Princeton Optronics

Semiconductors · Acquired

High-speed optical datalink transceivers based on novel VCSEL architecture for data center and HPC networks

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · princetonoptronics.com

Sector: Semiconductors
Total capital: $25.8M

Federal grants: $2.7M; 3 awards · 2015–2017; Rank in peer group#54 of 72
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $23.1M; 51 awards · Defense, NASA, Interior; Rank in Semiconductors#15 of 707
Granted patents: 19; 21 pending · first 2014; Rank in peer group#6 of 72

Capital timeline

Latest events

Apr 2017Federal grantEnergy · Phase II · Ultrahigh speed link development using high speed VCSEL devices$1.0M
Feb 2016Federal contractEnergy · Multi-chip Vcsel Array Module Kw-class (qcw) For End Pumping Of Solid-state Lasers.$4K
Nov 2015Federal contractDefense · Igf::ct::igf SBIRSOL2015.2$80K
Jul 2015Federal grantEnergy · Phase II · Laser Ignition for Advanced Gasoline Engines$1.0M
Jun 2015Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Improved Reliability Laser Based Ignition System$749K
Jan 2015Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Award To 0001$600K
Jun 2014Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers (vcsels) Is A New Technology Which Can Be Used For Developing High Performance Laser Components For Atom-based Sensors Technology. The Narrow Linewidth Of Vcsel Emission Combined With Good Polarization Extinction Ratio And Large Spacing Between The Longitudinal Modes, Which Makes Them Relatively Immune To Mode Hopping, And Their High Reliability Make Them Uniquely Suited For This Application. NASA Requires High Power (1W) Diode Lasers At Certa$125K

