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June 25, 2025

EFFECT Photonics Raises Additional $24 Million in Series D, Bringing Total Round to $62 Million

Maynard, MA, June 25, 2025, EFFECT Photonics, a leading provider of next-generation coherent optical solutions for data center and edge networks, today announced it has raised an additional $24 million as part of its Series D financing round. This brings the total raised in the round to $62 million.
The new capital underscores the ongoing commitment of existing investors and their continued confidence in EFFECT Photonics’ leadership in coherent technology and growing commercial momentum with leading industry partners

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March 19, 2024

EFFECT Photonics Secures $38 Million Series D Funding

Eindhoven, The Netherlands EFFECT Photonics, a leading developer of highly integrated optical solutions, today announced…

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October 2, 2023

EFFECT Photonics Verifies Fully Integrated InP PIC for World’s Smallest Digital ITLA for Coherent Applications

– The PIC features support for 100G, 400G and 800G ZR applications and will become…

– The PIC features support for 100G, 400G and 800G ZR applications and will become the cornerstone of the smallest tunable laser assembly for coherent applications.

Eindhoven, The Netherlands

EFFECT Photonics, a leading developer of highly integrated optical solutions, announced today the verification of its fully integrated tunable laser InP-based Photonic Integrated Circuit (PIC), the core enabler powering its digital Pico Integrated Tunable Laser Assembly (pITLA). Tunable lasers are a core component of coherent optical systems enabling Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM), which allows network operators to expand their network capacity without expanding the existing fiber infrastructure. With this milestone, the tunable laser InP-based Photonic Integrated Circuit (PIC) has successfully passed a series of tests showing required performance items outlined by IEEE Std. 802.3-2022, 100GBASE-ZR.

Unlike tunable laser assemblies currently available, the core of EFFECT Photonics digital pITLA is a tunable laser implemented fully as a monolithic integrated InP PIC. This enables advantages such as the ability to achieve a compact footprint, higher assembly yields, and ease of integration into pluggable form factors. The InP PIC is the only solution to integrate the gain section, laser cavity, optical amplifier, and wavelength locker into one chip. By incorporating these functions on a single chip and including the control functions in the assembly, the user can easily communicate and control the laser by simply providing digital commands.

“In the last decade, the industry has made impressive strides in reducing the size of crucial coherent optical functions, making way for digital coherent modules. EFFECT Photonics pITLA sets a new precedent in photonic integration by eliminating the need for external micro-optics for control of tunable lasers,” said Roberto Marcoccia, CEO of EFFECT Photonics. “Our monolithic approach maintains all vital functions while drastically reducing the device’s overall size to a smaller form factor previously unattainable.”

Purposely designed to simplify the design of small form factor pluggables, the integrated InP PIC is the foundation of EFFECT Photonics new pITLA, providing an outstanding blend of power, cost-effectiveness, and compactness. It paves the way for the effortless and cost-efficient design of coherent pluggables, opening up new possibilities for the industry.

To learn more about the EFFECT Photonics pITLA, visit Stand 547 at ECOC23 or attend EFFECT Photonics’ Market Focus Session “Power and Integration: InP for Coherent Transceivers at the Network Edge” on Monday, October 2 at 12pm.

In the last decade, the industry has made impressive strides in reducing the size of crucial coherent optical functions, making way for digital coherent modules. EFFECT Photonics pITLA sets a new precedent in photonic integration by eliminating the need for external micro-optics for control of tunable lasers. Our monolithic approach maintains all vital functions while drastically reducing the device’s overall size to a smaller form factor previously unattainable.

Roberto Marcoccia, CEO of EFFECT Photonics

Purposely designed to simplify the design of small form factor pluggables, the integrated InP PIC is the foundation of EFFECT Photonics new pITLA, providing an outstanding blend of power, cost-effectiveness, and compactness. It paves the way for the effortless and cost-efficient design of coherent pluggables, opening up new possibilities for the industry.

To learn more about the EFFECT Photonics pITLA, visit Stand 547 at ECOC23 or attend EFFECT Photonics’ Market Focus Session “Power and Integration: InP for Coherent Transceivers at the Network Edge” on Monday, October 2 at 12pm.

About EFFECT Photonics

Where Light Meets Digital – EFFECT Photonics is a highly vertically integrated, independent optical systems company addressing the need for high-performance, affordable optic solutions driven by the ever-increasing demand for bandwidth and faster data transfer capabilities. Using our company’s field-proven digital signal processing and forward error correction technology and ultra-pure light sources, we offer compact form factors with seamless integration, cost efficiency, low power, and security of supply. By leveraging established microelectronics ecosystems, we aim to make our products affordable and available in high volumes to address the challenges in 5G and beyond, access-ready coherent solutions, and cloud and cloud edge services. For more information, please visit: www.effectphotonics.com. Follow EFFECT Photonics on LinkedIn and Twitter.

