AXALUME INC.
VCSEL (Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Laser) photonic devices for optical communication and sensing applications
- Sector
- Semiconductors
- Headquarters
- San Diego, CA
- Founded
- 2017
- Latest Form D
- $1M, Dec 2017
- Total capital
- $6.1M
- Federal grants
- $950K
- 2 awards · 2018–2019
- Rank in peer group#54 of 68
- Private capital raised
- $1M
- 1 Form D · last Dec 2017
- 106 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- $4.2M
- 6 awards · Defense
- Rank in Semiconductors#65 of 707
- Granted patents
- 7
- 3 pending · first 2019
- Rank in peer group#10 of 68
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal contractDefense · This SBIR Phase I Effort Is To Develop And Demonstrate Prototype Integrated Photonic Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexed (dwdm) Transceivers With On-chip Wavelength Generation.$250K
- Federal contractDefense · The Objective Of Phase 1 Is To Specify A Candidate Design To Meet The System Performance And Environmental Objectives Of Phase II And Provide A Quantitative And Actionable Roadmap For Phase II Execution.$180K
- Federal contractDefense · Research Iaw Sow (darpa - Pipes - SBIR DP2)$1.5M
- Federal contractDefense · Research And Development$2M
- Federal contractDefense · Kick-off Briefing Materials$240K
- Federal contractDefense · Axalume Integrated Photonic Silicon-on-insulator/silicon-nitride Chips$23K
- Federal grantNSF · Phase II · SBIR Phase II: High-performance, tunable silicon laser arrays designed for mass production$725K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$1M
Show 1 earlier federal award
- Federal grantNSF · Phase I · SBIR Phase I: PIC: Hitless III-V/Si Widely Tunable Laser with Back Reflection Suppression$225K
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Standing among 68 peers
Line = medianSemiconductors · Device
- Federal grantsBelow median
- Granted patents#10 · top 15%
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Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- Ashok KrishnamoorthyResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by 1 patent · $950K in grants as PI
- Xuezhe ZhengResearcherDirectorLinked by 1 patent
- Yeshaiahu FainmanDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 7 granted of 10- GrantedOn-Chip Opto-Digital Wavelength MeterUSPTOUS 12,429,326
- PendingMode-selective And Tunable Multi-wavelength O-band Quantum-dot U-comb LaserUSPTOApplication 19001361
- PendingBroad-bandwidth Laser With Reduced Mode BeatingUSPTOApplication 18115339
Show all 10 patent records
- On-Chip Opto-Digital Wavelength MeterSep 30, 2025 · US 12,429,326Granted
- Mode-selective And Tunable Multi-wavelength O-band Quantum-dot U-comb LaserApr 24, 2025 · Application 19001361Pending
- Broad-bandwidth Laser With Reduced Mode BeatingAug 29, 2024 · Application 18115339Pending
- Single-Pass Ring-Modulated LaserNov 3, 2020 · US 10,826,272Granted
- Rapidly Tunable Silicon Modulated LaserJul 14, 2020 · US 10,714,895Granted
- High-Power Packaged Laser ArrayOct 15, 2019 · US 10,447,013Granted
- Low-q Inductive-peaking Optical Front-endSep 17, 2019 · US 10,419,128Granted
- Optical Device with Reduced Back ReflectionJul 30, 2019 · US 10,365,432Granted
- DC-Coupled Optical Burst-Mode ReceiverJan 29, 2019 · US 10,193,636Granted
- Broad-bandwidth Laser With Reduced Mode BeatingApplication PCTUS2024017083Pending
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Sources
Federal grants from SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF and DoD records. Federal contracts from USAspending.gov. Private capital from SEC Form D. Patents from USPTO. Publications from OpenAlex. Regulatory activity from the Federal Register. Press matched on company name.
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Data freshness
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