News: Optoelectronics
1 October 2025
Photon Bridge’s multi-material photonics platform demoed in PICadvanced’s prototype transceivers
Photonic integration firm Photon Bridge of Eindhoven, The Netherlands is collaborating with transceiver maker PICadvanced of Ílhavo Portugal to showcase prototype transceivers built using its multi-material integrated photonics platform.
Highlighted at the European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC 2025) in Copenhagen, Denmark (28 September–2 October) — where Photon Bridge is exhibiting in booth C4119 — the prototypes represent one of the first customer engagements using Photon Bridge’s cantilever waveguide coupling technology, underscoring both technology maturity and early market traction.
Photon Bridge says that its platform unifies the speed of III-V materials with the scale of silicon photonics, enabling compact, highly integrated optical engines. In collaboration with PICadvanced, Photon Bridge’s photonic integrated circuit (PIC) — incorporating a tunable laser, modulators, and receive path — has been integrated into prototype pluggable transceivers targeting the passive optical networks (PON) market.
“By combining III-V performance with silicon scalability, we’re enabling smaller, more powerful and cost-effective transceivers that meet the growing bandwidth demands of telecom and AI systems,” says Photon Bridge’s chief technology officer & co-founder Rui Santos.
PICadvanced will leverage Photon Bridge’s PIC to evaluate and develop a highly competitive pluggable module, benefitting from the small size and high levels of integration made possible by its platform.
“Photon Bridge’s technology provides the integration density and performance required to advance the next generation of PON transceivers,” comments António Teixeira, chief of strategy & technology officer at PICadvanced. “We’re excited to be among the first to prototype this innovation, strengthening our ability to deliver cutting-edge solutions.”
Photon Bridge reckons that the collaboration highlights its transition from development into customer-driven prototypes, establishing credibility with lead customer traction. Beyond PON, the technology provides a scalable foundation for optical engines powering future telecom and AI infrastructure.
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