Ganvix is an industry leader specializing in the development of Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers (VCSELs)
Opportunity
Ganvix is capitalizing on the nascent opportunity for high performance, low-cost vertical emitting GaN lasers in billion-dollar markets, including: consumer electronics, communications, medical and life sciences, industrial, and government
Vertically emitting lasers (VCSELs) are one of the fastest growing technologies in Infrared (IR) Optoelectronics.
However, until now manufacturing challenges have prevented commercialization of devices operating in the UV, Blue and Green wavelengths
Untapped Beachhead Applications for UV, Blue, Green VCSELs
- Augmented Reality Market growing from $14.7B to $88B by 2026
- Pico Projector Market growing from $3.3B in 2020 to $6.2B in 2027
- Polymer Optical Fiber $4.7B in 2020 growing to $8.6B in 2027 with 8.9% CAGR
- Data Centers and 5G infrastructure Driving 19% CAGR for VCSEL data comm market from 2021-2027
- Automotive Headlighting $17.5B market transitioning to Laser illumination and growing to $23.6B by 2022 where laser arrays are value add for power and HUDs
'Laser market segment by revenue'
Laser focus world
Addressable markets where VCSELs have competitive advantages. This is what Ganvix technology is addressing
Innovation - Nanoporous GaN Technology
Ganvix is an innovator in nanoporous technology which enables us to engineer the optical properties of GaN and design the key building blocks for VCSEL Lasers
Protected by extensive IP portfolio:
- 9 patent families
- 12 issued, and
- 18 pending patents
- PCT & foreign flings in critical countries
Nanoporous (NP) GaN
Using nanoporous technology we can fabricate VCSEL lasers entirely from high quality epitaxially grown GaN without introducing any crystalline defects or lattice mismatch. The sub-wavelength nanopores result in a GaN/air nanocomposite, which has a tunable refractive index facilitating formation of high reflectivity (>99.9%) distributed Bragg reflectors (DBR) critical for VCSEL devices.
Historical Challenges Commercializing GaN VCSELs
There is no intrinsic available material in the III-Nitride system to produce wide bandwidth epitaxial mirrors. Many industry leaders attempted to commercialize GaN VCSELs but without success. Our nanoporous technology enables a simple, low-cost, highly scalable process.
Nanoporous (NP) GaN
Using nanoporous technology we can fabricate VCSEL lasers entirely from high quality epitaxially grown GaN without introducing any crystalline defects or lattice mismatch. The sub-wavelength nanopores result in a GaN/air nanocomposite, which has a tunable refractive index facilitating formation of high reflectivity (>99.9%) distributed Bragg reflectors (DBR) critical for VCSEL devices.
Historical Challenges Commercializing GaN VCSELs
There is no intrinsic available material in the III-Nitride system to produce wide bandwidth epitaxial mirrors. Many industry leaders attempted to commercialize GaN VCSELs but without success. Our nanoporous technology enables a simple, low-cost, highly scalable process.
Protected by extensive IP portfolio:
- 9 patent families
- 12 issued, and
- 18 pending patents
- PCT & foreign flings in critical countries
VCSEL Laser Structure
Complex Process
Simple Process
Advantages
- Single mode operation with superior line widths
- Small aperture size, circular beam spot
- Available in fine pitch 1D and 2D array formats
- Small die size for high-density integration
- Laser with low threshold current for mobile applications
- Improved temperature stability
- Lower cost
Broad Market Application
Team
Jung Han
(Founder)
Currently the William Norton Professor in Technological Innovation at Yale University and Advisor to Ganvix. 30+ years of experience in semiconductor epitaxy, LEDs, and lasers. Dr Han served as the Chair of the Department of Electrical Engineering from 2010-2016, and has founded two Yale-based spin-off companies including Ganvix.
John Fijol
(CEO)
Currently the CEO of Ganvix. 25+ years of experience in executive roles developing electro-optic products at Fortune 500 companies, early to late stage startups, and through venture investing. Dr Fijol has grown teams from the founding members to hundreds of employees, and has had multiple successful exits.
Jacob Tarn
(Board Member)
30+ years executive experience in high-tech, semiconductors, and lighting. Dr Tarn is a veteran in corporate transformation, M & A, global supply chain management, performance enhancement and business integration.
Rami Elafandy
(Founder)
Currently a research scientist at Yale University and leading the engineering effort at Ganvix. With a PhD in Electrical engineering, Dr. Elafandy has 10+ years of experience in optotelectronic devices physics, process development and characterization.
Jin-Ho Kang
(Founder)
Currently a co-founder and technical lead at Ganvix. Dr. Kang holds a Ph.D in Physics, has 10+ years experience in III-Nitride epitaxy and fabrication, and has published 40+ scientific papers about III nitride optoelectronics
Publication and News
Ganvix, Inc. and BluGlass Limited Sign Collaboration Agreement to Develop GaN VCSELs
The collaboration will combine Ganvix’s nanoporous GaN technology (NP-GaN) and BluGlass’ remote plasma chemical vapor deposition (RPCVD) to produce Gallium Nitride based vertical cavity surface
Feature in Compound Semiconductor – Getting GaN VCSELs to Market
BY RICHARD STEVENSON, EDITOR, CS MAGAZINE Over the last few years the GaN VCSEL has come on in leaps and bounds, enjoying substantial gains in
Jung Han, et al. Development of Blue Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers (VCSELs) with Nanoporous GaN. 239th ECS Meeting with the 18th International Meeting on Chemical Sensors. 2021, (Invited)
ABSTRACT Blue and green vertical cavity surface emitting lasers (VCSELs) are expected to be used in future generation display and lighting applications. Applications in virtual
Elafandy RT, et al. Room-temperature operation of c-plane GaN vertical cavity surface emitting laser on conductive nanoporous distributed Bragg reflector, Applied Physics Letters 2020, 117 (1) 011101.
ABSTRACT Technological feasibility of III-nitride vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) has been hindered by the lack of an electrically conductive, easily manufacturable, wide reflection
Elafandy RT, et al. Study, and Application of Birefringent Nanoporous GaN in the Polarization Control of Blue Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers. ACS Photonics, 2021, 8, 4, 1041-1047.
ABSTRACT III-Nitride vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) have attracted much attention during the last two decades. Control of the laser polarization in VCSELs is one of
Ganvix, Inc. and the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) Enter Pioneering Joint Venture to Commercialize Innovative Laser Technology
November 3, 2021 – Wilmington, DE – Ganvix, Inc., an industry leader specializing in the development of Gallium Nitride (GaN) Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers