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Media Contact:
Colleen Cronin
EFFECT Photonics
colleencronin@effectphotonics.com

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Tags: EFFECT Photonics, Integrated Photonics, laser, Photonics, Pico, pTLA

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August 1, 2023

Laser Focus World Innovators Awards 2023

– EFFECT Photonics Pico Tunable Laser Assembly Honored by 2023 Laser Focus World Innovators Awards.…

– EFFECT Photonics Pico Tunable Laser Assembly Honored by 2023 Laser Focus World Innovators Awards.

Eindhoven, The Netherlands.

EFFECT Photonics, a leading developer of highly integrated optical solutions, announced today that its Pico Tunable Laser Assembly (pTLA) was recognized among the best by the 2023 Laser Focus World Innovators Awards. An esteemed and experienced panel of judges from the optics and photonics community recognized EFFECT Photonics as a Gold honoree.

On behalf of the Laser Focus World Innovators Awards, I would like to congratulate EFFECT Photonics on their Gold level honoree status. This competitive program allows Laser Focus World to celebrate and recognize the most innovative products impacting the photonics community this year.

Peter Fretty – Laser Focus World Group Publisher

The EFFECT Photonics Pico Tunable Laser Assembly (pTLA) is a continuous wave, tunable laser source specially designed for coherent applications in the optical network edge. It supports both commercial- and industrial-temperature (C-temp and I-temp) operating ranges and offers an ideal combination of power efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and flexibility to enable a seamless upgrade to a more scalable 100 Gbps pluggable coherent solution in a QSFP28 form factor.

About Laser Focus World

Published since 1965, Laser Focus World has become the most trusted global resource for engineers, researchers, scientists, and technical professionals by providing comprehensive coverage of photonics technologies, applications, and markets. Laser Focus World reports on and analyzes the latest developments and significant trends in both the technology and business of photonics worldwide — and offers greater technical depth than any other publication in the field.

About EFFECT Photonics

Where Light Meets Digital – EFFECT Photonics is a highly vertically integrated, independent optical systems company addressing the need for high-performance, affordable optic solutions driven by the ever-increasing demand for bandwidth and faster data transfer capabilities. Using our company’s field-proven digital signal processing and forward error correction technology and ultra-pure light sources, we offer compact form factors with seamless integration, cost efficiency, low power, and security of supply. By leveraging established microelectronics ecosystems, we aim to make our products affordable and available in high volumes to address the challenges in 5G and beyond, access-ready coherent solutions, and cloud and cloud edge services. For more information, please visit: www.effectphotonics.com. Follow EFFECT Photonics on LinkedIn and Twitter.

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Media Contact:
Colleen Cronin
EFFECT Photonics
+1 (978) 409-3531
colleencronin@effectphotonics.com

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Tags: 2023, awards, EFFECT Photonics, gold honoree, laser awards, laser focus world, pTLA

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April 20, 2023

Emerging Photonics Ecosystem at the Heart of King’s Visit to Holst Centre and PhotonDelta

Eindhoven, The Netherlands During King Willem-Alexander’s visit to the High Tech Campus in Eindhoven on…

Eindhoven, The Netherlands

During King Willem-Alexander’s visit to the High Tech Campus in Eindhoven on April 20, he gained insight into the value chain of integrated photonics in the Netherlands and Europe from various perspectives. This emerging chip technology is accelerating thanks to a €1.1 billion program led by PhotonDelta. With demonstrations at Holst Centre and roundtable discussions at PhotonDelta, the King learned about the essence of the technology, its applications, and its importance for the future of the Netherlands and Europe.

Ewit Roos, CEO of PhotonDelta, is very pleased with the day’s outcome.

The King’s visit is a tremendous honor for the ecosystem. It underlines once again the importance of integrated photonics for our country. We told him about the applications of integrated photonics for innovations in medical diagnostics, autonomous driving, the agricultural sector, and data communications. PhotonDelta and Holst Centre are central to the development of this new value chain. For the King, this was certainly a wonderful opportunity to get the most complete picture possible of the quality of the unique position of the ecosystem and all the opportunities that still lie ahead.

Ewit Roos, CEO at PhotonDelta

Photonics is all about the interaction between light (photons) and matter. Through photonics, data can be transmitted at the speed of light, reducing energy consumption and increasing efficiency. Integrated photonic chips, considered a key technology worldwide, enable the development of smaller, faster, and energy-efficient devices. This will lead to innovations that will help solve the major challenges of our time and contribute to a healthy and sustainable future.

