Announced details
Vπ·L value: 0.2 V·cm
Optical loss: 0.9 dB/cm
10 times the electro-optic effect of conventional general-purpose LN modulators
Optical input power tolerance of up to 1 W (30 dBm)
3 dB bandwidth: 25 GHz
Plans to develop a chip with a transmission speed of approximately 100 GHz
エピフォトニクス株式会社 began sample shipments in 2022.
エピフォトニクス株式会社 is a wholly owned subsidiary of KOHOKU KOGYO CO.,LTD. EpiPhotonics USA, Inc. is also identified as a development entity.
エピフォトニクス株式会社: Yamato, Kanagawa Prefecture; EpiPhotonics USA, Inc.: San Jose, California, US
The company aims to fully commercialize the business from 2026 onward. No specific amount of the impact on business performance from this development achievement was disclosed.
The company does not address Contract Value / Offering price.
Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) 2026; Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications commissioned research and development project, “Research and Development of Advanced Optical Transmission Technologies Contributing to a Green Society” (JPMI00316)
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Names of Products / Services Covered | PLZT optical modulator, Single-crystal PLZT thin-film wafer |
| Relationship with the Company | エピフォトニクス株式会社 is a wholly owned subsidiary of KOHOKU KOGYO CO.,LTD. EpiPhotonics USA, Inc. is also identified as a development entity. |
| Launch date | 2028 (sample shipments scheduled) |
| Applicable area | AI servers, Data centers, High-speed, high-capacity optical communications systems, Hikari Tsushin, Photonic Quantum Computer |
| Location | エピフォトニクス株式会社: Yamato, Kanagawa Prefecture; EpiPhotonics USA, Inc.: San Jose, California, US |
| Quantitative Effects | Vπ·L value: 0.2 V·cm, Optical loss: 0.9 dB/cm, 10 times the electro-optic effect of conventional general-purpose LN modulators, Optical input power tolerance of up to 1 W (30 dBm), 3 dB bandwidth: 25 GHz, Plans to develop a chip with a transmission speed of approximately 100 GHz |
| Usage history | エピフォトニクス株式会社 began sample shipments in 2022. |
| Impact on Business Performance | The company aims to fully commercialize the business from 2026 onward. No specific amount of the impact on business performance from this development achievement was disclosed. |
| Source | Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) 2026; Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications commissioned research and development project, “Research and Development of Advanced Optical Transmission Technologies Contributing to a Green Society” (JPMI00316) |
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The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.Because we optimized the deposition technology for the single-crystal PLZT thin film and the device structure.