Pilot's CTO, Frank Smyth, has written an article summarizing his ECOC Market Focus talk on the need for massive parallelism in optical networks, and how Pilot Photonics' comb-based solutions meet the needs of next generation optical interconnects. Read the full article at: https://lnkd.in/gW9HY8Pu #EverythingOverOptical #FiberOptics #Photonics #Connectivity #FutureOfNetworking #OpticalTechnology
Pilot Photonics
Telecommunications
Glasnevin, Dublin 1,875 followers
Optical combs, lasers, photonic circuits, Lidar and more...
About us
Pilot Photonics Ltd offers unique optical comb source subsystems that it develops as a platform technology applicable to many markets including communication, spectroscopy, sensing, and metrology. The company has deep IPR around the generation and application of optical combs which it couples with a powerful capability in photonic integration to produce the world's smallest and most versatile comb sources. Pilot Photonics, Ltd. is headquartered at the Alpha Innovation Campus in Dublin, Ireland, 30 minutes from Dublin Airport and 20 minutes from its city centre. It has launched its first commercial products and raised seed capital to expand its product portfolio.
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http://www.pilotphotonics.com
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- Telecommunications
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
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- Glasnevin, Dublin
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 2011
- Specialties
- BOSA, Optical, AI, Machine Learning, Optical Frequency Combs, and Tunable Lasers
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Dublin City University
Glasnevin, Dublin D9, IE
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We are thrilled to see the release of this co-authored book edited by Andrew Ellis and Auro Michele Perego which includes an industry-perspective chapter written by Frank Smyth #EverythingOverOptical #FiberOptics #Photonics #Connectivity #FutureOfNetworking #OpticalTechnology
📢📚 New Book Release: "Optical Frequency Combs: Trends in Sources and Applications" Excited to announce the release of a new book featuring insights from our #AstonPhotonics researchers, Andrew Ellis and Auro Michele Perego. This work provides an overview of the recent advances on the physics, sources, and applications of optical frequency comb technology – one of the most exciting and fast developing research fields in photonics. It's a valuable resource for academics, researchers, and postgraduate students working and interested in the field optical frequency combs, and more broadly in #photonic technologies. All details about the book: https://lnkd.in/dCShfh4j #Photonics #Innovation #Research #BookRelease #TeamAston
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A very productive two days with the #EU #HorizonEurope ADOPTION Project. The meeting began with a recap of the mid-point project review which had been carried out by the Commission a few months back and which was very positive overall. After a presentation by each of the partners detailing their progress since the last plenary meeting, the team's focus moved on to the integration of each of the component parts into modules, and to planning the final demonstrations that will show the advances that have been made within the project. The workshop closed out with a tour of Pilot Photonics' new building on the DCU Alpha Innovation Campus. After a successful two days, with excellent progress made in pushing the state of the art towards solving scalability challenges in cloud and AI data centres, all project team members are now on their way home - safe travels everyone, and here's to the next workshop! Photos: Hard at work in the Pilot Photonics meeting room; a tour of Pilot's laboratory; enjoying some down time at The Woollen Mills, Dublin, with Dublin's Ha'penny Bridge landmark visible in the background. #Innovation #OpticalNetworking #DataCenters #SiliconPhotonics #HorizonEurope #Everything_over_Optical #Tyndall_National_Institute #imec #Huawei_Resolute_Photonics #Senko_Advanced_Components #Eindhoven_University_of_Technology #Fraunhofer_IZM #MicroAlign_Argotech
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🚀 Exciting Day at Pilot Photonics! Today, we’re delighted to host our collaborators from the #EU #HorizonEurope ADOPTION Project for a plenary meeting at Pilot! 🎉 🌟 What is ADOPTION? ADOPTION aims to enhance datacenter efficiency particularly for high performance computing (#HPC) and artificial intelligence/machine learning (#AIML) workloads, which demand high-speed, low-latency data processing. Cutting-edge technology development is underway in: ✅ Silicon photonics optical engines ✅ Comb lasers and laser arrays ✅ Nanosecond optical switching using SOAs ✅ Advanced 2.5D and 3D photonic integration, packaging and assembly These technologies are brought together in themes around highly parallel co-packaged optics (CPO) interconnects and flatter network architectures based on optical switching. 🌍 A Complete Ecosystem for Innovation The consortium brings together an incredible group of partners spanning the entire value chain—from research and component manufacturing to system integration and end-user implementation. Stay tuned for impressive demonstrations in 2025! 🚀 #Innovation #OpticalNetworking #DataCenters #SiliconPhotonics #HorizonEurope Tyndall National Institute imec Huawei Resolute Photonics Senko Advanced Components Eindhoven University of Technology Fraunhofer IZM MicroAlign Argotech – Semiconductor photonics
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Welcome to the era of Everything over Optical™
As I talk to customers and partners in the industry and dig into further use cases of Pilot's technology a phrase keeps popping into my head. Everything over Optical™ More and more applications and protocols that have traditionally used copper connectivity need to switch to fiber optics to meet the competing demands of longer reach, higher bandwidth, lower power. This is heavily driven by the demands of AI, datacentres, autonomous vehicles, and 5G/6G mobile. Ethernet/Infiniband for a long time, now PCIe over optical, UCIe over optical…even USB4 and DisplayPort are considering standardising optical implementations. Welcome to the Everything over Optical™ era #EverythingOverOptical #FiberOptics #Photonics #Connectivity #FutureOfNetworking #OpticalTechnology
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Thanks for including Pilot Photonics in this tracker Cignal AI. We're pleased to feature among the list of exciting companies solving tough challenges for the industry.
