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Photonics

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Developing 1 Usable, with meaningful gaps to close
QuandelaQuantum ComputingPhotonic QuantumSingle Photon Sources8 APIs48.1
Thin 3 Limited public surface area
Liquid InstrumentsCompanyTest and MeasurementInstrumentationHardware2 APIs34.7Fabric8LabsCompanyAdvanced ManufacturingAdditive Manufacturing3D Printing8 APIs33.3EFFECT PhotonicsCompanyOptical NetworkingOptical Transceivers6 APIs26.7
Emerging 5 Early or largely undocumented
EnvisicsCompanyAutomotiveAugmented RealityHolography10 APIs20.1MetalenzCompanySemiconductorsOpticsMeta-Optics7 APIs18.9NTTTelecommunicationsMobile NetworksEnterprise CloudSmart Data Platform6 APIs17.0ams OSRAMCompanyHardwareSemiconductorsSensors12.6LightelligenceCompanyOptical ComputingSemiconductors11.7
Minimal 32 Almost no public developer surface
NeurophosCompanyOptical ComputingAI Inference1 API10.8LumilensCompanyOptical NetworkingInterconnects10.4Bright View TechnologiesCompanyOpticsMicro Lens Array10.23D Glass SolutionsSemiconductorsAdvanced PackagingGlass SubstratesRF Components9.7LumotiveCompanySemiconductorsLiDAR9.6Avicena TechCompanySemiconductorsOptical Interconnects8.3MKS InstrumentsIndustrial TechnologyInstrumentationLasersManufacturing8.1OpenlightCompanySilicon PhotonicsSemiconductors7.6NcodiNCompanySemiconductorsOptical Interconnect7.1QunnectCompanyQuantum NetworkingQuantum ComputingHardware6.5QuintessentCompanyDeep TechSemiconductors6.4AragoCompanyDeep TechSemiconductors6.3PixcelCompanyB2BSilicon Photonics6.0Adaps PhotonicsCompanySemiconductorsSensors5.7KetsCompanyQuantum SecurityCybersecurityQuantum Key Distribution5.5LightmatterAI HardwareInterconnectAccelerator5.5Quintessent CommunicationsCompanyOptical InterconnectsSemiconductors5.5QphoxCompanyQuantum ComputingQuantum NetworkingHardware5.3Bright Silicon TechnologiesCompanySemiconductorsOptical Communications5.0ElephintCompanySilicon PhotonicsPhotonic Integrated Circuits5.0IPtronicsCompanySemiconductorsOptical Interconnects5.0Lightspeed PhotonicsCompanyOptoelectronicsSemiconductors5.0Luminus DevicesCompanyOptoelectronicsLED5.0OlixCompanyArtificial IntelligenceHardwareSemiconductors5.0Piris LabsCompanyArtificial IntelligenceInferenceNetworking5.0PorotechCompanyMicro-LEDDisplaySemiconductors5.0PicoJoolCompanyEnergy TransitionSemiconductors4.7CoherentFortune 500LasersOptical Networking4.4Aliro QuantumQuantumQuantum NetworkingQuantum CommunicationsEntanglement4.2NlightCompanyLasersSemiconductors3.5HyperLightCompanyIntegrated PhotonicsSemiconductors1.8AlphionCompanyTelecommunicationsBroadbandFiber Optics1.5
Unrated 2 Not yet scored
AvanexCompanyOptical NetworkingFiber OpticsLightLogicCompanyOptoelectronicsFiber Optics

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Score breakdown

Frequency
45.2
log-scaled weighted occurrences
Breadth
1.2
spread across providers
Quality lift
11.6
mean composite of providers using it
Cohesion
5.5
strength of nearest seed neighbor

Related tags

Optical Networking 8 co-occurrences Semiconductors 30 co-occurrences Deep Tech 13 co-occurrences AI Infrastructure 8 co-occurrences Hardware 34 co-occurrences Data-Center 6 co-occurrences Telecommunications 8 co-occurrences Automotive 5 co-occurrences

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