National Growth Fund

The Netherlands has recognized the opportunities of integrated photonics through the National Growth Fund. PhotonDelta, the ecosystem of organizations in photonic chip technology, has mobilized public and private investment totaling 1.1 billion euros through this fund to transform the Netherlands into a leader in the next generation of semiconductors.

The investment consists of 470 million euros through the growth fund, with the rest coming from other partners and stakeholders. It is all part of the Dutch government’s plan to strengthen the country’s position as a world leader in integrated photonics.

Demonstrations and Roundtable Discussion

The King first visited Holst Centre, a collaboration between the research centers imec and TNO. Researchers from different disciplines develop new technology for photonic chips and prototypes that companies can use for their production process and new products.

The King was given a tour of Holst Centre’s laboratory and attended demonstrations of the application of photonics in various sectors. Representatives from Signify, EFFECT Photonics, Delta Diagnostics, Quix Quantum, and Lionix explained the different stages in the value chain. During this tour, the main focus was on the applications that help solve society’s critical challenges.

Integrated photonics is one of the pillars of Holst Centre’s strategy. By combining the expertise of imec and TNO, many aspects needed in the development and production process can be offered, such as design, prototyping, testing, and manufacturing. We combine the photonic microchip technology of imec in Belgium, the complementary photonic platforms in the Netherlands, the design expertise of imec in the Netherlands, and the optics and systems integration knowledge of TNO to help develop new sustainable solutions in different industries.
Kathleen Philips, director of imec at Holst Centre

The subsequent visit to PhotonDelta, also at the High Tech Campus, began with a presentation on the ecosystem. In recent years, PhotonDelta has grown this community from 12 to 60 stakeholders who together form a value chain that conceives, develops, and makes photonic chips and solutions based on them. The roundtable discussion covered topics such as industrialization, application technology, and European cooperation. Phix Photonics Assembly, Smart Photonics, and Trumpf Photonics Components addressed the challenges and possible solutions in scaling up the most crucial industrialization processes. Following this talk, Synopsys NL and NXP discussed the challenges around application strategies: creating a library of easy-to-use building blocks for new applications. Finally, the European playing field came into focus through PhotonDelta itself and the Ministry of Economic Affairs. This covered Europe’s ambitions around strategic autonomy and the impact of the European Chips Act. Photonic chips have been designated as a key technology by the European Commission. Security of supply for digital technology is the guiding principle in the Chips Act.

Strategic autonomy does not mean developing a copy of the global semiconductor value chain in Europe, but taking unique European positions in these chains where we can be ‘world-class’. This implies interdependence through quality and capacity rather than taking over one-to-one what is already happening elsewhere. Integrated photonics is one such position where Europe can excel.
Ton van Mol, Director TNO at Holst Centre

About PhotonDelta

PhotonDelta is an ecosystem of organizations that conceive, develop and make solutions based on photonic chips. PhotonDelta supports the system by stimulating collaboration between stakeholders, providing funding, and connecting them to the market.

About Holst Centre

Holst Centre, a collaboration of imec and TNO, brings together expertise in wireless sensor technologies and flexible electronics under one roof. The sharing of specific knowledge in an open structure enables the alignment of research and innovation with societal issues in health and vitality, energy and climate, and mobility and industry 5.0.

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More information:

PhotonDelta
Jorn Smeets, Chief Marketing Officer
M: 06 – 1147 8812
E: jorn@photondelta.com
W: www.photondelta.com

Imec at Holst Centre
Carolien van der Leegte, Communicatiemanager imec NL
M: 06 – 1760 4841
E: carolien.vanderleegte@imec.nl
W: www.holstcentre.com
W: www.imec-int.com

TNO at Holst Centre
Sara Joosten, Project Manager Marketing & Communications
M: 06 – 2915 6716
E: sara.joosten@tno.nl
W: www.holstcentre.com
W: www.tno.nl

Tags: €1.1 billion program, autonomous driving, chip technology, data communications, Delta Diagnostics, EFFECT Photonics, Europe, Holst Centre, Integrated Photonics, King Willem-Alexander, Lionix, National Growth Fund, Netherlands, PhotonDelta, Quix Quantum, Semiconductors, Signify

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April 11, 2023

EFFECT Photonics Extends Leadership Team

– Seasoned industry executives appointed as Senior Vice President of Product Development, Vice President of…

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March 3, 2023

EFFECT Photonics Secures $40 Million in Additional Funding

Eindhoven, The Netherlands EFFECT Photonics, a leading developer of highly integrated optical solutions, has secured…

Eindhoven, The Netherlands

EFFECT Photonics, a leading developer of highly integrated optical solutions, has secured an additional $40 million in funding from a group of investors led by Invest-NL and Innovation Industries, along with other existing investors.