The number of venture-backed optical component startups has exploded. Our new Optical Component Startup Tracker identifies these nascent companies and what they offer. Check it out! Aloe Semiconductor AttoTude Avicena Tech Ayar Labs Bright Silicon Technologies CELERO COMMUNICATIONS INC Celestial AI Drut Technologies Inc DustPhotonics EFFECT Photonics HyperLight iPRONICS LESSENGERS Inc. Lightmatter Lucidean Lumiphase Mixx Technologies Inc NewPhotonics nEye Systems Nubis Communications OpenLight Oriole Networks Phanofi Pilot Photonics POET Technologies Point2 Technology RANOVUS Inc. Retym, Inc SCINTIL Photonics Sicoya GmbH Skorpios Technologies, Inc. TeraSignal Xscape Photonics Inc
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Pilot Photonics CEO William Oppermann will be at #SC24 this week discussing how our technology can help customers building disaggregated datacentre networks. If you'll be attending, and would like to learn more, make sure to get in touch. #photonics #AI #supercomputer24 #everythingoveroptical
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Congratulations, Prince. We're thrilled that you've been selected as one of the #Photonics100 for 2025
Associate Professor at Dublin City University (DCU), | Director of Photonics Systems and Sensing Lab. (PSSL), | Co-Founder and Director of Pilot Photonics, Ireland
Honoured and thrilled in being selected as one of the #Photonics100 for 2025! - Thank you Electro Optics It is a privilege to be recognized among such a talented and inspiring group of individuals driving innovation in photonics. This field is rapidly shaping the future of technology, from telecommunications to healthcare and beyond. I’m incredibly proud to contribute to advancements in this space and to be part of a global community pushing the boundaries of what's possible. A heartfelt thanks to all those who have supported and inspired me along the way at #Photonics_Systems_and_Sensing_Laboratory, Dublin City University, DCU Faculty of Engineering and Computing, CONNECT Centre #Photonics #Innovation #2025 #ProudToBePhotonics100
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We were delighted to participate in this Space Technology showcase last week. It featured an excellent schedule of presentations and panel discussions followed by a series of one to one meetings between the Irish space tech companies and the delegates from international space companies. Frank Smyth presented our integrated photonic solutions in particular our variable optical frequency generator which delivers #microwave, #mmWave, and #subTHz signals (4GHz - 250GHz) from a single optical chip. It will be a key component in next generation communincation, sensing and imaging systems. Great engagement with the Irish companies and international companies alike. Thanks to the Irish delegation to European Space Agency - ESA for organising. #space #photonics Airbus Defence and Space Viasat TTTech Thales Alenia Space ARGOTEC GMV Tisalabs MBRYONICS Celtonn ST Engineering iDirect Farran Technology MMIC-LAB Altera Analog Devices Réaltra Space Systems Engineering
The Irish Space Technology Showcase took place today at EastPoint, Dublin. Organised by Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland , with support from the European Space Agency - ESA and the Irish delegation to ESA, the event was opened by Emer Higgins, the Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment. It featured 22 innovative Irish companies and 15 European space-relevant entities, fostering commercial partnerships and collaborations within the space supply chain. The keynote address was delivered by Charlotte Mathieu, Head of the Industrial Policy and Space Economy Division at European Space Agency - ESA, with presentations from SME4SPACE and EUSPA - EU Agency for the Space Programme and panel discussions from leading Irish Space Tech Companies. This showcase provided a significant opportunity to explore the Irish space ecosystem and understand the national strategy for this dynamic sector.
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The 2025 #Photonics100 list has been unveiled, celebrating the remarkable achievements of 100 leading individuals driving innovation in photonics and optical technology worldwide. The Photonics100, curated by a panel of industry experts, highlights scientists, engineers, and business leaders whose work is reshaping sectors from aerospace and telecommunications to quantum technologies and healthcare. With representatives from 19 countries, including first-time entries from South Africa and the return of India to the list, this year’s Photonics100 showcases a blend of established and emerging photonics hubs, and we are proud of the fact that both of the honorees from Ireland in 2025 list are our Research and Development Manager, Gaurav Jain, and Pilot's Co-Founder, Prince Anandarajah. The Project100 2025 reflects the growing recognition of photonics activity, with honorees embodying the diverse, transformative power of photonics. These individuals are shaping the future of photonics with novel approaches to data processing, AI-driven systems, medical device innovation, and beyond. “We’re thrilled to celebrate this community of photonics pioneers, whose work is changing industries around the world, sparking insightful discussions and driving progress on key issues shaping photonics today,” said Warren Clarke, CEO of Europa Science. For further information about the ElectroOptics Photonics100, visit: https://lnkd.in/gs9a_kKf Everyone at Pilot Photonics sends their congratulations to both Gaurav and Prince for this prestigious recognition of their innovation, research and development in optics and photonics. #ThePhotonics100 #ElectroOptics #Photonics
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