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Eindhoven-based Photon Bridge raises €10 million to build optical engines for AI and telecom
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Fusion42 · 21 October 2026 · Fusion42 review
Photon Bridge, an Eindhoven startup, raised €10 million to develop scalable optical engines for AI and telecom, addressing a bottleneck in laser supply needed for AI processor interconnects. The company aims to deliver laser technology tailored for mass production at semiconductor scale to support rapidly growing AI data centre demands.
This Wire brief tracks Photon Bridge, and It sits within Fusion42's coverage of Photonic & Optics.
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You must prepare for AI hardware to demand lasers made at semiconductor volumes not telecom scale. This shift opens a path for manufacturing innovations that lower defect rates and scale production rapidly.
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