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Photonics

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Strong 1 Solid coverage with minor gaps
QuandelaQuantum ComputingPhotonic QuantumSingle Photon Sources8 APIs56.8
Thin 1 Limited public surface area
Liquid InstrumentsCompanyTest and MeasurementInstrumentationHardware2 APIs37.3
Emerging 9 Early or largely undocumented
EFFECT PhotonicsCompanyOptical NetworkingOptical Transceivers2 APIs25.6EnvisicsCompanyAutomotiveAugmented RealityHolography1 API18.7Fabric8LabsCompanyAdvanced Manufacturing3D PrintingMetal 3D Printing2 APIs18.6NTTTelecommunicationsMobile NetworkEnterprise CloudSmart Data Platform6 APIs17.0MetalenzCompanySemiconductorsOpticsMeta-Optics1 API15.9ams OSRAMCompanyHardwareSemiconductorsSensors12.2NeurophosCompanyOptical ComputingInference1 API11.4LightelligenceCompanyOptical ComputingSemiconductors11.3MKS InstrumentsIndustrial TechnologyInstrumentationLasersManufacturing11.0
Minimal 35 Almost no public developer surface
LumilensCompanyOptical NetworkingInterconnect9.9OpenlightCompanySilicon PhotonicsSemiconductors6.6QuintessentCompanyDeep TechSemiconductors4.9PixcelCompanyB2BSilicon Photonics4.4Adaps PhotonicsCompanySemiconductorsSensors4.3Luqia TechnologiesCompanyArtificial IntelligenceQuantum3.9Lightspeed PhotonicsCompanyOptoelectronicsSemiconductors3.5Bright Silicon TechnologiesCompanySemiconductorsOptical Communications3.4ElephintCompanySilicon PhotonicsPhotonic Integrated Circuits3.4Luminus DevicesCompanyOptoelectronicsLED3.0OlixCompanyArtificial IntelligenceHardwareSemiconductors3.0HyperLightCompanyIntegrated PhotonicsSemiconductors2.5Bright View TechnologiesCompanyOpticsMicro Lens Array10.33D Glass SolutionsSemiconductorsAdvanced PackagingGlass SubstratesRF Components9.3LumotiveCompanySemiconductorsLiDAR8.6Avicena TechCompanySemiconductorsOptical Interconnect7.2QunnectCompanyQuantum NetworkingQuantum ComputingHardware6.9AragoCompanyDeep TechSemiconductors6.7NcodiNCompanySemiconductorsOptical Interconnect6.6AspoptoelectronicsCompanyOptoelectronicsTelecommunications6.1Aliro QuantumQuantumQuantum NetworkingQuantum CommunicationsEntanglement5.9CsrayzerCompanyOpticalAcousto-Optics5.1PicoJoolCompanyEnergy TransitionSemiconductors5.0CalienttechnologiesCompanyOpticalNetworking4.9HyCom CoreCompanyArtificial IntelligenceData Center4.7NlightCompanyLasersSemiconductors4.3KetsCompanyQuantum SecurityCybersecurityQuantum Key Distribution3.9LightmatterAI HardwareInterconnectAccelerator3.9QphoxCompanyQuantum ComputingQuantum NetworkingHardware3.8CoherentFortune 500LasersOptical Networking3.4Piris LabsCompanyArtificial IntelligenceInferenceNetworking3.4AlphionCompanyTelecommunicationsBroadbandFiber Optics2.7PorotechCompanyMicro-LEDDisplaysSemiconductors2.6AvanexCompanyOptical NetworkingFiber Optics0.0LightLogicCompanyOptoelectronicsFiber Optics0.0
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IPtronicsCompanySemiconductorsOptical Interconnect

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Frequency
43.4
log-scaled weighted occurrences
Breadth
0.7
spread across providers
Quality lift
10.5
mean composite of providers using it
Cohesion
5.1
strength of nearest seed neighbor

Related tags

Optical Interconnect 7 co-occurrences Optical Networking 8 co-occurrences Semiconductors 29 co-occurrences Deep Tech 12 co-occurrences AI Infrastructure 7 co-occurrences Data Center 10 co-occurrences Hardware 33 co-occurrences Telecommunications 9 co-occurrences

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