COPENHAGEN -- Alight Technologies A/S todayannounced that it has reached a definitive agreement with Infineon Technologies Fiber Fiber Optics GmbH under which Alight Technologies A/S will take over Infineon’s 1300 nm GaInNAs VCSELplatform. The transaction includes manufacturing equipment, IPR rights as well as 1300 nm wafers. Financial details of the transaction are not disclosed.

“We are addressing a growing need in the market for high power and high speed single mode VCSEL’s at 1300 nm” says Steen Gundersen CEO of Alight “The combination of a qualified material platform and our add-on technology creates a unique opportunity for Alight and our partners and we are on track to make it happen”.

Alight is enabling Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers (VCSEL) with high single-mode power by applying its proprietary Photonic Band Gab (PBG) structures. Alight’s PBG-VCSEL’s are targeting emerging telecom access markets, FTTH and high bit-rate datacom markets.

“Alight has proven unique benefits of its Photonic Band Gab technology and our edge is that we can improve the performance of standard VCSELs,” says Steen Gundersen, CEO of Alight “With this investment we have secured ownership of a leading 1300nm VCSEL material platform and we are on track to go from promising prototypes to products that can make a difference in the market place”

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