  
          Our technology enables high efficiency small  size VCSELs to reach the densest arrays possible. The active materials are fully  embedded in semiconductor using a non-oxide process. This results in an  excellent thermal performance.  | 
          Products & Services 
          Epitaxial Crystal Growth – SD Photonics has advanced epitaxial  growth processes for new types of lasers and detectors.  Our state of the art growth techniques offer  customers advanced prototypes adaptive to a variety of applications.  
          Photonic Device Development – SD Photonics develops advanced  laser and detector technologies.  
          
            - Lasers – SD Photonics has record  performing lasers using proprietary growth processes and designs that can offer  customers higher performance than is possible with other commercial  technologies.  Our proprietary technology  uses a high heat flow cavity (“HHFC”) (TM pending) shown to reduce junction  temperature and increase maximum power.   Our miniature lasers offer improved single mode performance and higher  efficiency over other approaches. Our lasers are also being developed for  military applications for use in extreme environments. 
 
           
          SD  Photonics offers to the customer intellectual property for new for laser device  structures in vertical cavity surface emitting lasers (VCSELs). These VCSELs  are based on the demonstrated to lower junction temperature under the operating  conditions important for most applications.    |