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Photonics

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Providers using this tag (45)

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Developing 1 Usable, with meaningful gaps to close
QuandelaQuantum ComputingPhotonic QuantumSingle Photon Sources8 APIs47.2
Thin 1 Limited public surface area
Liquid InstrumentsCompanyTest and MeasurementInstrumentationHardware2 APIs37.3
Emerging 8 Early or largely undocumented
EFFECT PhotonicsCompanyOptical NetworkingOptical Transceivers2 APIs24.9EnvisicsCompanyAutomotiveAugmented RealityHolography1 API19.6Fabric8LabsCompanyAdvanced Manufacturing3D PrintingMetal 3D Printing2 APIs19.5NTTTelecommunicationsMobile NetworkEnterprise CloudSmart Data Platform6 APIs17.0MetalenzCompanySemiconductorsOpticsMeta-Optics1 API16.9ams OSRAMCompanyHardwareSemiconductorsSensors12.2NeurophosCompanyOptical ComputingInference1 API11.4LightelligenceCompanyOptical ComputingSemiconductors11.3
Minimal 34 Almost no public developer surface
LumilensCompanyOptical NetworkingInterconnect9.9OpenlightCompanySilicon PhotonicsSemiconductors6.6QuintessentCompanyDeep TechSemiconductors4.9PixcelCompanyB2BSilicon Photonics4.4Adaps PhotonicsCompanySemiconductorsSensors4.3Lightspeed 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 Components9.3AspoptoelectronicsCompanyOptoelectronicsTelecommunications8.9MKS InstrumentsIndustrial TechnologyInstrumentationLasersManufacturing8.7LumotiveCompanySemiconductorsLiDAR8.6Avicena TechCompanySemiconductorsOptical Interconnect7.2QunnectCompanyQuantum NetworkingQuantum ComputingHardware6.9AragoCompanyDeep TechSemiconductors6.7CalienttechnologiesCompanyOpticalNetworking6.7NcodiNCompanySemiconductorsOptical Interconnect6.6CsrayzerCompanyOpticalAcousto-Optics6.5PicoJoolCompanyEnergy TransitionSemiconductors5.0Aliro QuantumQuantumQuantum NetworkingQuantum CommunicationsEntanglement4.5NlightCompanyLasersSemiconductors4.3KetsCompanyQuantum SecurityCybersecurityQuantum Key Distribution3.9LightmatterAI HardwareInterconnectAccelerator3.9QphoxCompanyQuantum ComputingQuantum NetworkingHardware3.8CoherentFortune 500LasersOptical Networking3.4Piris LabsCompanyArtificial IntelligenceInferenceNetworking3.4AlphionCompanyTelecommunicationsBroadbandFiber Optics2.7PorotechCompanyMicro-LEDDisplaysSemiconductors2.6AvanexCompanyOptical NetworkingFiber Optics0.0LightLogicCompanyOptoelectronicsFiber Optics0.0
Unrated 1 Not yet scored
IPtronicsCompanySemiconductorsOptical Interconnect

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Score breakdown

Frequency
45.1
log-scaled weighted occurrences
Breadth
1.1
spread across providers
Quality lift
9.7
mean composite of providers using it
Cohesion
5.2
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 Hardware 33 co-occurrences Data Center 9 co-occurrences Telecommunications 9 co-occurrences

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