The new investment enables the company to accelerate product development and fuel go-to-market initiatives, specifically those related to its integrated coherent optical product portfolio and solutions that meet the industry need for disaggregation of the key components for the growing needs of coherent optical interfaces.

We’re thankful to Invest-NL, Innovation Industries, and our other existing investors for their continued support and confidence in EFFECT Photonics mission and products. This investment positions us well to advance our portfolio of integrated optic solutions that will reshape the future of communications and positively disrupt the status quo.
Roberto Marcoccia, CEO, EFFECT Photonics

Invest-NL’s Deep Tech Fund is established to support companies with innovative, complex technologies focusing on future societal challenges. Our investment in EFFECT Photonics is within that goal. We are very happy to support our existing deep tech portfolio company EFFECT Photonics, together with the other shareholders, for further growth. Management is well-focused on future developments and has positioned EFFECT Photonics as a tier-one business partner.
Gert-Jan Vaessen, Fund Manager Deep Tech Fund at Invest-NL

Innovation Industries is excited to offer our continued support of EFFECT Photonics. We are impressed by the company’s plans for future growth and innovative product portfolio, which is forging new grounds in offering the lowest power per bit.
Nard Sintenie, Partner, Innovation Industries

About EFFECT PHOTONICS

Where Light Meets Digital – EFFECT Photonics is a highly vertically integrated, independent optical systems company addressing the need for high-performance, affordable optic solutions driven by the ever-increasing demand for bandwidth and faster data transfer capabilities. Using our field-proven digital signal processing and forward error correction technologies and ultra-pure light sources, we offer compact form factor solutions with seamless integration, cost efficiency, low power, and security of supply. By leveraging established microelectronics ecosystems, we aim to make our products affordable and available in high volumes to address the challenges in 5G and beyond, access-ready coherent solutions, and cloud and cloud edge services. For more information, please visit: www.effectphotonics.com. Follow EFFECT Photonics on LinkedIn and Twitter.

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Colleen Cronin
EFFECT Photonics
colleencronin@effectphotonics.com

Tags: 40, 40 million, 5G, coherent, Deep Tech, EFFECT Photonics, Funding, Integrated Photonics, invest nl, Photonics, PIC, Transceivers

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February 22, 2023

EFFECT Photonics Unveils Development of Pico Tunable Laser Assembly Enabling QSFP28 100G ZR Coherent Pluggable Modules

-New pTLA to offer industry-best combination of size, affordability, and performance to meet the demand…

-New pTLA to offer industry-best combination of size, affordability, and performance to meet the demand for 100G coherent at the edge

EINDHOVEN, The Netherlands

EFFECT Photonics, a leading developer of highly integrated optical solutions, announced today the development of a new Pico Tunable Laser Assembly (pTLA) to address the growing demand for 100G coherent transceivers in access networks. Tunable lasers are a core component of optical systems enabling dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) which allows network operators to expand their network capacity without expanding the existing fiber infrastructure. Purposely designed for the optical network edge, EFFECT Photonics new pTLA supports both commercial- and industrial-temperature (C-temp and I-temp) operating ranges and offers an ideal combination of power, cost, and size to enable a transceiver form-factors to upgrade the existing infrastructure to a scalable 100 Gbps coherent solution.

According to a recent Heavy Reading survey, 75% of operators believe that 100G coherent pluggable optics will be used extensively in their edge and access evolution strategy. However, market adoption has yet to materialize since affordable and power-efficient 100ZR-based products are currently not available due to stringent size and power consumption requirements that cannot be fulfilled by today’s tunable laser solutions. Designed specifically to address the 100G coherent network edge, EFFECT Photonics’ pTLA will allow coherent pluggables to be deployed more easily and cost effectively in the access domain and will feature optimal laser performance, size and power consumption for a standard QSFP28 form-factor. Furthermore, EFFECT Photonics’ new pTLA utilizes the existing microelectronics ecosystem to allow manufacturing at scale as well as complementary coherent products and services, such as DSPs for those providers in need of a complete transceiver solution.

