Photonics // Applications
The building blocks of the photonic era
The explosive growth of artificial intelligence, cloud computing, hyperscale data centers, advanced sensing, and secure communications is driving unprecedented demand for higher-performance optical components. Cactus Materials’ eGaAs™ devices are engineered to meet these requirements across speed, reliability, manufacturability, and cost.
01 — Where our photonics goes to work
Applications
A.01 / DATA CENTERS & AI
Data Centers & AI Interconnects
The building blocks of next-generation interconnects — moving data efficiently at the same speeds on short ranges (rack to rack, server to server, package to package) that optical fiber delivers over long distances.
- Optical transceivers & photonic integrated circuits (PICs)
- High-bandwidth, energy-efficient AI cluster interconnects
- Enables high-performance AI platforms and hyperscale compute
A.02 / AEROSPACE & DEFENSE
Aerospace & Defense
Optical devices for aerospace sensing, secure communications, LiDAR, and specialized defense systems — engineered for demanding military and aerospace requirements. Our eGaAs™ platform supports radiation-hardened (“RadHard”) designs, customized wavelength performance, and demanding military specifications, with ITAR-registered domestic manufacturing.
- erospace sensing and LiDAR
- Radiation-hardened (RadHard) photonic devices
- Secure, high-speed optical communications
- ITAR-registered domestic manufacturing
- Customized wavelength and military-spec devices
A.03 / SENSING & LiDAR
Sensing & LiDAR
Laser and detector solutions for LiDAR and advanced sensing — the photonic infrastructure that lets autonomous vehicles communicate and detect objects and their surroundings.
- Autonomous-vehicle LiDAR & object detection
- Industrial, automotive and defense sensing
- Speed and reliability with manufacturability at scale
03 — Why our photonics fits
Performance, cost and supply-chain resilience
Speed & efficiency
Low-latency, high-speed, energy-efficient optical interconnects.
Cost & scale
Cost & scale — InP-class performance at 1310/1550 nm on mature, lower-cost GaAs manufacturing — higher production scalability and a more resilient supply chain.
Secure manufacturing
Vertically integrated, secure domestic manufacturing for critical systems.