Show 46 earlier federal awards

May 2014Federal contractDefense · Progress Report$150K
Oct 2013Federal contractDefense · Research&development SBIR N122-112$750K
Sep 2013Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf SBIR Phase II Research&dev Megawatt Class Laser Systems Using Diode Pumped Alkali Lasers (dpal) Could Be Possible Because Of Their Extremely Low Quantum Defect Which Minimizes Thermal Loading And, Like Other Gas Lasers, The Gain Medium Can Be Flowed To Reduce Thermal Management Requirements. One Key To Producing Efficient Systems Is Matching The Absorption Linewidth Of The Gain Media To The Emission Bandwidth Of The Diodes. Absorption Linewidths Are Typically On The Order Of 500 Mh$985K
Sep 2013Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I Topic # N121-013 Entitled "high-efficiency, High-temperature Laser Diodes For Naval High-energy Laser Applications"$650K
Sep 2013Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf High Efficiency Vcsel Devices And Arrays$996K
Aug 2013Federal contractDefense · Base Period -$475K
Jun 2013Federal contractDefense · One (1) Lot Of Ten (10) 1064 Nm Vcsel's$15K
Jun 2013Federal contractDefense · High Power Multi-chip 808NM 4800W Vcsel$158K
Nov 2012Federal contractDefense · N112-112 Awd$700K
Nov 2012Federal contractDefense · N122-112 Awd$150K
Sep 2012Federal contractDefense · Multi-chip Iluminator$46K
Jul 2012Federal contractDefense · Lot Of 10 Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers$20K
May 2012Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase II$780K
Apr 2012Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I Topic # N121-013 Entitled "high-efficiency, High-temperature Laser Diodes For Naval High-energy Laser Applications"$150K
Apr 2012Federal contractDefense · Purchase Of Ten (10) IR Laser Illuminator And The Supporting Data.$140K
Apr 2012Federal contractDefense · Army SBIR Phase 2$1.0M
Mar 2012Federal contractDefense · R&d Topic N07-114$768K
Jan 2012Federal contractDefense · Ph I Research&development$150K
Dec 2011Federal contractDefense · Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Broad Agency Announcement Entitled "development Of High Performance Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser (vcsel) Sources For Precision Navigation And Timing."$800K
Oct 2011Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I Topic N112-104$150K
Sep 2011Federal contractDefense · 225A Qcw Laser Kiode$18K
Jun 2011Federal contractInterior · New Contract SBIR 10.1 Phase II "miniature Uv Sources For Imaging Applications"$750K
Jun 2011Federal contractDefense · Service$6K
Jun 2011Federal contractDefense · Army SBIR Phase I$150K
Jun 2011Federal contractNASA · Ultrastable, Narrow Linewidth, Tunable, High Reliability Sources At 1.5 Or 2MM Are Needed For High Performance Lidars For Several NASA Applications, Including Wind Speed Measurement, Surface Topography, Earth And Planetary Atmosphere Composition Measurements. Princeton Optronics Proposes To Develop A Low Noise, Narrow Linewidth, 10W Output Mopa Source At 1500NM Using A Tunable, Low Noise, Narrow Linewidth, Fm Modulated Seed Laser As A Master Oscillator Coupled To A Fiber Amplifier. The Technolog$600K
Mar 2011Federal contractDefense · Army SBIR Ph II$1.2M
Feb 2011Federal contractNASA · NASA Needs Narrow Linewidth Lasers In The 1.5 Or 2 Micron Wavelength Regime For Coherent LIDAR Applications. The Laser Should Be Tunable By Several Nm And Frequency Modulated By 5GHZ. Princeton Optronics Has Developed Ultra-stable Narrow Linewidth Diode Pumped Solid State Lasers At 1550NM And Has Demonstrated Frequency Modulation With Such Lasers. In This SBIR, We Propose To Develop A Tm:yag Material Based Diode Pumped Solid State Laser With A Narrow Line Width Which Would Be Tunable And Capable$100K
Feb 2011Federal contractDefense · SBIR Ph I$100K
Feb 2011Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I - Topic Number: A10-078$70K
Aug 2010Federal contractDefense · Purchase Order, Bridge Gap For Princeton Optronics$50K
Jul 2010Federal contractDefense · Services$400K
May 2010Federal contractInterior · SBIR 10.1 Phase I - Miniature Uv Sources For Imaging Applications$149K
Jan 2010Federal contractNASA · TAS::80 0119::TAS NASA Needs Narrow Linewidth Lasers In The 1.5 Or 2 Micron Wavelength Regime For LIDAR Applications. The Laser Should Be Tunable By Several Nm And Frequency Modulated By 5GHZ. Princeton Optronics Has Developed Ultra-stable Narrow Linewidth Diode Pumped Solid State Lasers And Developed High Power Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser (vcsel) Devices For Fiber Laser Pumps As Well As Vcsel Pumped Cw Fiber Lasers. In This SBIR, We Propose To Develop A Fiber Amplifier With A Narrow $100K
Dec 2009Federal contractNASA · Ultrastable, Narrow Linewidth, High Reliability Mopa Sources Are Needed For High Performance Lidars In NASA For, Wind Speed Measurement, Surface Topography And Earth And Planetary Atmosphere Composition Measurements. Princeton Optronics Is Developing A Mopa Laser Source For These Applications. Phase I Experiments Concluded That The Optimum Approach Will Use A Dpss Microchip Laser With The Soa. This Would Provide A Mopa Source With Narrow LINEWIDTH,<10KHZ, And An Output Power Of 1W. The Phase II$600K
Aug 2009Federal contractDefense · Wafer Processing$10K
Jul 2009Federal contractDefense · Development Of An Array Of Vertical$75K
Jun 2009Federal contractDefense · Basic$600K
May 2009Federal contractDefense · Army SBIR Phase I$70K
May 2009Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I Topic# N091-006$80K
Jan 2009Federal contractNASA · A High Reliability Frequency Stabilized Semiconductor Laser Source NASA Needs High Stability Laser Source Of 1W Output Power For LIDAR Applications. Princeton Optronics Has Developed Ultra-stable, Narrow Linewidth Diode Pumped Solid State Lasers Using Stable Packaging And High Performance Locker. We Have Also Developed High Power Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser (vcsel) Semiconductor Laser Sources. We Propose To Develop A High Reliability Master Oscillator Power Amplifier (mopa) Type Of S$100K
Jan 2009Federal contractNASA · Miniature, Rugged, Pulsed Laser Source For LIDAR Application Princeton Optronics Proposes To Develop A High Energy Pulsed Laser Source Based On A Novel Approach. The Approach Consists Of A Technique To Combine A Large Number Of Diode Pumped Solid State Lasers. The Resulting Laser Can Be Packaged In A Very Small Package. We Will Develop The Laser And Package It Into A Laser Welded Package Which Can Be Space Qualified. We Can Achieve 50MJ Or Higher Level Of Energy At Repetition Rate Of 10- 1000HZ$100K
Nov 2008Federal contractDefense · Research And Development SBIR Phase II Topic N07-114$750K
May 2008Federal contractDefense · First Status Report$100K
Sep 2007Federal contractDefense · R&d Phase I SBIR Topic N07-114.$150K
Dec 2005Federal contractDefense · 200606!600110!2100!W911QX!USA Materiel Command ACQUISITION!W911QX06C0004 !a!n! !y! ! !20051206!20080508!602750358!602750358!602750358!N!PRINCETON Optronics Inc !1 Electronics Dr !trenton !NJ!08619!45480!021!34!MERCERVILLE !mercer !new JERSEY!+000000983000!N!N!000005850000!AD92!RDTE/OTHER Defense-applied Research !S1 !services !000 !not Discernable !541710!E! !3! ! ! ! ! !999$5.9M
Apr 2005Federal contractDefense · 200510!213384!1700!N68335!NAVAL Air Engineering Station !N6833505C0204 !a!n! !y! ! !20050429!20070502!602750358!602750358!602750358!N!PRINCETON Optronics,inc !i Electronics Drive !mercerville !NJ!08619!45480!021!34!MERCERVILLE !mercer !new JERSEY!+000000500000!N!N!000001343640!AC62!RDTE/ELECTRONICS & Communication Eq-applied Resea !A7 !electronics And Communication Equip !000 !* !541710!E! !3! ! ! ! ! !202$995K

Federal awards are summed by year (53 awards); hover a bar for the split. Form D reports securities sold, which can differ from an announced round; filings are numbered in the order they were made.

