ↗NewPhotonics ↗OpenLight ↗ - 03
Packaging & connectivity
JCET ↗Molex ↗Teramount ↗Gemtek ↗ - 04
Systems & optical switching
Lightmatter ↗Celestica ↗iPronics ↗Salience Labs ↗