Today’s operators need an network edge aggregation strategy that offers the best combination of capacity, cost-effectiveness, and performance to evolve network access effectively, and 100G coherent pluggable optics offer just that, EFFECT Photonics’ new Pico Tunable Laser Assembly will be the only purpose designed tunable laser assembly today to serve this emerging market. helping to easily scale up network edge aggregation capacity and benefit from coherent technology.
Roberto Marcoccia, CEO, EFFECT Photonics

About EFFECT PHOTONICS

Where Light Meets Digital – EFFECT Photonics is a highly vertically integrated, independent optical systems company addressing the need for high-performance, affordable optic solutions driven by the ever-increasing demand for bandwidth and faster data transfer capabilities.

Using our proprietary digital signal processing and forward error correction technology and ultra-pure light sources, we offer compact form factors with seamless integration, cost efficiency, low power, and security of supply. By leveraging established microelectronics ecosystems, we aim to make our products affordable and available in high volumes to address the challenges in 5G and beyond, access-ready coherent solutions, and cloud and cloud edge services.

For more information, please visit: www.effectphotonics.com. Follow EFFECT Photonics on LinkedIn and Twitter.

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Colleen Cronin
EFFECT Photonics
colleencronin@effectphotonics.com

Tags: 5G, coherent, DSP, EFFECT Photonics, Integrated Photonics, laser, Photonics, PIC, pTLA, Transceivers

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January 18, 2023

EFFECT Photonics Co-Founder Boudewijn Docter to take on a new Challenge

Earlier this week, Boudewijn Docter, announced that he was stepping down as President and Director…

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December 13, 2022

EFFECT Photonics Partners with Fabrinet to Scale Production of Highly Integrated Optical Solutions

EFFECT Photonics, a leading developer of highly integrated optical solutions, announced today that it has…

EFFECT Photonics, a leading developer of highly integrated optical solutions, announced today that it has selected Fabrinet (NYSE: FN) as its manufacturing partner for its integrated optical sub-assemblies.

EINDHOVEN, The Netherlands

Fabrinet is a global leader in high-precision optical, electronic and mechanical manufacturing services, and a proven partner for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) worldwide. As a manufacturing partner, Fabrinet will perform sourcing, procurement, assembly, test, and calibration of EFFECT Photonics’ integrated optical sub-assemblies.

Increased optical bandwidth is needed more than ever before due to a wide range of cloud and cloud edge applications and the increased access speeds enabled by 5G and beyond. Photonics are ideally suited to serve this need, but production currently plays an important role in bringing integrated optics technology to the masses. By leveraging Fabrinet’s leadership in electro-optical and electronics manufacturing, EFFECT Photonics can adapt and scale its integrated optical solutions to meet ever-changing market demands and high-volume requirements.

Fabrinet is recognized worldwide for its best-in-class expertise in the field of optical product manufacturing and its ability to support the most demanding markets, technologies, and business models. By leveraging their proven capabilities and longstanding manufacturing prowess, EFFECT Photonics is able to offer our customers increased supply, reliability, efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
Roberto Marcoccia, CEO, EFFECT Photonics.

We are pleased to have been selected by EFFECT Photonics as their manufacturing partner to provide production at scale for their optical subassemblies. As a leader in advanced optical packaging and precision manufacturing for complex devices, we are well positioned to support EFFECT Photonics in achieving their business goals.
Edward Archer, Executive Vice President Sales & Marketing at Fabrinet.

About EFFECT Photonics

Where Light Meets Digital – EFFECT Photonics is a highly vertically integrated, independent optical systems company addressing the need for high-performance, affordable optic solutions driven by the ever-increasing demand for bandwidth and faster data transfer capabilities.

Using our proprietary digital signal processing and forward error correction technology and ultra-pure light sources, we offer compact form factors with seamless integration, cost efficiency, low power, and security of supply. By leveraging established microelectronics ecosystems, we aim to make our products affordable and available in high volumes to address the challenges in 5G and beyond, access-ready coherent solutions, and cloud and cloud edge services. For more information, please visit: www.effectphotonics.com. Follow EFFECT Photonics on LinkedIn and Twitter.

About Fabrinet

Fabrinet is a leading provider of advanced optical packaging and precision optical, electro-mechanical, and electronic manufacturing services to original equipment manufacturers of complex products, such as optical communication components, modules and subsystems, automotive components, medical devices, industrial lasers and sensors. Fabrinet offers a broad range of advanced optical and electro-mechanical capabilities across the entire manufacturing process, including process design and engineering, supply chain management, manufacturing, advanced packaging, integration, final assembly and testing. Fabrinet focuses on production of high complexity products in any mix and any volume. Fabrinet maintains engineering and manufacturing resources and facilities in Thailand, the United States of America, the People’s Republic of China, Israel and the United Kingdom. For more information, please visit www.fabrinet.com.

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Media Contact:
Colleen Cronin
EFFECT Photonics
colleencronin@effectphotonics.com

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