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Semiconductors · Device

Federal grantsBelow median
Granted patents#6 · top 8%
Linked publications#1 · top 1%

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What it has protected

USPTO · 19 granted of 40

Feb 27, 2024GrantedNarrow Beam Divergence Semiconductor SourcesUSPTOUS 11,916,355
Aug 15, 2023GrantedSemiconductor Devices And Methods For Producing The SameUSPTOUS 11,728,620
Dec 13, 2022GrantedMultilayer Conductor Interconnects For High Density Light Emitter ArraysUSPTOUS 11,527,868

Show all 40 patent records

Narrow Beam Divergence Semiconductor SourcesFeb 27, 2024 · US 11,916,355Granted
Semiconductor Devices And Methods For Producing The SameAug 15, 2023 · US 11,728,620Granted
Multilayer Conductor Interconnects For High Density Light Emitter ArraysDec 13, 2022 · US 11,527,868Granted
VCSEL Narrow Divergence Proximity SensorJul 19, 2022 · US 11,394,175Granted
Eye Safe Vcsel Illuminator PackageFeb 22, 2022 · US 11,258,234Granted
Ohmic Contacts And Methods For Manufacturing The SameDec 7, 2021 · US 11,195,721Granted
Vcsel Illuminator Package Including An Optical Structure Integrated In The EncapsulantSep 21, 2021 · US 11,128,100Granted
Structured Light Illuminators Including A Chief Ray Corrector Optical ElementOct 22, 2020 · Application 16763210Pending
High-Speed VCSEL DeviceJul 7, 2020 · US 10,707,650Granted
Generation Of Coded Structured Light Patterns Using Vcsel ArraysJul 16, 2019 · US 10,353,215Granted
VCSEL Illuminator PackageMay 14, 2019 · US 10,290,993Granted
Generation Of Coded Structured Light Patterns Using Vcsel ArraysApr 17, 2018 · US 9,946,089Granted
High-Speed VCSEL DeviceSep 7, 2017 · Application 15447484Pending
Compact Laser Ignition Device for Combustion EngineFeb 21, 2017 · US 9,574,541Granted
Miniature Structured Light IlluminatorJan 24, 2017 · US 9,553,423Granted
Processes for Making Reliable VCSEL Devices and VCSEL arraysDec 13, 2016 · US 9,520,696Granted
High Resolution Structured Light SourceMar 10, 2016 · Application 14848791Pending
2-D Planar VCSEL Source for 3-D ImagingFeb 23, 2016 · US 9,268,012Granted
Polarization Control in High Peak Power, High Brightness VCSELOct 29, 2015 · Application 14700010Pending
2-D Planar VCSEL Source for 3-D ImagingSep 17, 2015 · Application 14303161Pending
Vcsel PackagingMay 26, 2015 · US 9,038,883Granted
Vcsel Pumped Fiber Optic Gain SystemsJan 6, 2015 · US 8,929,407Granted
VCSEL Pumped Fiber Optic Gain SystemsSep 2, 2014 · US 8,824,519Granted
Optical IlluminatorJul 22, 2014 · US 8,783,893Granted
VCSEL Sourced Touch Screen Sensor SystemsMay 22, 2014 · Application 14085775Pending
Multilayer Conductor Interconnects For High Density Light Emitter ArraysApplication 62548789Pending
Structured Light Illumination Projector Including Low Divergence VCSELsApplication 62611159Pending
Vcsel Illuminator PackageApplication PCTUS2017034458Pending
Vcsel Narrow Divergence Proximity SensorApplication PCTUS2017068714Pending
High-speed Vcsel DeviceApplication PCTUS2017020329Pending
Eye Safe Vcsel Illuminator PackageApplication 62463345Pending
Vcsel And Vcsel Array With Encapsulant Optical ElementsApplication 62456140Pending
Vcsel Narrow Divergence Proximity SensorApplication 62443402Pending
Vcsel Illuminator Package Including An Optical Structure Integrated In The EncapsulantApplication PCTUS2018013291Pending
Narrow Beam Divergence Semiconductor SourcesApplication 62611171Pending
Ohmic Contacts And Methods For Manufacturing The SameApplication 62617699Pending
Eye Safe Vcsel Illuminator PackageApplication PCTUS2018018301Pending
Ohmic Contacts And Methods For Manufacturing The SameApplication 62668476Pending
Multilayer Conductor Interconnects For High Density Light Emitter ArraysApplication PCTUS2018047342Pending
Structured Light Illuminators Including A Chief Ray Corrector Optical ElementApplication PCTUS2018060023Pending

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Sources

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